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Annunciation Cathedral in Kremlin

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The Annunciation Cathedral was the family church of the Tsars. It was here that they married and had their new-born heirs to the throne baptized, and the cathedral's senior presbyter was the Tsar's family confessor. The church was built between 1484 and 1489 by the architects Kryvtsov and Myshkin. In the 1480s, during the reign of Ivan III, Pskov master craftsmen constructed a new three-domed brick church on the foundations of an older structure. The church was rebuilt in 1562-1564 after a fire,

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  • Terrific capture, a thrilling image!

    said photo of assistantchief84 assistantchief84 2006.10.25 at 19:01:34 PDT

  • Hey, thanks for the history lesson, too!

    said photo of assistantchief84 assistantchief84 2006.10.25 at 19:02:33 PDT

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