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25 May 2002 Jean McConochie

Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye

Kolomenskoye

Built in 1532 to mark the birth of Vassily III's first son, Ivan the Terrible, this tent-shaped church was, at 60 meters, a skyscraper in its day. From this bluff-top vantage point, Ivan watched his soldiers fend off invading Mongol troops.


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