Menshikov Tower, Moscow

Name: Menshikov Tower
Address: Arkhangel'skiy Pereulok, 15Ас9, Moscow, 101000, Russia
Telephone: +7 495 623-46-05

#235 among attractions in Moscow

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Menshikov Tower, also known as the Church of Archangel Gabriel, is a Baroque Russian Orthodox Church in Basmanny District of Moscow, within the Boulevard Ring. The church was initially built in 1707 to order of Alexander Menshikov by Ivan Zarudny assisted by Domenico Trezzini, a team of Italian-Swiss craftsmen from Ticino and Fribourg cantons and Russian stonemasons from Kostroma and Yaroslavl. The earliest extant Petrine Baroque building in Moscow, Menshikov Tower was substantially altered in the 1770s. The church traditionally functioned in summer only; in winter the congregation assembled in nearby Church of Theodor Stratelates, built in 1782–1806. Church of Saint Theodore also provides the bells for ritual ringing: despite its height, Menshikov Tower does not have bells. ()

Local name: Меншикова башня Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 55°45'48"N, 37°38'20"E

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Arkhangel'skiy Pereulok, 15Ас9Центральный административный ок (Басманный)Moscow 101000 Russia

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+7 495 623-46-05

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Menshikov Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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Which popular attractions are close to Menshikov Tower?

Nearby attractions include Manor of Priklonskaya — Levashov — Kildyushevsky, Moscow (2 min walk), Clean Ponds, Moscow (7 min walk), Sretensky Boulevard, Moscow (8 min walk), Church of St. Louis of the French, Moscow (8 min walk).

How to get to Menshikov Tower by public transport?

The nearest stations to Menshikov Tower:

Tram

Метро Чистые пруды • Lines: 3, 39, А (3 min walk)
Большой Харитоньевский переулок • Lines: 3, 39, А (3 min walk)

Bus

Метро Чистые пруды • Lines: 122 (4 min walk)
Малый Харитоньевский переулок • Lines: 122 (8 min walk)

Metro

Chistye Prudy (5 min walk)
Turgenevskaya (6 min walk)

Train

Moscow Kursky railway station (25 min walk)
Kalanchyovskaya (27 min walk)