Sretensky Monastery, Moscow

Name: Sretensky Monastery
Address: Ulitsa Bolshaya Lubyanka, 19, Moscow, Russia

#183 among attractions in Moscow

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Facts and practical information

Sretensky Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Moscow, founded by Grand Prince Vasili I in 1397. It used to be located close to the present-day Red Square, but in the early 16th century it was moved northeast to what is now Bolshaya Lubyanka Street. The Sretensky Monastery gave its name to adjacent streets and byways, namely Sretenka Street, Sretensky Boulevard, Sretensky Lane, Sretensky Deadend, and Sretensky Gates Square. ()

Local name: Сретенский монастырь Established: 1397 (627 years ago)Coordinates: 55°45'56"N, 37°37'47"E

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Ulitsa Bolshaya Lubyanka, 19Центральный административный ок (Мещанский)Moscow Russia

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Day trips

Sretensky Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kuznetsky Most, Tretyakovsky Proyezd, Central Children's Store on Lubyanka, Petrovsky Passage.

0.4 miSW
Shopping, Street, Shopping district
Kuznetsky Most, Moscow
10 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Moscow, Kuznetsky Most is not just a bustling thoroughfare but also one of the city's premier shopping districts. This iconic street, whose name translates to "Blacksmith's Bridge," has undergone a transformation from a historic passage to a...
0.5 miSW
Shopping, Street, Shopping district
Tretyakovsky Proyezd, Moscow
14 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Moscow, Tretyakovsky Proyezd is a prestigious shopping district that epitomizes luxury and exclusivity. This opulent passage, situated a stone's throw from the Kremlin and Red Square, is akin to a fashion runway, lined with the boutiques of the...
0.4 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Central Children's Store on Lubyanka, Moscow
11 min walk • The Central Children's Store on Lubyanka is a historic and iconic shopping destination in the heart of Moscow, Russia. This monumental building, which opened its doors in 1957, was designed to be the largest children's store in the USSR.
0.5 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Petrovsky Passage, Moscow
12 min walk • Petrovsky Passage is an elite department store opened on Petrovka Street in downtown Moscow in 1906. The engineer Vladimir Shukhov, also responsible for the GUM and the Shabolovka tower, designed a covered arcade with two wide three-storey galleries covered with high-pitched semi-cylindrical glass vaulting.
0.5 miS
Museum, Science museum
Polytechnic Museum, Moscow
14 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Moscow, the Polytechnic Museum stands as a beacon of science and technology. Established in the 19th century, it is one of the oldest and largest technical museums in Russia, showcasing the progress of scientific thought and achievements through...
~1770 ftS
Museum
Lubyanka Building, Moscow
9 min walk • Lubyanka is the popular name for the headquarters of the FSB and affiliated prison on Lubyanka Square in Meshchansky District of Moscow, Russia. It is a large Neo-Baroque building with a facade of yellow brick designed by Alexander V. Ivanov in 1897 and augmented by Aleksey Shchusev from 1940 to 1947.
0.5 miNW
Theater
Baku State Circus, Moscow
14 min walk • Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard, or Nikulin's Circus, is located on Tsvetnoi Boulevard in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow. It was the only circus in the city between 1926 and 1971, and still remains the most popular one.
0.4 miS
Square, Civic center, Historical place
Lubyanka Square, Moscow
11 min walk • Lubyanskaya Square, or simply Lubyanka in Moscow lies about 900 metres north-east of Red Square. History first records its name in 1480, when Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow, who had conquered Novgorod in 1471, settled many Novgorodians in the area.
0.4 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines, Moscow
12 min walk • The Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines is a private historical interactive museum that keeps a collection of arcade machines that were produced in the USSR from the mid-1970s. April 13, 2007 is considered to be the foundation day of the museum.
0.6 miW
Monastery
Vysokopetrovsky Monastery, Moscow
15 min walk • Vysokopetrovsky Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery in the Bely Gorod area of Moscow, commanding a hill whence Petrovka Street descends towards the Kremlin. The monastery is believed to have been founded around the 1320s by Saint Peter of Moscow, the first Russian metropolitan to have his see in Moscow.
0.6 miS
55°45'29"N • 37°37'28"E
Nikolskaya Plaza, Moscow
15 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre, Business center

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sretensky Monastery?

Nearby attractions include Bolshaya Lubyanka Street, Moscow (4 min walk), Sretensky Boulevard, Moscow (5 min walk), Nativity Convent, Moscow (5 min walk), Church of St. Louis of the French, Moscow (6 min walk).

How to get to Sretensky Monastery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sretensky Monastery:

Bus

Сретенские Ворота • Lines: м2, м9, Н6 (3 min walk)
Метро Чистые пруды • Lines: 122 (8 min walk)

Metro

Turgenevskaya (8 min walk)
Kuznetsky Most (10 min walk)

Tram

Метро Чистые пруды • Lines: 3, 39, А (10 min walk)
Большой Харитоньевский переулок • Lines: 3, 39, А (13 min walk)

Train

Kalanchyovskaya (29 min walk)
Moskva Oktiabrskaia (34 min walk)