Patriarch Nikon dreamed of recreating Jerusalem's Holy Land near Moscow, complete with Mount Zion, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, an underground church and much more. Follow the route and judge for yourself how well this sacred landscape was transplanted.
Istoriya Mesta (History of the Place)
🎨 Art installations
Vintage Car Exhibition
🏛️ Museum · 🌿 Public garden or park
Bridge over the Istra River
🌉 Bridge
New Jerusalem Monastery
🕍 Place of worship · 🌿 Public garden or park · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Monastery Wall. Tower of David
📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Zion Tower
🏟️ Architectural landmark
Gethsemane Tower
🏟️ Architectural landmark
Sunday School
🏟️ Architectural landmark
Cannons
📜 Historic site · 🗿 Sculptures
Monument to the Fighters for Soviet Power
🗿 Monument
Gate Church
🕍 Place of worship · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Underground Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen
🕍 Place of worship
Necropolis
📜 Historic site · 🗿 Monument
By the Tsar's Palace
📜 Historic site
Images of Bethlehem
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Chamber of the Monastery Wards
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Chambers of Tsarevna Tatiana Mikhailovna
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
🕍 Place of worship · 🕵️ Urban legend
Bell Tower and Church of All Saints
🕍 Place of worship
Point 18
🕍 Place of worship • 🕵️ Urban legend
Nikon himself laid the foundation of this church on the hill called “Zion” in 1656. The large dome bears an inscription about the start of construction. The church is enormous and contains re-creations of places and scenes from the life of Christ.
The tent roof over the Holy Sepulchre is the most striking part of the exterior. Its base is 23 meters (75 ft) across and it is 18 meters (59 ft) high. When it was built, the rotunda's tent roof was a major technical achievement for its time. At the center of the rotunda is the main shrine, the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre.
In May 1723 the tent roof collapsed. Neither people nor the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre were harmed, but surprisingly the Holy Synod paid no attention for almost seven years. Only in 1730 did soldiers come to clear the rubble. A new tent roof was built in 1756–1759 to a design by the famous architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
The next destruction was far greater. On December 10, 1941, retreating from Moscow, the Germans blew up the Cathedral of the Resurrection. The tent roof, the bell tower, the gate church and the towers of the wall were destroyed. The destruction of the New Jerusalem Monastery was cited at the Nuremberg trials as a crime against humanity. Restoration work began while the war was still going on.
Point on route “Palestine Near Moscow”
Point 18
🕍 Place of worship • 🕵️ Urban legend
Nikon himself laid the foundation of this church on the hill called “Zion” in 1656. The large dome bears an inscription about the start of construction. The church is enormous and contains re-creations of places and scenes from the life of Christ.
The tent roof over the Holy Sepulchre is the most striking part of the exterior. Its base is 23 meters (75 ft) across and it is 18 meters (59 ft) high. When it was built, the rotunda's tent roof was a major technical achievement for its time. At the center of the rotunda is the main shrine, the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre.
In May 1723 the tent roof collapsed. Neither people nor the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre were harmed, but surprisingly the Holy Synod paid no attention for almost seven years. Only in 1730 did soldiers come to clear the rubble. A new tent roof was built in 1756–1759 to a design by the famous architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
The next destruction was far greater. On December 10, 1941, retreating from Moscow, the Germans blew up the Cathedral of the Resurrection. The tent roof, the bell tower, the gate church and the towers of the wall were destroyed. The destruction of the New Jerusalem Monastery was cited at the Nuremberg trials as a crime against humanity. Restoration work began while the war was still going on.
19 points
5 km
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