Cathedral Of The Annunciation

The Cathedral of the Annunciation (''Благовещенский собор'' in Russian , or Blagoveschensky sobor) is a Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin .

Formerly, the cathedral was a home Church of the Muscovite Tsar s. Its Abbot has been a personal Confessor of the royal family until the early 20th Century . The Cathedral of the Annunciation was built on the Sobornaya Square (Cathedral Square) by Architect s from Pskov in 1484 - 1489 . It was erected on the spot of an older 14th Century cathedral of the same name, which had been rebuilt in 1416 . Initially, the Cathedral of the Annunciation had three Cupola s (two of them built around 1572 ). It was surrounded by Parvise s from three sides. In 1562 - 1564 , they built four single-cupola side Chapel s over the arched parvises. The north and west entrances from the parvise are decorated with whitestone portals of the 16th Century . The Fretwork is clearly influenced by the Italian Renaissance Architecture . The Copper doors of the north and west portals are decorated with golden foil. The floor of the Cathedral of the Annunciation is made of Jasper , which was brought from a cathedral in Rostov Velikiy in the 16th century. The walls contain fragments of Mural s, painted by Theodosius ( 1508 ) and others (second half of the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries). The Iconostasis includes Icon s of the 14th-17th centuries, including the ones painted by Andrei Rublev , Feofan Grek and Prokhor , and 19th century, as well.

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