Cathedral of the Archangel

Local nameАрхангельский собор
LocationTverskoy District, Moskva, Russia

The Cathedral of the Archangel is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Archangel Michael. It is located in Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin in Russia between the Great Kremlin Palace and the Ivan the Great Bell Tower. It was the main necropolis of the tsars of Russia until the relocation of the capital to St. Petersburg.

It was constructed between 1505 and 1508 under the supervision of the Italian architect Aloisio the New on the spot of an older cathedral, built in 1333. Now it also serves as a part of Moscow Kremlin Museums.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Archangel

Coordinates 55°45'0.686" N 37°37'4.231" E

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