Church Of The Beheading Of The Head Of John The Baptist In Dyakov Editorial Photo

The Church of the beheading of John the Baptist is located on the territory of the Museum-reserve Kolomenskoye, a former village Djakova, on hills right Bank of the Moscow river, where in the XVI century was located the Royal residence. The only one, besides the Cathedral of the Intercession on the Moat, preserved multi-column Church of the XVI century. An outstanding monument of Russian architecture. The temple is a symmetrical group of five octagonal, isolated pillars with independent entrances and altars. The Central pillar, dedicated to the Beheading of the Head of John the Baptist, is twice the size of the others and is separated from the East by the altar apse. Four side pillars are connected by galleries, and one face is adjacent to the Central tower. In them were placed the thrones Of the conception of the righteous Anna, the Conception of John the Baptist, the Twelve apostles and the Moscow saints — Peter, Alexy and Jonah. Tombstones from 1534 and 1535 used in the construction of the Church and apparently taken from a nearby cemetery indirectly indicate that it was built after 1535.The village of Dyakovo became part of Moscow in 1960 and in the 1980s almost ceased to exist several existing houses were built in the 1990s. The cemetery at the Church was closed in 1971, and liquidated in 1980. The Church was re-consecrated in 1992, and regular services are now held.