Church Of The Intercession On The Moat (St. John The Warrior) In The City Of Kaluga In Russia. Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Church of the Intercession on the Moat (St. John the Warrior) in the city of Kaluga in Russia. The temple with the chapel of St. John the Warrior was built in 1687 (according to other sources - in 1685 g). By construction type and finishes a temple similar to Moscow pillarless temples of the second half of the XVII century, Is one of the most common types of ancient temple. Its architecture in the symbolic forms he most fully expresses the idea of the Christian dispensation. A double-height rectangular volume is the main volume to which the East side adjacent to three low apses of the altar, and on the West side the refectory and the bell tower.