Krasnoye Selo: from the Metro to the Monastery
A walk through an old district of Moscow with churches, institutes, and history
Stories along the route
Красносельская (станция метро) · 0.0 km
You're standing at the entrance to the metro, and you may not even realize that this station is the same age as the very first line of the Moscow metro.
Храм Алексия, Человека Божия в Красном Селе · 0.4 km
In front of you stands not just a church, but the personal residence of the Patriarch himself. Imagine: this white-stone silhouette with golden domes is the metochion of the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Ново-Алексеевский монастырь · 0.4 km
You are standing in front of a place that holds an amazing tangle of names and fates. This is the Novo-Alekseevsky Monastery, but don't rush to look for it in Vladimir — that's a completely different monastery.
Русаковская эстакада · 1.1 km
You are standing beneath a powerful concrete ribbon that carries the Third Ring Road over Rusakovskaya Street. It seems like it has always been here, but in fact it is the result of a complex engineering solution from th…
Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Красном селе · 1.9 km
Перед вами не просто старинный храм, а место, где время словно замедляет свой бег. Посмотрите на его стены — они помнят множество молитв и судеб.