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Kolomenskoye ( Russian: Коло́менское) is a former royal estate situated several kilometers to the southeast of the city center of Moscow, Russia, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name). The 390 hectare scenic area overlooks the steep banks of the Moskva River. It became a part of Moscow in the 1960s.
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Kolomenskoye, locality and former royal estate, on the right bank of the Moskva River, since 1960 part of the southeastern sector of the city of Moscow, western Russia. The village of Kolomenskoye developed around an estate first mentioned in the 1339 will of Ivan Kalita, prince of Muscovy and Vladimir.
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The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532, in the imperial estate of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, to celebrate the birth of the prince who was to become Tsar Ivan IV "the Terrible". The church is now situated near the centre of Moscow on the steep slope that descends to the floodplain of the Moscow River. The church represented a new stage in ...
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Kolomenskoye Park is situated on a route that once connected Moscow to the town of Kolomna (103 km southeast of the capital). According to popular belief, Kolomenskoye was founded by Kolomna...
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Mar 20, 2015 · Encompassing some 390 hectares, the Kolomenskoye Park contains a number of sectors, but the centerpiece is the royal estate and its extraordinary 16th century Church of the Ascension, one of the...
Kolomenskoye; Kolomenskoye Estate, Moscow. Kolomenskoye is an ancient village, on whose territory now stretches the architectural museum-reserve Kolomenskoye on the area of 390 hectares. This wonderful open-air museum is located in southern part of Moscow. For centuries the relics of Russian history have been created and carefully kept.
