Menshikov Tower

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Architecture · 1704–1707 · Moscow · Eastern Europe & Russia

Menshikov's church, meant to top Ivan the Great's belfry; a bridge from Naryshkin to Petrine style

Menshikov Tower — NVO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Author: Ivan Zarudny
Style: Naryshkin Baroque — A tiered Muscovite church laced with European orders in white stone on red brick
Century: 18th century

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