Church from epoch of Peter I Photo

Photographer’s Note

The church of the Blessed Virgin's Birth in Podmoklovo (nearby Serpuhov city) is one of the most interesting erections of Peter's epoch that is the incarnation of west-European baroque features. A brick church delivered on the high bank of Oka represents a bivaulted rotunda covered by a high dome and accomplished by a light drum. Massive cylindrical volume of the church is surrounded by an opened arcade, connected with it by a system of groined vaults. The figures of 12 apostles and 4 evangelists are set on the axes of the arcade's pylons over the cornice on the high pedestals of the crowning balustrade. church is one of the earliest ones that came out till now from the whole first half of XVIII century rotundas. The author of the project is unknown, but he is the Italian architect Carlo Fontano by some suppositions.

I am currently working with my repeat client from Canada, Annie Budz, who came to Moscow on her vacation again, now with her sister younger Irina to discover more interesting sites in Moscow and its Region during two weeks (10-23 of May). Because of very bad traffic during workdays we as usual go out of the city from Monday to Friday and spend weekends in Moscow city. Annie likes very much Russian church architecture and we are taking a lot of pictures everyday...

Today is my Birthday, May 14th, and I decided due to this event to share one of the Best pictures of this Day on my website (see my news).

Picture of the Day: Church from epoch of Peter I

Hope you like... Cheers!

With BEST Regards,
Arthur Lookyanov
Private Guide & Personal Driver in Moscow
My News from Moscow

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danyy (68280) 2007-05-14 17:51

Hello Arthur,
un petit bout de temps que je n'avais plus croisé une de tes photos. Celle-ci, comme toutes celles que je connais contient ses qualites de sujet et de lumière, et en plus un ciel très séduidsant.
Best greetings.
Daniel.

jaywalker (12190) 2007-05-14 18:04

Hi Arthur, A lovely piece of architecture, well composed photo, great POV & excellent light, it looks on a little tile but that might be me & nothing to bad anyway, kind regards Wilson.

AROBN54 (10721) 2007-05-14 23:12

Hello, Arthur,
Happy birthday!! And it is indeed a beautiful picture you have posted. I love that light and the tree framing the dome. That sky is spectacular. WONDERFUL colors. This is fabulous!! Congratulations and good wishes,
Shelly,

jjcordier (24356) 2007-05-15 1:19

Un tès beau cadrage et une lumière superbe qui mettent idéalement en valeur cette superbe église. Très belle photo, Arthur!
Amicalement
JJ

Janice (4386) 2007-05-15 7:19

Happy Birthday Arthur, I hope your day is a special day for you. And it is good to see you again - I have been wondering how yoou were.
What an amazing building this is, with quite unusual architecture. It looks like a wedding cake. And the garden beside it shows that is must be in the countryside. Well captured Arthur, TFS
Janice

Cormac (26449) 2007-05-15 10:15

Happy Birthday Arthur! This is an interesting church, with it's combination of orthodox features in a baroque design. Great photo too, with the church off centre and the tree on the other side of the frame, and I like the clouds too, which always adds so much to the scene. Well done!

baladine (1199) 2007-05-16 16:56

Hello Arthur,
it's amazing, it's the church where my best friend got married and had her son baptised...
I just saw it once when we were going to my friends' datcha. It's very nice to see this region I didn't see for a long time now... Maybe some others of Protvino, Serphukov...?
Best regards
Orianne

branley (3681) 2007-05-18 10:54

Hi Arthur,

I trust you had a fine birthday and belated greetings to you. This is yet another fine shot from your impressive gallery, sadly it's not the church I was married in but I wish it was, it's a fine building. The image is well composed with good colour and sharpness. The light is excellent and the sky is something special. A fine capture my friend, well done.

Regards

Stephen