Neo-Gothic
Photos courtesy of St. Andrew’s
On June 25, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Moscow launched an $8 million
international appeal to restore its Victorian-era buildings, located near Ulitsa
Tverskaya. The only example of English Gothic architecture in Russia, the church
was constructed in 1882. In Soviet times, it was used as a recording studio for state
record company Melodia, but in 1995 then-Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin
ordered the return of the property to the religious community. Today St. Andrew’s is
officially part of the Church of England, whose traditions it represents for a diverse,
international community here in Moscow. The actual restoration, to be conducted in
cooperation with the Historical Preservation Institutes in Moscow, is set to begin in
2009, with completion projected by the end of 2012.
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