Znamenskaya Church (Dubrovitsy)
| Znamenskaya Church Russian: Церковь Зна́мения Пресвятой Богоро́дицы в Дубровицах | |
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View from the south | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Province | Moscow Metropolitanate |
| Region | Podolsk Diocese |
| Year consecrated | 1704 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Dubrovitsy vil. |
| Municipality | Podolsk Urban Okrug |
| State | Russia |
| Territory | Moscow Oblast |
| Geographic coordinates | 55°26′28.67″N 37°29′39.87″E / 55.4412972°N 37.4944083°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | not known |
| Style | Golitsyn Baroque |
| Founder | Boris Golitsyn with the participation of Tsar Peter I |
| Groundbreaking | 1690 |
| Completed | 1699 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome height (outer) | 42.3 meters |
| Materials | White stone (carbon limestone) |
| Website | |
| http://www.dubrovitsy-hram.ru | |
| Cultural Heritage Site in Russia: Monument № 5010359009 Church on Yandex.Maps: Dubrovitsy | |
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The Church of the Theotokos of the Sign (Dubrovitsy), or The Church of the Holy Sign of the Mother of God in Dubrovitsy, (Russian: Церковь Зна́мения Пресвятой Богоро́дицы в Дубровицах) is a Russian Orthodox church in the village of Dubrovitsy, Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia. Dubrovitsy is located about 36 km South of Moscow (16 km from the Moscow Ring Road; along the highway Podolsk-Dubrovitsy 6 km). The Dubrovitsy Estate used to belong to the noble families of Morozov, Golitsyn and Dmitriev-Mamonov. The estate consists of a palace, a Horse yard with Gothic gate, several outbuildings, a church and a park. The church is famous for its unique architecture, unusual to Russian architecture, as well as a mysterious history.