Old Moscow. Shrines and Monuments

The book by church historian, chief custodian of the Lenin Library, Professor G. P. Georgievsky (1866-1948) is a gem of Moscow local history literature, not reissued since 1904, now returning to readers in a full-color edition, supplemented by numerous colorful reproductions and photographs.
"In Moscow, there are forty of forty churches," says a well-known saying. The ancient Russian capital was the center of Orthodox shrines, and there was no other place in the vast country that warmed the soul of a deeply believing person as much.
The book "Old Moscow. Shrines and Monuments" is the best guide to the spiritual centers and attractions of old Moscow, many of which, unfortunately, have been irretrievably lost.
Most importantly, the book opens to readers a complete panorama of the spiritual life of Moscow, tracing its roots back to the times of Daniel of Moscow, Metropolitan Peter, Sergius of Radonezh, and Andrei Rublev.