The St. George Church in the Valley, located at the very beginning Sadovnicheskaya street, was built in 1653. At this place in the 16th century there was a wooden Church, but it burnt down. During the reign of Ivan the terrible was opened here "Tsar's tavern" for the guardsmen, which are served for free at the expense of the Treasury, and therefore the place was called "the Valley", which means "big mug of beer".
The main altar of the new stone Church was consecrated in the name of Nativity of the virgin Mary, but the Church was called on the young side chapel of St. George. In the late 16th century was added to the Church wide meal. In 1806, he built a free-standing bell tower.
A small quadrangle of the temple is five chapters on the reels, of which the Central light. A closed vault with a slide keel corbel arches and columns at the corners of the Church with vertical flutes make it the silhouette of a slim and energetic. The temple is decorated with rich cornice on the top of the walls and a variety of trims with a multi-blade or corona finials. Balusters and white rosettes Supplement piece of the Church. White design on a red background walls makes the temple very elegant. The decor of the Church is a fine example of Russian "ornament" of the 17th century.
In 1701 and 1730, the Church was damaged by fires, and in 1783 by a flood severely damaged the bell tower, but was rebuilt in 1806. Two-storey Annex building with arches at the bell tower appeared in 1908.
The temple was badly damaged in 1930 when trying to adapt it for housing. Later restorers have restored the window openings and frames, portals and blasted the apse. The Church is still functioning since 1993.
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