Varvarka Street

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Varvarka Street is one of Moscow’s oldest historic streets, known for its preserved medieval churches and proximity to the Kremlin in the Kitay-gorod district.

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Label Occurrences
Varvarka Street canonical 9
Maroseyka Street 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic street
street
city Moscow
connectedTo Red Square vicinity
coordinateApprox 55.752°N 37.626°E
country Russia
etymology named after Saint Barbara (Varvara)
hasBuilding Kitay-gorod wall fragments (nearby)
Old English Court
Romanov Boyars Chambers
Znamensky Monastery ensemble
hasCulturalInstitution Old English Court museum
Romanov Boyars Chambers museum
hasHeritageStatus cultural heritage site of regional significance in Russia
hasNearbyDistrict Tverskoy District (across Red Square area)
hasNearbyPark Zaryadye Park
linked to: Zaryadye area
hasReligiousBuilding Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign” (Znamensky Cathedral)
Church of Saint Barbara on Varvarka
Church of Saint George on Varvarka
Church of the Trinity in Nikitniki (nearby historic area)
hasTourismAttractionType architectural tourism
cultural heritage tourism
religious tourism
hasUrbanDevelopment integration with Zaryadye Park redevelopment area
hasViewOf Saint Basil’s Cathedral (nearby)
historicalFunction merchant street
trade route to the Moscow River embankment
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Tsardom of Russia era
linked to: Tsardom of Russia
isPedestrianFriendly yes
knownFor medieval churches
preserved historic architecture
role in medieval Moscow trade routes
views of the Kremlin
locatedIn Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow
Kitay-gorod
Moscow
locatedNear Moscow Kremlin
nameLanguage Russian
nativeName Варварка
partOf historic center of Moscow
preservationStatus many buildings preserved or restored
region Moscow Oblast (federal city of Moscow)
linked to: Moscow Oblast
transportAccess near Kitay-gorod metro station
near Ploshchad Revolyutsii metro station
urbanContext adjacent to Zaryadye area
part of the old Kitay-gorod street network

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Kitay-gorod borderedBy Varvarka Street
Chambers of the Romanov Boyars locatedOn Varvarka Street
Slavyanskaya Square connectsTo Varvarka Street
Slavyanskaya Square adjacentTo Varvarka Street
Church of St. Nicholas in Klenniki locatedOn Maroseyka Street
linked to: Varvarka Street
Varvarka Street churches location Varvarka Street
Old English Court locatedOn Varvarka Street
Zaryadye area hasLandmark Varvarka Street
Zaryadye area adjacentTo Varvarka Street
Kitay-gorod Wall remnants nearLandmark Varvarka Street