The Church of czarevitch Dmitri "on the blood "The Church of czarevitch Dmitri "on the blood"

In the northeast part of the Kremlin the church of czarevitch Dmitri "on the blood ", is situated, constructed in 1692 on a place, where, by the legend, was killed the czarevitch and where in the beginning of the 17-th century wooden chapel stood.

The remained stone church a Characteristic construction of the second half of the 17th century. It is rather small a five-domed temple with a hipped-roof-belfry. It’s are painted in red color, on the background the white magnificently processed casings are brightly allocated. A temple is crowned with a little bit extended drums and the dark blue domes with the golden stars.

 

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