Malaya Gruzinskaya street house 27 13. Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Georgians

The Catholic Cathedral, unusually beautiful in its architecture, is located in Moscow on Malaya Gruzinskaya Street. This is the largest church in Russia. The neo-Gothic style cathedral is an architectural monument. There is an amazing atmosphere here.

The cathedral building was erected in 1911, but the final Finishing work were completed only in 1917. In 1938, the temple was taken away from Catholics. From that moment on, the cathedral went through difficult times. Much was looted and simply destroyed, including the altar and organ. The gradual revival of the temple began in 1989. In December 1999, restoration work was completed. The temple was consecrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, ambassador of Pope John Paul II. Since that time, the temple has officially been the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The cathedral grounds are very well maintained. The building itself is decorated with beautiful lighting.

The walls of the cathedral are decorated with frescoes

Grotto of the Virgin Mary

The cathedral is beautiful not only outside, but also inside.

The cathedral is the center of spiritual and cultural life. Within its walls, not only divine services are held, but also concerts of sacred and classical music.

Excellent acoustics allow you to enjoy music to the fullest.

In 2005, the cathedral received a new organ as a gift from the Lutheran Cathedral of Switzerland.

This is one of the largest organs in Russia - 5563 pipes. It can be compared to a huge living organism that comes to life at the touch of human hands. The sounds of the organ fill the entire cathedral. Listening to the organ, you experience unique amazing sensations: elastic sound wave pierces through, surround sounds penetrate into all your insides. You feel the music on your skin. Organ concerts unite people with different cultures and religions.

The concerts last more than an hour, but as you soak in the wonderful music, you don’t feel any sense of time. It seems like only a few minutes have passed. At the end of the concert there is silence for some time.

The Moscow Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in Europe and the fourth largest zoo in Russia after the zoos of Yaroslavl, Rostov-on-Don and Novosibirsk. Founded in 1864. It has a stable number of visitors per year - up to 3.5 million people. It is among the top ten zoos in the world in terms of attendance. I. Klein (Konyushkovskaya street, house 31, building 1).

The Moscow Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in Europe and the fourth largest zoo in Russia after the zoos of Yaroslavl, Rostov-on-Don and Novosibirsk. Founded in 1864. It has a stable number of visitors per year - up to 3.5 million people. It is among the top ten zoos in the world in terms of attendance. I. Klein (Konyushkovskaya street, house 31, building 1).