UNESCO World Heritage Site

Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye

Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russian Federation, inscribed in 1994.

The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532 on the imperial estate of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, to celebrate the birth of the prince who was to become Tsar Ivan IV ('the Terrible'). One of the earliest examples of a traditional wooden tent-roofed church on a stone and brick su

The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532 on the imperial estate of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, to celebrate the birth of the prince who was to become Tsar Ivan IV ('the Terrible'). One of the earliest examples of a traditional wooden tent-roofed church on a stone and brick substructure, it had a great influence on the development of Russian ecclesiastical architecture.

Country
Russian Federation
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1994
UNESCO reference
634
Area
0 ha

View the official UNESCO listing

Counts are based on Zikzak's current UNESCO World Heritage dataset, sourced from UNESCO. Last updated 7 August 2026. UNESCO insights

Collections featuring Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye

More UNESCO sites in Russian Federation