Tent-Roofed Ascension Church Framed by Trees in Snowfall

Side view of the imposing tent-roofed Church of Ascension framed by trees from the snow-covered grounds of Kolomenskoye park during a heavy snowfall in Moscow. The church was built in the royal estate Kolomenskoye in 1532 by the Grand Prince of Moscow Vasiliy III (Basil III) to celebrate the birth of his son Ivan, the future first Russian tsar Ivan IV the Terrible. Ascension Church in Kolomenskoye inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1994.

Photo #155 taken on January 11, 2020