| Pyatnitskoye cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Trinity Church in the cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1771 |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°47′59″N37°38′36″E / 55.79972°N 37.64333°E |
| Owned by | State |
| Size | 14.1 hectares |
| Find a Grave | Pyatnitskoye cemetery |
The Pyatnitskoye cemetery is one of the graveyards in the Russian capital Moscow. [1] It is among the oldest and largest resting places in the city.
The Pyatnitskoye cemetery was established during the plague epidemic in 1771. [2] However, systematic archive for burial register was started in 1940. [2] It was named after the chapel, Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Church (Trinity Church), located in the western part of the cemetery. [2]
The temple in the cemetery was built by the architect A. Grigorieva in the period between 1830 and 1835. [2] The building was designed in the Russian Empire style and decorated with a six-Tuscan portico. [2] The temple has two chapels; Paraskeva and St. Sergius of Radonezh. [2] Also in the cemetery there is the church of Persian Simon, built in the years between 1916 and 1917. [2] This feature of the cemetery, namely being attached to churches, reflects the tradition of the historical Russian resting places. [3]
The cemetery is on the northern part of Moscow. [2] Specifically it is located in the Dzerhzhinsky district and on Droboliteiny pereulok street, [4] lying on the side of Pyatnitskoye Highway. [5]
The area of the graveyard is about 14.1 hectares, consisting of 30 plots. [2]
Various leading figures buried in the cemetery include Valentin Pavlov, [6] and Victor Nikitin. [2] However, during the Soviet era the graveyard was not one of the resting places preferred for the communist elites. [7]
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