Category:Bolshaya Yakimanka

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The street was named after the Church of Ioakim and Anne, which formerly stood here. Such an abbreviation as Iakim-Anka is quite common for the Russian. The street was almost completely rebuilt in Soviet era, and only two old buildings survived till now. First of them, the Church of Ioann the Warrior, was built in Baroque style by Ivan Zaprudny, one of the best Russian architects of 17th century, in honour of the victory in the Poltava battle. The second one, Igumnov’s house (architect Pozdeev, late 19th century) is an example of pasticcio of Old Russian house linked with imitation of 17th-century brick architecture details. Now it is the Reception House of French Embassy.

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