Chapel of Iberian Icon of Our Lady

It's not Iberian, of all the nerve!

Because it came not from the Iberian Peninsula but from the Georgian Inviron monastery in Greece and thus bears the name of Panagia Portaitissa or Inviron Theotokos (Mother of God). I visited it in J...

Walked in during prayer

Although looks tiny at least 12 people were inside I wasn’t amazed by how well preserved everything was because the church is relatively new, bu was amazed at the craftsmanship the interior has consid...

A mini chapel

This is a small chapel located at Resurrection Gate, on Red Square. Many people have incorrectly posted photos of St. Basil's Cathedral. The Chapel of Iberian Icon of Our Lady is less than one-tenth t...

Symbol's return

A small, very revered and perhaps the most long-suffering chapel in Russian Church history. Repeatedly destroyed, suffered in fires and even demolished - along with the triumphal Resurrection gate, th...

Very small chapel near the entrance to Red Square

This is really a very tiny chapel located at the base of the Resurrection Gates near the entrance to Red Square. The chapel itself is small and not really that exciting, especially when you have St Ba...