The rocket-like church at Ostrov near Moscow is considered typical for Boris Godunov's reign.

Hipped roof or tented roof is a special type of a roof, widely used in 16th-century and 17th-century Russian architecture for churches and belltowers. This type of churches is typically Russian and cound never be found in other Eastern Orthodox countries. Some scholars argue that hipped roofs have something common with European gothic style in architecture, and even tend to call this style 'Russian Gothic'. Boris Godunov Boris Fyodorovitch Godunov (Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. ... A roof is the top covering of a building that prevents the ingress of weather into the building interior. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... The Belltower at University of California, Riverside, a center piece of the campus at UC Riverside. ... Besides its original meaning, of or relating to the Goths, a Germanic tribe and thus the Gothic language and the Gothic alphabet, and aside from its Early Modern connotations of rough, barbarous, the word Gothic has been used since the 18th century to refer to distinctly different things. ...

Hipped roof is thought to have originated in the Russian North, as it prevented snow from piling up on wooden buildings during long winters. In wooden churches (even modern ones) this type of roofs is still very popular. The earliest specimen of such a church was recently transported to an abbey in Vologda. Another notable example is an 18th-century church in Kondopoga (Karelia). This page is about the form of precipitation. ... Vologda (Во́логда) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vologda Oblast. ... Kondopoga is a town in Karelia, Russia. ... Map showing the parts Karelia is traditionally divided into. ...

The first ever tent-like church built in brick is the Ascension church of Kolomenskoe, designed to commemorate the birth of Ivan the Terrible. Its design was prone to most unusual interpretations. Some scholars, for example, regard hipped roof of this variety as a phallic symbol. It's more likely, however, that this type of design symbolised high ambitions of the nascent Russian state and liberation of the Russian art from Byzantine canons after Constantinople's fall to the Turks. Kolomenskoye (Коломенское) is a former royal estate situated several miles to the south-east of Moscow downtown, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name). ... Ivan IV (August 25, 1530–March 18, 1584) was the first ruler of Russia to assume the title of tsar. ... Phallic symbols are forms or concepts considered to be representations of the penis (or phallus) and the fertility and cultural implications that are associated with the male sexual organ. ... Map of Constantinople. ...

Tented churches were exceedingly popular during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. Two prime examples dating from his reign employ several tents of exotic shapes and colours arranged in a complicated design. These are the Church of St John the Baptist in Kolomenskoye (1547) and Saint Basil's Cathedral on the Red Square (1561). The latter church unites nine hipped roofs in a striking circular composition. Ivan IV (August 25, 1530–March 18, 1584) was the first ruler of Russia to assume the title of tsar. ... Kolomenskoye (Russian/Cyrillic: Коломенское) is a former royal estate situated several miles to the south-east of Moscow downtown, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name). ... St Basils Cathedral The Intercession Cathedral (Pokrovsky Cathedral, better known as the or ) is a multi-tented church on the Red Square in Moscow traditionally perceived as symbolic of the unique position of Russia between Europe and Asia. ... Red Square at night, with Lenins Tomb (center) Red Square (Russian Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad) is a famous city square in Moscow, renowned as the location for military parades during the Soviet era. ...

Hodegetria church in Vyazma is one of three major churches with three tents placed in a row.

In the 17th century tented roofs were placed in a row, sometimes producing astonishing decorative effects. The first instance of this type is the Marvellous Church in Uglich, whose three graceful tents remind one of three burning candles. They also became a typical architectural solution for church belltowers. In the Nativity church at Putinki (Moscow) this trend was pushed to its limit, as there are five major and three minor tents used in the construction. Vyazma (Вязьма in Russian) is a city in the Smolensk Oblast in Russia, located on the Vyazma River. ... Transfiguration cathedral in the kremlin Uglich (Russian: У́глич, pronounced ooglitch) is a historic town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, on the Volga River. ...

It is said that Patriarch Nikon who often passed near Putinki church on his way to the Trinity considered the monument to be violating canonical rules of Byzantine architecture and proscribed building tented churches altogether. During his time at office, many beautiful tented churches were demolished, notably the ones in Staritsa and the Moscow Kremlin. Only in the late 19th century, the ban was lifted, and the hipped roof design was revived in such remarkable monuments as the Church of the Savior on Blood in St Petersburg and St Peter-and-Paul's Cathedral in Peterhof. Nikon (Ни́кон), born Nikita Minin (1605-1681), was patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1652 to 1658. ... Troitse-Sergieva Lavra (Троице-Сергиева Лавра) is a famous Russian monastery and is the historical monumental symbol of Orthodoxy (at one period in time it was the center of the Russian Orthodox Church). ... The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль) is the best known kremlin (Russian citadel). ... Missing image Church of the Savior on Blood The Church as seen from Nevsky Prospect The Church of the Savior on Blood is one of the main Russian Orthodox cathedrals of St. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Peterhof: the Samson Fountain and Sea Channel Peterhof, (originally Piterhof, Dutch: Peters Court) is a series of palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Tsar Peter the Great, and sometimes called the Russian Versailles. It is located about 20 km west and 6 km south of St...