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# The Convent of Saints Martha and Mary, founded by Grand Duchess Elizaveta Feodorovna, was built to a design by the architect Shchusev, the very man who authored Lenin's Mausoleum and, somewhat earlier, Kazan Station
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/marfo-mariinskaia-obitel-miloserdiia-osnovannaia-velikoi-kniaginei-elizavetoi-fedorovnoi-postroena-po-proektu-arkhitektora-shchuseva-togo-zhe-cheloveka-kotoromu-prinadlezhit-avtorstvo-m/
- Published: 2021-12-01T07:44:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:39:54.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Architecture, Faith, Monarchies, Moscow

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