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| Fire breaks out at iconic Moscow convent near Kremlin (WATCH LIVE) | Fire breaks out at iconic Moscow convent near Kremlin (WATCH LIVE) |
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| A blaze broke out at Moscow's Rozhdestvensky Convent, one of the oldest buildings in the capital. | |
| Footage by RT’s video agency Ruptly shows the fire engulfing the roof of a building behind the historic nunnery’s wall, with thick smoke billowing. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire. | |
| Also known as the Convent of Nativity of Theotokos, the nunnery is located about two kilometers outside the Kremlin’s walls and is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Moscow. | Also known as the Convent of Nativity of Theotokos, the nunnery is located about two kilometers outside the Kremlin’s walls and is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Moscow. |
| Ruptly’s live feed showed the ancient building’s roof still burning on the inside, after firefighters said they'd contained the spread of the blaze in about half-an-hour. | Ruptly’s live feed showed the ancient building’s roof still burning on the inside, after firefighters said they'd contained the spread of the blaze in about half-an-hour. |
| The fire was fully put out by 9:30pm Moscow time. Athorities said the building at the epicenter of the blaze was not a cultural heritage site. They are now assessing the possible damage to other buildings of the convent, which was originally founded in 1386 and moved to its current location in 1484. | |
| In 2015, a blaze raged for hours at Moscow's iconic Novodevichy (New Maiden) Convent — one of the city’s top tourist attractions — while the building was undergoing refurbishment efforts. | In 2015, a blaze raged for hours at Moscow's iconic Novodevichy (New Maiden) Convent — one of the city’s top tourist attractions — while the building was undergoing refurbishment efforts. |
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