Sophia Church of the Wisdom of God

The Church of Sophia of the Wisdom of God in Middle Gardeners was built in 1682.

In the XVIII century, two chapels were added - Andrei the First-Called and Dmitry Rostovskiy. The most famous bell tower with the gate temple of the icon of the Mother of God "Recovery of the dead", which is the main decoration of the Sofia embankment. It was built according to the project of architect N.I. Kozlovsky in 1862-1868.

In 1931, the temple was closed, in its premises there was a club of the Red Torch factory, church valuables were seized. In 1940, the temple was equipped for living rooms. In 1941, the church was damaged by a bomb.

In the sixties, the bell tower was restored, and the temple itself began to be restored only in 1976. The work was completely completed by 2004.