Arbat, Moscow City (Central) Russia
[Russian Orthodox]
The 17th century church, St Nicholas of the Miraculous Apparition, was demolished in 1931. The church was mentioned in Tolstoy's "War and Peace." The church had also hosted a bride market where parents from the country brought their daughters to look for a good husband. Parents and daughter walked near the church while nearby young men looked to choose the most beautiful for a possible future wife.