page_title: Peter Potapov
hierarchical_section_title: Peter Potapov
caption_attribution_description: English: The Assumption church at the Pokrovka street, Moscow. The church was built in 1699 to a design by Peter Potapov and demolished in 1936. The photo is taken in 1882 and as such is not subject to copyright laws.
context_page_description: Pyotr Potapov, is the hypothetical architect of the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin on Pokrovka.
  Nothing is known about his life. It is not even known if he was a real person. His name is known exclusively by the inscription on the Assumption Church, which reads "The summer of 7204 October 25 is the work of human hands, the work of Pytor Potapov.". From this inscription it is unclear whether he was the architect or the stone carver, but it is believed that he was the architect.
context_section_description: Pyotr Potapov (Russian: Пётр Потапов, also written as Peter Potapov), is the hypothetical architect of the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin on Pokrovka.
  Nothing is known about his life. It is not even known if he was a real person. His name is known exclusively by the inscription on the Assumption Church, which reads "The summer of 7204 (1699) October 25 is the work of human hands, the work of Pytor Potapov." (Russian: лета 7204 [1699] октября 25 дня дело рук человеческих, делом именем Петрушка Потапов). From this inscription it is unclear whether he was the architect or the stone carver, but it is believed that he was the architect.
caption: The Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin
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