What is Russian Compound?
[[File:Sergievskoe podvorje.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Sergei Castle]] in Jerusalem.]] [[File:MoscowSquare-Jerusalem.jpg|thumb|250px|Moscow Square in Jerusalem]] The '''Russian Compound in Jerusalem''' is an old [[district]] in central [[Jerusalem]]. It began as a [[Russians|Russian]] [[colony]] in the 19th century. It is centred around a large [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] church. The main [[Public square|square]] in the Russian Compound is Moscow Square. == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Russian Compound}} * [http://www.jerusalemshots.com/cat_he72.html photos of the Russian Compound in Jerusalem] from the Jerusalem webshots site {{coord|31|46|55.47|N|35|13|18.17|E|type:city|display=title}} {{multistub|Asia|geo}} [[Category:Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem]] [[Category:History of Israel]] [[Category:1860 establishments in Asia]]