Taininskoye Church, Orthodox church in Mytishchi, Russia

Taininskoye Church is an Orthodox church in Mytishchi featuring five domes and a two-story entrance with white stone walls covered in carvings and ornamental details. The structure combines Uzorochye architectural elements with elaborate carved cornices and roof decorations.

The village of Taininskoye was known from the early 15th century on the royal road to the Trinity-Sergius Monastery. A wooden church at the tsar's travel palace is first mentioned in 1628. By order of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, a stone church replaced it, built from 1675 to 1677. In 1812 French troops looted it and used it as a stable; the iconostasis from Elizabeth Petrovna's time survived.

The church displays the ornate style of Uzorochye with elaborate carved details and intricate patterns across its exterior surfaces. These decorative elements show how builders expressed craftsmanship through stonework and architectural ornamentation.

The church stands on the high bank of the Yauza River in the former village of Taininskoye, now part of Mytishchi. The building is a working Orthodox church, so visits are best arranged around services rather than during them. The entrance porch with its two symmetrical staircases and brick tents is the main feature to examine from outside.

The porch has no analogue in old Russian stone architecture: from its central landing, covered by a stone barrel roof, two symmetrical staircases with three landings lead to the upper platforms before the choir entrances, and brick tents rise above those platforms. Specialists see here a borrowing of wooden architecture forms.