The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Russian: (Греческая церковь в честь Благовещения Пресвятой Девы Марии) was a Greek Orthodox church constructed in 1909 in Rostov-on-Don.
In Soviet times, the church was demolished, and the Puppet Theatre was built on its foundations.
[1] The most significant contribution was made by the owner of the tobacco factory Achilles Aslanidi.
Above the main entrance with the portico towered a twenty-meter high bunk belfry.
[4] After the fall of the Soviet Union there was a discussion in Rostov about the possibility of restoration of the Church of Annunciation and transfer of the Puppet Theatre to another place.
[7] In 2003, the land area of 0.2099 hectares at Kirov Avenue has been allocated for the construction of the church.
Originally it was planned to recreate the initial project,[7] but later it was decided to build a completely new church in neo-Byzantine style.
The Church representatives stated that the theatre would stay in the building until another appropriate place for it was found.