The foundations, as was traditional in medieval Moscow, were built of white stone, while the churches themselves were built of red brick (28 by 14 by 8 cm (11.0 by 5.5 by 3.1 in)), then a relatively new material (the first attested brick building in Moscow, the new Kremlin Wall, was started in 1485).
Os alicerces, como era tradicional na Moscova medieval, construíanse de pedra, mentres que as igrexas en si mesmas construíanse de ladrillo vermello (28×14×8 centímetros), un material relativamente novo (o primeiro edificio testemuñado construído en Moscova con ladrillo, o novo muro do Kremlin, comezou a se erguer en 1485).