The Znamenka church is a monument of urban planning and architecture. It houses the main cold altar in honor of the Sign of the Mother of God, as well as chapels: the southern one dedicated to the Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord, and the northern one dedicated to the Equal-to-the-Apostles Tsar Constantine and Helen. The warm chapels include the southern one in honor of Archangel Michael and the northern one dedicated to Saint Princess Olga.

The church dates back to 1819 and is under state protection according to document No. 286. Construction began in the 1790s under the guidance of Yakov Petrovich Chaadaev, the father of the philosopher Peter Yakovlevich Chaadaev. After his death, the work was continued by his wife Natalia Mikhailovna Shcherbatova, and the construction was completed by the guardian of Peter and Mikhail Yakovlevich Chaadaevs, Dmitry Mikhailovich Shcherbatov.

Next to the church is the necropolis of the Chaadaev family.