The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Zvonary, still standing today, was built in 1762 under the guidance of the famous Moscow architect Karl Blank. This master of baroque and early classicism left many architectural masterpieces for Muscovites, among which are numerous Orthodox churches, although not all have survived to this day.

Karl Ivanovich lived on Rozhdestvenka, presumably on land owned by Count I.I. Vorontsov, who initiated the construction of the church in Zvonary. However, a church existed on this site long before the 18th century. Previously, there was a "Poor House" for burying people without relatives who died on the street, and a wooden church dedicated to St. Nicholas, known as Nikola Bozhedomskiy, stood nearby. Over time, when the "poor houses" were moved to the outskirts, the church became a parish for the Zvonarskaya sloboda, receiving the name "Nikola in Zvonary." The bell ringers of the Kremlin and church watchmen favored the high left bank of the Neglinka River near the Rozhdestvensky Monastery.

The church has burned and been restored multiple times, and in 1657 it was rebuilt in stone. A century later, it was decided to reconstruct it, leading to the current Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Zvonary. It is designed in the baroque style with elements of classicism and includes a two-altar church with the main Annunciation altar and an altar in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, as well as a later two-altar refectory and bell tower. An elegant octagon with a small onion dome rises above the elongated square base. The church is adorned with white stone, lush capitals, and large frames depicting seraphim.

During the Patriotic War of 1812, the building was damaged, and the stone fence and two porches were rebuilt. At that time, the church received a new refectory and bell tower in the classical style.

In 1933, the church was closed and initially used as a warehouse, later housing the drawing department of the Moscow Architectural Institute. In 1994, the church was returned to the faithful, and restoration and renovation work began. At that time, Patriarch Alexy II decided to establish a representation of the Pyukhtitsa Monastery in Moscow, and the church in Zvonary was chosen for this purpose.

The story of the icon of the Mother of God "The Seeking of the Lost" is also interesting, as it miraculously survived thanks to an elderly parishioner who handed it over to the Pyukhtitsa Women's Monastery near Tallinn. After the establishment of the representation of the Assumption Pyukhtitsa Women's Monastery, the icon was ceremoniously returned to the Church of Nikola in Zvonary.