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Ancient monastery of Tver region land
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
The following monastery called Voznesensky-Orshin is located on the left bank of Volga river in the village of Orsha about 20 km from Tver city.
It is one of the most ancient monasteries of Tver oblast first time mentioned in 1567. The pictures of the monastery were captured by macwrangler (the photos are clickable).
Tags: monastery · Tver oblast
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Nikolsky cathedral of Mozhaisk city photos
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
Mozhaisk is a city located in Moskovskaya oblast, about 110 km to the west of Moscow city.
The following cathedral was built in 1779-1820 on the territory of Mozhaisk city kremlin. The kremlin itself was lost. The cathedral is one of the main attractions of present day Mozhaisk. The photos were captured by vezde-ezdim.
Tags: cathedral · Moskovskaya oblast
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Ryazan oblast beautiful abandoned cathedral photos
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions, Religion
The following cathedral is considered one of the most beautiful cathedrals of Ryazan oblast. Unfortunately it is abandoned and needs a restoration. The photos were captured by Denis Frantsouzov.
Tags: Abandoned · cathedral · Ryazan oblast
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Pokrovsky monastery of Suzdal city photos
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
Another beautiful monastery located in Suzdal city of Vladimir oblast, Russia, the photos were captured by Padunskiy (the photos are clickable).
Tags: monastery · Suzdal city · Vladimir oblast
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Aleksandrovsky monastery of Suzdal city photos
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions, Religion
Aleksandrovsky monastery of Suzdal city (Vladimirskaya oblast) was founded in 1240 but the buildings we can see today were constructed in 1695 (photos by Padunskiy).
Tags: monastery · Suzdal city · Vladimir oblast