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The architectural monuments of Ryazan oblast photos
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
The following beautiful photos were captured on the territory of Ryazan oblast (region) by kamienczanka. The pictures once again make us think of what a number of beautiful architectural monuments are located on the territory of Russia.
Tags: Abandoned · churches · Ryazan oblast
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The beautiful churches of Moscow oblast
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions, Religion
The following photos of abandoned and working churches and cathedrals were captured in the small village of Shkin’ and its surroundings located in Moskovskaya oblast of Russia. The pictures were taken by neringa_iris (the photos are clickable).
Tags: Abandoned · churches · Moskovskaya oblast
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Tutaev town beautiful architecture views
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos
Tutaev is a small town with the population of about 40,000 located in Yaroslavl oblast of Russia. The settlement was first time mentioned in the year of 1370. Today the town is the part of famous Golden Ring of Russia and is known as the “Volga River gem”. The photos were captured by Maxim Yashin.
Tags: churches · Yaroslavl oblast
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Uspenskaya wooden church built in the year of 1694 photos
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Uspenskaya church constructed in 1694 and located in Nelazskoye village of Vologda oblast is known as a masterpiece of Russian wooden architecture (photos by av_otus, clickable).
Tags: churches · Vologda oblast
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The original newly built church of classical Russian style
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Russia is becoming known not only for its glorious past remains like churches and fortresses but for newly built masterpieces like the following one – the church constructed in 2000-2001 in Nadovrazhino village, Istrinsky district of Moskovskaya oblast.
It was built on the place where the church of the 18th century had been standing before being destroyed in the 1930th (the photos were captured by av_otus)
Tags: churches · Moskovskaya oblast
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The church of Kazan icon of Virgin Mary in Podmoskovye
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Photos, Regions
The following photos of the church with the foundations laid in 1780 were captured by Vitaliy Raskalov near the village Yaropolets, Volokolamsky district, Moskovskaya oblast (all the photos are clickable).
Tags: churches · Moskovskaya oblast
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The churches of Tula oblast photos
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
A lot of villages of Russia have the remains of beautiful churches abandoned during the Soviet times like the following ones captured by Viktor Borisov in Tula oblast (the photos are clickable).
Tags: churches · Tula oblast
The beautiful views of Russian churches and the beautiful music of great Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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