Vasilyevsky Monastery in Suzdal is a historically significant monastery that has existed since the 13th century. It is located on the eastern outskirts of the city and includes several significant buildings, such as St. Basil's Cathedral, Sretenskaya Refectory Church and a fence with a low Holy Gate. St. Basil the Great Cathedral was built in 1662
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The Alexander Monastery in Suzdal, including its rich history and architectural ensembles, represents one of the significant cultural and religious heritage of Russia. Founded, according to legend, in 1240 by Alexander Nevsky, the monastery received estates from close relatives of Alexander Nevsky - Ivan Kalita and Ivan II. After the Tatar invasio
The Robe Deposition Monastery is a historically significant convent located in the center of the city of Suzdal. It is one of the few monasteries in Russia that were founded before the Mongol invasion and have an ancient history. The existing ensemble of buildings of the monastery was formed mainly in the 16th-17th centuries, but the buildings in t
The Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist, or the Nativity Church, is a winter church located in the Kozhevennaya Sloboda city of Suzdal on the right bank of the Kamenka River. Built in 1739, it was supplemented with a bell tower with a concave tent in 1740, forming an architectural ensemble with the summer Church of the Epiphany, erected in 1
The Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life in Suzdal is a unique open-air museum complex, which is a stylized rural street with wooden buildings of the 18th-19th centuries, brought from various parts of the Vladimir region. The creation of the museum was initiated by the executive committee of the Council of People's Deputies of the Vladimi
The Bishops' Chambers is a unique complex of ancient Russian civil architecture, located on the territory of the Suzdal Kremlin and under the management of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve. At the end of the 17th century, on the site of the ancient courtyard of the Suzdal spiritual rulers, next to the 13th century Nativity Cathedral, a majestic e
The Assumption Church, also known as the Church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Prince's Court, is an Orthodox church in the city of Suzdal, located in the Vladimir region of Russia. It is located in the eastern part of the Suzdal Kremlin and is part of the Vladimir diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Probably built in the 17
The Suzdal Kremlin is the oldest part of the city of Suzdal, which is its historical center. According to archaeologists, it has existed since the 10th century. Located in a bend of the Kamenka River, in the southern part of the city, in 2017 the Suzdal Kremlin was recognized as a cultural heritage site of federal significance under the name "Kreml
The "Seven Girls" fountain is one of the main attractions of Ufa and was opened in the summer of 2015 in the reconstructed Theater Square, which is the main place for recreation and walking in the city center. This fountain is the largest structure of its type in the Republic of Bashkortostan and includes two bowls lined with granite, as well as sc
The Kurmanaevsky caves are an amazing natural phenomenon located in the vicinity of the village of Kurmanaevsky on the Aurgazy River, in the modern Aurgazinsky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan. These caves were described back in 1847 in the Journal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where the author of the article, Mr. Losievsky, describ
Shumilovsky Waterfall is one of the unique natural attractions of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Despite its small size, it attracts the attention of thousands of tourists every year. Located in the Tuymazinsky district on the territory of the Bugulminsko-Belebeevskaya Upland, not far from the city of Oktyabrsky and the village of Nizhnetroitsky.
The Ermekeyevskoye Reservoir, also known as the Staroshakhovskoye Reservoir or Staroshakhovsky Pond, is a small artificial reservoir located on the northern outskirts of the Ermekeyevsky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan, near the village of Staroshakhovo. The name of the reservoir comes from the regional center - the village of Ermekeyevo.
Bashkir tamgas, which can be found on the outskirts of the village of Tashly in Bashkortostan, are ancient symbols of clan affiliation and property. Tamgas were widely used by the Bashkirs to mark the boundaries of estates, pastures, side trees, as well as to mark tools, livestock and household items. Sometimes tamgas were even used as signatures o
The Deevsky mansion, located in Znamenka, Belebeevsky district of Bashkiria, is a beautiful two-story estate built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Russian landowner Nikolai Vasilyevich Deev. This majestic red brick home embodies a classic style and is impressive in scale and architectural beauty. On the first floor of the mansion there
Chekhov Falls, also known as Usak-Kichu, is a unique natural place that attracts the attention of travelers with its beauty and atmosphere. Located in the Bizhbulyak district of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The trip to the waterfall begins with a road passing through picturesque places and villages surrounded by mountains and meadows. The route
The stone labyrinths on Bolshoi Zayatsky Island are a unique archaeological phenomenon that attracts the attention of researchers and mystery lovers. In total, there are about 35 labyrinths on the islands of the Solovetsky archipelago, of which 13 or 14 are located on Bolshoi Zayatsky Island. Labyrinths are low spiral-shaped stone pavements of rou
St. Andrew's Skete, also known as St. Andrew's Hermitage, is one of the monasteries of the Solovetsky Monastery, which was founded in the 16th century by Abbot Philip, the future Metropolitan of Moscow, on the Bolshoy Zayatsky Island of the Solovetsky Archipelago. The history of the monastery is rich in events and is connected with different eras o
Cape Pechak on Bolshoi Solovetsky Island is a place with unique nature and interesting history. Located in the south of the island, it has beautiful sea views and unique tundra vegetation. In addition to its natural beauty, Cape Pechak retains traces of defensive structures from the time of the Northern Fleet Training Detachment (1939-1957), such
The Su-15 monument in the village of Sokol (but the official name of the village is 14 km of the Kem - Kalevala road), Karelia, is indeed an interesting historical structure associated with the aviation past of this place. The Su-15 is a symbol of the Soviet Air Force era and represents a piece of military aviation history. After the disbandment o
White Sea petroglyphs are rock carvings that are monuments of monumental artistic creativity of the primitive era. They are located in the Belomorsky region of Karelia, on the islands of the Vyg River, and date back to the 4th-3rd millennium BC. This archaeological complex consists of rock paintings and more than 30 ancient human sites. It receive
Voitsky Padun, located in Central Karelia on the Nizhny Vyg River, is a landmark that was previously a famous waterfall, surrounded by legends and traditions. Its fame increased significantly in the 18th century thanks to the start of operation of the Voitsky copper mine. The waterfall ceased to exist in 1933 due to the construction of the White Se
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