Assumption Cathedral, Vladimir
Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, Russia Christianity
A 12th-century UNESCO-listed cathedral intended as a religious centre of medieval Rus and later decorated by Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chernii.
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Cathedral of St. Demetrius, Vladimir
Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, Russia Christianity
A UNESCO-listed late-12th-century royal church famed for its extraordinary white-stone carvings.
Cathedral of the Nativity, Suzdal Kremlin
Suzdal Kremlin, Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia Christianity
The principal cathedral of the Suzdal Kremlin and a UNESCO-listed monument with important medieval survivals.
Church of the Intercession on the Nerl
Bogolyubovo, Suzdal District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia Christianity
One of the most celebrated monuments of medieval Russian church architecture, standing beside the Nerl River near Bogolyubovo.
Monastery of Our Saviour and St. Euthymius
Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia Christianity
A major UNESCO-listed monastery of Suzdal, founded in 1352 and developed into a fortified religious ensemble.