Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Moscow, Russia Christianity
A UNESCO-listed 1532 church built at Kolomenskoye to celebrate the birth of the future Tsar Ivan IV.
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39 Sacred Places
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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.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
A landmark memorial church built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded in 1881.
Datsan Gunzechoinei
Saint Petersburg, Russia Buddhism
A historic Buddhist temple in Saint Petersburg, founded through the efforts of Buryat lama Agvan Dorzhiev and completed in 1915.
Ferapontov Monastery
Ferapontovo, Kirillovsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia Christianity
A UNESCO-listed northern monastery celebrated for the exceptionally preserved frescoes of Dionisy.
Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni
Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia Buddhism
The main Buddhist temple of Kalmykia and one of the largest Buddhist temple complexes in Europe.
Grand Choral Synagogue of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, Russia Judaism
One of Russia’s most important historic synagogues and the religious centre of the Jewish community of Saint Petersburg.
Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery
Diveyevo, Diveyevsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia Christianity
A major women’s monastery and pilgrimage centre associated with St. Seraphim of Sarov and a powerful Marian devotional tradition.
Ivolginsky Datsan
Verkhnyaya Ivolga, Ivolginsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia Buddhism
Russia’s principal Buddhist monastic complex and an international pilgrimage destination in Buryatia.
Juma Mosque of Derbent
Derbent, Republic of Dagestan, Russia Islam
The historic Friday Mosque of Derbent, part of the UNESCO-listed ancient city and one of Russia’s oldest Islamic monuments.
Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
A major active Orthodox cathedral built to house a revered copy of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.
Kizhi Pogost
Kizhi Island, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia Christianity
A UNESCO-listed wooden church ensemble on Lake Onega and one of the world’s most celebrated monuments of timber sacred architecture.