Kul Sharif Mosque
Kazan Kremlin, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Islam
A monumental mosque in the Kazan Kremlin and one of the most prominent Islamic landmarks in Russia.
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39 Sacred Places
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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.
Moscow Cathedral Mosque
Moscow, Russia Islam
Moscow’s principal cathedral mosque, with a history dating to 1904 and a major reconstruction completed in 2015.
New Jerusalem Monastery
Istra, Moscow Oblast, Russia Christianity
A major monastery near Moscow founded by Patriarch Nikon to evoke the sacred geography of Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
Novodevichy Convent
Moscow, Russia Christianity
A UNESCO-listed Moscow convent closely connected with the Kremlin and the religious history of Russia’s ruling elite.
Optina Pustyn
Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast, Russia Christianity
A renowned Orthodox monastery near Kozelsk, famous for the spiritual tradition of the Optina elders and continuing pilgrimage.
Pskov-Caves Monastery
Pechory, Pskov Oblast, Russia Christianity
A major active Orthodox monastery at Pechory, famous for its cave sanctuary and long pilgrimage tradition.
Raifa Monastery
Raifa, Zelenodolsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Christianity
A major pilgrimage monastery near Kazan whose principal shrine is a revered copy of the Georgian Icon of the Mother of God.
Saint Basil’s Cathedral
Moscow, Russia Christianity
One of Russia’s most recognizable sacred landmarks, built to commemorate the conquest of the Kazan Khanate.
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Veliky Novgorod
Novgorod Kremlin, Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia Christianity
An 11th-century cathedral at the heart of Novgorod’s spiritual and political history.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
The historic cathedral of the Peter and Paul Fortress and the principal imperial burial church of the Romanov dynasty.
Solovetsky Monastery
Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia Christianity
One of Russia’s best-known northern monasteries, founded in the 15th century on the remote Solovetsky Islands.