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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of Sviyazhsk
Sviyazhsk, Zelenodolsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Christianity
A UNESCO-listed monastery and cathedral on Sviyazhsk, known for exceptional Eastern Orthodox frescoes.
Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin
Kazan Kremlin, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Christianity
The oldest surviving Orthodox architectural monument in Kazan, standing within the Kazan Kremlin.
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.
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.
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
Saint Petersburg’s principal Orthodox monastery and a major pilgrimage centre for the relics of St. Alexander Nevsky.
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.
St. Isaac’s Cathedral
Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
A monumental 19th-century cathedral and one of Saint Petersburg’s defining religious landmarks.