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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
Bolgar, Spassky District, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Islam
A UNESCO-listed sacred heritage landscape associated with the Volga Bulgars’ adoption of Islam in 922.
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.