The Novodevichy Convent, in south-western Moscow, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in the so-called Moscow Baroque style, was part of a chain of monastic ensembles that were integrated into the ...

The Novodevichy Convent was built in southwestern Moscow during the 16th and 17th centuries as part of a network of defensive monasteries around the city. The ensemble of Moscow Baroque structures ...

MOSCOW, March 16. /TASS/. The fire at the belfry of the Novodevichy Convent in downtown Moscow has been extinguished, no one has been injured, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry told TASS ...

The Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius is located 70 km northeast of Moscow in Sergiev Posad; it was founded in 1337. The monastery is considered the spiritual home of the Russian Orthodox Church and has ...

A city rich in heritage and elegance, Moscow is home to some of the most fascinating cultural sites. Admire the beauty of St. Basil’s Cathedral, wander through the peaceful Novodevichy Convent ...

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