🏛️ Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk

Russian Federation · Europe · Cultural · 55.77°N, 48.65°E

The Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery in Sviyazhsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia is a male Russian Orthodox monastery, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. It is said to be situated on the town-island of Sviyazhsk, but actually there is a road access by earth to the main territory. It was built in 1555, in the same time as Diocese of Kazan was established, and was the main educational and enlightenment center there during XVI—XVIII centuries, in the program of Russian tzar Ivan the Terrible to colonize Volga region. In particular, it had one of the first printing presses in Russia, along with Moscow Print Yard. The frescoes of the Orthodox monastery are among the best preserved in Russia.

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Country	Russian Federation
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	55.77°N, 48.65°E · view on map

Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk is a cultural World Heritage site in Russian Federation, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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