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One more very interesting Monastery that has great history and wonderful architecture. The Novodevichy (New Maidens) Convent, the pre-eminent monastery-convent in Moscow throughout its history, was founded in 1524 in honor of the return of Smolensk to Russia in 1514.
The Cathedral, named after the icon of the Virgin of Smolensk, was erected in 1525. In form it is very similar to the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin. However, the proportions are slightly different: the full-blown cupolas are closer together and their general appearance is more slender. The most noticeable difference is in the use of a sub-basement or undercroft, a device used in wooden churches and in the Annunciation Cathedral in the Kremlin. This device became widespread in Moscow in the 16th century.
Inside the Smolensk Cathedral is a gilded iconostasis by Mikhailov dating from the late 17th century. In the cemetery attached to the Novodevichy Convent, one of the most prestigious in Moscow, lie all the leading writers and artists of the 19th century. It was at the Novodevichy Convent that Boris Godunov sought to retire, and from the steps of Smolensk Cathedral that the people and his agents persuaded him to accept the throne of Russia.
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Working hours: Tuesday is off. Other days from 10.00 a.m. till 17.00 p.m.
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The convent is a masterpiece of Russian architecture with its onionshaped domes. I was founded in 1524 to celebrate the conquest of the town of Smolensk from the Lithuanians.
The cementary of the convent is the last resting places of many famous Russians. Leave a Comment
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 Graceful tranquility by TheWanderingCamel
Once inside there are beautiful churches, interesting exhibits in the museums that occupy some of the old living quarters of the convent and the lovely gardens to walk around. It isn't hard to imagine the past here.
leyle Leave a Comment Directions: metro Sportivnaya Exit the metro station, turn right along a short road and then head across the park. You will come to the entrance to the cemetery. Follow the walls around to the right until you come to the entrance.Website: http://eng.moscowout.ru/art/museums/588
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Smolensk Cathedral by TheWanderingCamelLeave a Comment
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This is one of the most beautiful convents in Moscow and its was founded in the early 16th century. Its main cathedral was consecrated in honour of the Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God Hodigitria. According to legend, the icon was painted by St. Luke himself, and it is closely linked with the convent's foundation.
This was the richest convent in Moscow. Its full name was formerly New Maiden Convent of the Immaculate Holy Virgin, Hodigitria to distinguish it from the Kremlin Ascension or Old Maiden Convent. Noblewomen of the time became novitiates in this convent, just as in the Old Maiden Convent - wives and widows of tsars and boyars, their daughters and sisters - and on taking the veil they handed over their jewels, pearls, gold and silver.
After the death of Tsar Fyodor, his widow Tsarina Irina Godunova withdrew to New Maiden Convent, and her brother, the boyar Boris Godunov, stayed with her in the convent until his election to the throne. Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich attended services regularly here, but it was his eldest daughter Sofia, half sister to Peter theGreat, who took particular concern over the convent. Under her direction the wonderful bell-tower in the style of Moscow, or Naryshinsky, baroque was built. It was 72 metres high (232 feet), which at that time was the highest bell-tower in Moscow after the Ivan the Great tower.
It was here in 1689 that Peter the Great confined the intelligent and power-loving Sofia, who did not wish to concede the throne to her brother after he had attained adulthood. She was supported in her ambitions by the streltsy, and several uprisings broke out. In 1698 after suppression of the riot the mutineers were interrogated in one of the convent rooms, and the guilty were hanged on the walls and outside the windows of Sofia's cell. Sofia died here in 1704. Leave a Comment
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It has been founded durino 1954 and here used to retire high society women, some willing, some not.
The most important building of the monastery is the Smolensk cathedral, built copying the style of assumption cathedral in kremlin.
Other sites worth a visit in the monastery are: the bell tower the Assunption church and Ambrosievskaya tserkov.
To reach the monastery you can take the red metro line, direction Yugo Zapapadnaya, and stop at Sportivnaya station, from here you should walk 500 meters, just look for the towers and follow the direction.
Novodevichy Monastyr opened since wensday to Monday from 10 am to 5 pm. Leave a Comment
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On ne zasluzhil sveta , on zasluzhil pokoy...
( This is the grave of great Russian writer ( Master ) Mikhail Afanas`evich Bulgakov and his wife Elena Sergeevna Bulgakova at the day of his Birthday . The gravestone was taken from the grave of other great writer Nickolay Gogol` , resting in this cemetary too...) Leave a Comment
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 by smschley
You enter the convent through the arched passageway topped by the Preobrazhensky Tserkov (Gate Church of the Transfiguration), widely considered one of the best examples of Moscow baroque. To your left as you enter is the ticket booth, where tickets are sold to the various exhibits housed in the convent.
Exhibits include rare and ancient Russian paintings, both ecclesiastical and secular; woodwork and ceramics; and fabrics and embroidery. There's also a large collection of illuminated and illustrated books, decorated with gold, silver, and jewels.
The building to your right is the Lophukin House, where Yevdokiya lived from 1727 to 1731. Sophia's prison, now a guardhouse, is to your far right, in a corner of the northern wall.
The main structure inside the convent is five-domed Sobor Smolenskoy Bogomateri (Cathedral of the Virgin of Smolensk), dedicated in 1525 and modeled after the Kremlin's Assumption Cathedral. Inside, there's a spectacular iconostasis with 84 wooden columns and icons dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. If you are lucky, you might catch a Russian Orthodox service in the church. Women should cover their heads before entering.
To the right of the cathedral is the Uspensky Tserkov (Church of the Assumption) and Refectory, originally built in 1687 and then rebuilt after a fire in 1796. It was here that nuns took their meals Leave a Comment Directions: At the time we were there, a guard stood watch holding some type of machine gun. He walked around with the barrel pointing out straight towards us making me VERY nervous. Also be advised that there is a charge to photograph and video tape.Website: http://eng.moscowout.ru/art/museums/588
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Juat next to the Novodevichy Monastyr, there is the Novodevichy cimiter, which is the most important after the kremlin one.
Here infact rest many important personalities considered not important enough to be buried in Kremlin, some names are: Cechov, Gogol, Stanivslaskij, Raisa Gorbaciova and Mikhail Bulgakov.
The cimitery is opened every day since 9am to 6 pm. Leave a Comment
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