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the underground churches of Constantine and Helen
globetrott Says: Before you will get to the Resurrection cathedral you will first see the underground churches of the saints equal-to-apostles Constantine and Helen. You will step down under the ground and get into 2 small chapels that are beautifully decorated but unfortunately also almost...
globetrott Says: You will have to pay a small extra entrance-fee in order to be allowed to step up to the monastery-walls, but I am sure it is worth it : There is a small exhibition about the construction of the monastery in one of the towers and in another one there are monks singing,that...
inside of the Holy Sepulchre church
globetrott Says: Inside of the Holy Sepulchre church you will see many things that are usually not to be found in russian orthodox churches like the large flat stone in my main photograph, that was taken from Jerusalem to this monastery: on this stone Jesus was walking and believers usually...
the church of the Assumption of Holy Mary
globetrott Says: You will find the church of the Assumption of the Most-Holy Mother of God in a side-part of the resurretion cathedral and it was decorated with ornate stucco-works and glazed tiles during the 17th century. The churches of New Jerusalem are the only ones in all of Russia that...
The side-chapel of Beheading of John the Baptist
globetrott Says: This is the ornate altar of the side-chapel of the Beheading of John the Baptist, next to the entrance of the Resurrection cathedral. It is decorated with glazed tiles dating back to the middle of the 17th century and it is quite hard to find a moment there, when no...
globetrott Says: Tryokhsvyatskii bell is the only remaining bell of the belfry of the Novojerusalem-monastery, that once had a clock and 15 bells but it was completely destroyed in WW II by german troops. You will see the portrait of three prelates on this bell : Grigory Bogoslov, John...
globetrott Says: You will get to the Calvary church when stepping up to the 2nd floor of the resurrection cathedral and you will see there a cruzifiction dating back to the 17th century in the place of the execution. Some parts of this chapel are decorated with tiles in great colors and...
Kuvukliya/chapel of the Holy Sepulchre
globetrott Says: You will find the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre right under the large dome of the Resurrection Cathedral and it is a 1:1 copy of the real Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. You are able to step in through a really very low gate (see my 2nd picture) and will then get into a small...
A church that looks like the Holy Sepulchre Church
globetrott Says: Patriarch Nikon had the idea to build the main church of the monastery as an exact copy of the Jerusalem Holy Sepulchre Church. The size and layout of the church, including the Holy Sepulchre, Gogotha, and other parts were copied exatly as they were in Jerusalem of that...
Bus from Novojerusalimskaja platform to Monastery
lotharscheer Says: Right at the station is a little bus terminal, but walk to the mainstreet, to the right is a busstop and take the next bus comming (very frequent), if lucky you pay the old ticket lady, Globetrott mentioned 20 Rubel, but most buses use a electronic payment system, buy from...
the busride is another adventure
globetrott Says: The busride from the electritshka-station "Novojerusalimskaja" to the monastery is another adventure and we were lucky to have a bus waiting there not far from the station, so we did not need to walk these 25 minutes to the monastery gates.I really enjoyed this busride,...
How to get to Istra from Moscow
globetrott Says: There is a direct trainline from Moscow and "Electritshka" is the name of this electrified trainline. Sergey was waiting for me at the metrostation "Wojkowskaja", that is the 2nd last but one station at the northern end of the green metroline (Nr.2)From that metro-station...
globetrott Says: Two monks are waiting for their audiance in the 2nd floor of one of the towers close to the monastery-entrance and they will sing for you some of their church-songs and are waiting for donations and people who are interesting in buying their CDs.Hear their singing in my...
Place for christening and religious ablution
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: In days of orthodox religious holidays hundred pilgrims come to the monastery and go on a coast of Istra. This site was chosen for its resemblance to the Holy Land. The River Istra represents the River Jordan, and the buildings represent the 'sacral space' or holy places of...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The entrance on the territory of the monastery represents an arch Over-the-Gate Church of the Entry into Jerusalem. On the second circle of the church there is a viewing platform. The entrance on fortifications and on a viewing platform is carried out under tickets in a...
globetrott Says: Troitskoye on Ustra is a small village, where lots of people from Moscow have their datchas, a beautiful and peaceful area next to the "river Jordan" and not far from the trainstation you will find an ancient wooden church, that is opened only 2 times each year for believers...
globetrott Says: Outside of the monastery-walls and on the way to the windmill you will pass by an old farmhouse, built completely of wood and it is another museum with interesting interior, showing furniture, costumes and working-utensils of the 17th century.I also liked the covers of the...
globetrott Says: There is also a wooden windmill near the monastery and it was interesting to get inside and take a look how it was working in the old days, as the biggest part of the mechanical structures are still there and you also will see a typical interior of such a mill-household.The...
Istra,Voskresensk or New Jerusalem
globetrott Says: Istra,Voskresensk or New Jerusalem, all of these 3 names are correct and also still used for this town by the local population, although Istra is what you will find on the official maps.Voskresensk was the name of the town before the communist-revolution of 1917 and New...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: In the Bible, the New Jerusalem (also called the tabernacle of God, holy city, city of God, celestial city, and heavenly Jerusalem, as well as Jerusalem above and Zion), is a literal (or figurative, depending upon the writer's viewpoint) city that is a completely new...
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The second museum is the museum of the old russian fine arts. Icons of XVI-XVIII centuries are collected there. These icons are collected from nearby churches...
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"Voskresensk on Istra in Russia is well-known, And as New Jerusalem it is honor" the great Russian poet Gavriil Derzhgavin wrote in the XVIIIth century. Voskresensk is the old name of a little town...
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A new Jerusalem, 60km north of Moscow
Novo Jerusalem is the main attraction of Istra, a small town that is situated about 60 km north of Moscow
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The page is not about the town exactly but about New Jerusalem Monastery that is situated in the town. Nikon, the head of Orthodox Church of those times, founded the monastery in 1658. The monastery...
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Istra-Voskresensk-New Jerusalem
You would be probably surprised to learn that all the three names in the title of this page are the names of one and the same place. Voskresensk is the name of the town that it had before the...
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Istra + New Jerusalem Monastery
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