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Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk

Europe and North America

8.434.17 km
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Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk


Identifier 1525
states russian
category cultural
criteria (ii)(iv)
Title assumption cathedral and monastery of the town-island of sviyazhsk
latitude 55.7702789307
longitude 48.6527786255
Region europe and north america
year 2017
unique number 2168
description the assumption cathedral is located in the town-island of sviyazhsk and is part of the monastery of the same name. situated at the confluence of the volga, the sviyaga and the shchuka rivers, at the crossroads of the silk and volga routes, sviyazhsk was founded by ivan the terrible in 1551. it was from this outpost that he initiated the conquest of the kazan khanate. the assumption monastery illustrates in its location and architectural composition the political and missionary programme developed by tsar ivan iv to extend the moscow state. the cathedral’s frescoes are among the rarest examples of eastern orthodox mural paintings.
5.6 M
(3)

Russian Federation

Sviyazhsk village
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55,77 ° × 48,65 °

55 ° 46 ′ 13 ″ N × 48 ° 39 ′ 10 ″ E
8.434.17 km

249 ° W
Russia, Republic of Tatarstan, Zelenodolskiy rayon, Sviyazhsk village, Sviyazhsk Island

Russia / Privolzhskiy federalny okrug / Republic of Tatarstan / Kuibyshev Reservoir / Zelenodolskiy rayon / Sviyazhskoye selskoye poseleniye / Sviyazhsk village / Sviyazhsk Island
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