Bely Gorod (Bely Gorod) - the territory of historical Moscow adjacent to the Kremlin, formed in the 14-16 centuries. It was inhabited by nobles, artisans and surrounded by a fortress wall. - Stock fotografie a obrázky

View to yellow colored building of historic Church of Our Lady of Kazan in Uglich.

Ancient temples and monasteries of the city of Suzdal. Russia

On the high bank of the Yauza River in the 14th century, a monastery was founded, named after its first abbot Andronikov. The great icon painter Andrey Rublev lived and died here.

Tower and church with onion domes standing in city center of Rostov the Great.

The first Moscow prince Daniel founded the Danilov Monastery on the banks of the Moskva River in 1281. The monastery served as a fortress outpost on the outskirts of Moscow.

Monastery buildings are typical examples of Moscow and all-Russian architecture of the 17th century. Thick brick walls and small Windows served as protection against enemies and fires.

The ensemble of the Borisoglebsky Monastery in Dmitrov, known since 1472, is a unique monument of Russian architecture of the 16th and 18th centuries

This Church is adjacent to the cells of the Royal widows, who after the death of their husbands were tonsured as a nun. From the late 16th to the 18th century the Church was rebuilt several times

On the ancient street Varvarka, whose name comes from the Church of St. Barbara, many monuments of ancient Moscow architecture have been preserved.

The city of Dmitrov is the same age as Moscow. Its citadel (the Kremlin) was built and decorated with churches and cathedrals by both local and Moscow princes.

Vysotsky (built on a high hill) monastery in Serpukhov was a spiritual educational center and a powerful fortress on the southern borders of the Moscow Principality of the 14th-16th centuries.

The Vvedensky Monastery was founded by Vladyka (Metropolitan) Alexy in 1362 and is famous for the beauty of its churches, which received their modern outlook in the 16th century

According to a centuries-old tradition, the monks themselves provide themselves with food, so the monastery garden is kept in exemplary order.