The White Monuments of
Vladimir
Vladimir may refer to:
Names
* Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name
* Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
* Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
and
Suzdal
Suzdal ( rus, Суздаль, p=ˈsuzdəlʲ) is a town that serves as the administrative center of Suzdalsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which is located on the Kamenka River, north of the city of Vladimir. Vladimir is the a ...
in
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
have been designated as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
. The patrimony embraces eight medieval limestone monuments of
Zalesye
Zalesye ( rus, Зале́сье, p=zɐˈlʲesʲjə, ''area beyond the forest'') or Opolye ( rus, Опо́лье, p=ɐˈpolʲjə, ''area in the fields'') is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, t ...
from the late 12th and early 13th centuries. They include
Russian Orthodox
Russian Orthodoxy (russian: Русское православие) is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Church Slavonic language. Most ...
churches and a monastery, as well as a castle and gate:
File:Kideksha_ss.jpg, The Church of Boris and Gleb in Kideksha
Kideksha (russian: Кидекша) is a village ('' selo'') in Seletskoye Rural Settlement, Suzdalsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Nerl Rivers, east of Suzdal.
The settlement was founded b ...
(1152, with later modifications)
File:Suzdal asv2019-01 img40 Kremlin view.jpg, The Suzdal Kremlin
The Suzdal Kremlin (Russian: Суздальский кремль) is the oldest part of the Russian city of Suzdal, dating from the 10th century.
Like other Russian Kremlins, it was originally a fortress or citadel and was the religious and admin ...
with the Cathedral of the Nativity (1222-25, built into the 16th century)
File:Suzdal asv2019-01 img03 Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery.jpg, The Monastery of Saint Euthymius in Suzdal (mostly 16th century)
File:Ансамбль Успенского собора.jpg, The Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir
The Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir (sometimes translated Assumption Cathedral) (russian: Собор Успения Пресвятой Богородицы, ''Sobor Uspeniya Presvyatoy Bogoroditsy'') was a mother church of Medieval Russia in t ...
(1158-60, 1185-89)
File:Красавица._Церковь_Покрова_на_Нерли.jpg, The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl
The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl (russian: Церковь Покрова на Нерли, Tserkov Pokrova na Nerli) is a Russian Orthodox church and a symbol of medieval Russia. Dedicated to the Intercession of the Theotokos, the churc ...
in Bogolyubovo (1165)
File:Vladimir asv2019-01 img05 Golden Gate.jpg, The Golden Gate in Vladimir (1158-64, with later modifications)
File:Vladimir StDemetriusCathedral 6875.jpg, The Cathedral of Saint Demetrius
The Cathedral of Saint Demetrius ( Russian Дмитриевский собор) is a cathedral in the ancient Russian city of Vladimir. It was finished in 1197 during the reign of the Grand Prince Vsevolod the Big Nest of Vladimir-Suzdal to the h ...
in Vladimir (1194-97)
File:Bogolyubovo asv2019-01 img10 Bogolyubsky Monastery.jpg, The castle of Andrew the Pious
Andrew I (died 28 June 1174), his Russian name in full, Andrey Yuryevich Bogolyubsky "Andrew made Vladimir the centre of the grand principality and placed a series of his relatives on the now secondary princely throne of Kiev. Later he also com ...
in Bogolyubovo Bogolyubovo (russian: Боголюбово, translated as "God-loving") is the name of several rural localities in Russia:
* Bogolyubovo, Perm Krai, a village in Kochyovsky District of Perm Krai
* Bogolyubovo, Smolensk Oblast, a '' selo'' in Bogdan ...
(1158-65, with later modifications)
{{World Heritage Sites in Russia, state=uncollapsed
World Heritage Sites in Russia
Buildings and structures in Vladimir Oblast
Tourist attractions in Vladimir Oblast