Cathedral of the Nikol-Uleyminsky Monastery
In 1589, the first stone Nikolsky Cathedral was erected in the monastery, which was destroyed and burned by the Poles in 1612.
The construction of a new Nikolsky Cathedral on the foundation of the old began in the 1620s…
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Holy Pafnutiev Borovsky Monastery
The monastery was founded in 1444 by the venerable Pafnutiy Borovskiy on a hill at the confluence of the Istrema and Protva rivers. Its creation is linked to the Mongol-Tatar invasion: Pafnutiy's grandfather, a Tatar, co…
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Nikolsky-Uleymin Monastery
In 1695, the Presentation Church was rebuilt, incorporating fragments of 16th-century structures. This building represents a complex multifunctional complex, which includes a refectory from 1563, the abbot's quarters, th…
Church of the Holy Trinity in Nikol-Uleymin Monastery
In 1713 and 1717, a gate church was built in honor of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity. At the beginning of the 18th century, the construction of stone fortress walls with towers was completed, the shape of which resembles t…
Church of the Resurrection in Voskresenskoe, Porechye
The church in the village of Voskresenskoe, located in Porechye, is a stone one-story building divided into warm and summer sections, with a similar bell tower. The roof of the altar and bell tower is made of sheet iron …
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Holy Pafnutiev Borovsky Monastery
From the life of St. Pafnuty, it is known that the new stone church, built on the site of the former wooden church, was painted by iconographers Mitrofan and Dionysius. The cathedral was so magnificent that even the Mosc…
Church of the Prophet Elijah at the Holy Pafnutiev Borovsky Monastery
The Church of the Prophet Elijah is a small one-story building shaped like a square with a semicircular altar. It was constructed using massive bricks. Two additional rooms, which previously served as a hospital ward and…
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow' in Myshkin
The church is small and reminiscent of a lost architectural composition that once included two temples, a fence, Holy Gates, chapels, and tombs. Nearby was the church of Alexius, the Man of God, which has not survived to…
The Pilot Museum in Myshkin
In the 19th century, navigation on the Volga was quite a complex task. At that time, various water structures did not yet exist, and the river was neither wide nor deep, but rather capricious. Navigation was complicated …
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Myshkin
The Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is older than the city itself, as it was built in 1766, while Myshkin was granted city status only in 1777. From that moment, the Nicholas Cathedral became the city’s church…
