Jewelry Art Museum in Kostroma
The Private Museum of Jewelry Art, the only one of its kind, is located in a historic building from the late 18th century, highlighting its architectural features. The museum's exhibition is dedicated to the evolution of…
Alexander Nevsky House Church at the Former Grigorov Women's Gymnasium
The Alexander House Church at the Grigorov Women's Gymnasium in Kostroma was founded in 1866 thanks to the efforts of Actual Privy Councillor Alexander Nikolaevich Grigorov. The church has one altar dedicated to the holy…
Memorial Stone of Kostroma's Foundation
If you walk from the Bogoyavlensky Monastery along Simanovsky Street and turn onto Pyatnitskaya Street, descending towards the Volga embankment, you can see the memorial stone of Kostroma at the intersection of Pyatnitsk…
Petrovskaya Toy Folk Crafts Museum in Kostroma
The "Petrovskaya Toy" Folk Crafts Museum is dedicated to the traditional craft of the Kostroma region, the Petrovskaya clay toy. This art originated and developed in the village of Petrovskoye, but it has now nearly disa…
Trinity Church at Troitskoye Cemetery in Oryol
In 1778, with the establishment of the Oryol province, a new site was allocated for the cemetery outside the city. There was no church at this cemetery for almost half a century, and only in 1823 did the Oryol Spiritual …
Theater Costume Museum in Kostroma
The Theater Costume Museum at the Kostroma State Drama Theater named after A. N. Ostrovsky was founded in 2005. Over more than 200 years of the theater's existence, a unique collection of historical costumes has been gat…
The Bogoyavlensko-Anastasiev Monastery in Kostroma
The monastery was founded by the venerable Nikita, a disciple and relative of Sergius of Radonezh, who had previously been the abbot of the Vysotsky Monastery in Serpukhov and the High-Pokrovsky Monastery in Borovsk. Ini…
Cathedral of the Epiphany at the Bogoyavlensky-Anastasiin Monastery in Kostroma
The main structure of the ensemble is the Epiphany Cathedral, which consists of "old" and "new" parts. In 1982, a fire occurred in the cathedral, almost completely destroying its frescoes. From 1985 to 1991, the building…
Cathedral of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in Kostroma
In the southwestern part of the monastery is the Smolensk Church, a unique monument of Kostroma architecture from the 19th century, built in the Russian-Byzantine style. Its structure includes a fragment of the old monas…
Belfry of the Epiphany-Anastasius Monastery in Kostroma
The belfry tower is a unique monument of 17th-century Kostroma fortress architecture. It was built as part of the monastery walls between 1642 and 1648 as a passage tower with holy gates. On a low square base with an arc…
