Church of the Intersession

Suzdal & Vladimir

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October 1st 2007
Well this weekend my group took a trip to two towns about five hours away. The first one was the town of Suzdal. This town is a town of churches and monasteries. In total there are just over 30 churches in the town! The architecture there is just amazing! We stayed in this very shady motel though…well part of it was really nice but the part where we were staying was somewhat shady. It was old ... read more

Europe » Russia

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more