Travel Russia - Visiting Suzdal Cathedral of Nativity
Take a tour of Suzdal Cathedral of Nativity in Suzdal, Russian Federation -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
The inclement climate of Russia has not deterred the faith or architectural prowess of its citizens.
An amazing house of worship is the Suzdal Cathedral of Nativity in Suzdal, Russian north of Moscow.
The cathedral breaks the sky with five colorful domes, each with a cross-shaped spire.
The clean white exterior belies the church's 11th century origins.
The cathedral has seen hardships, including several fires, but has survived through the centuries.
The interior has many frescoes of great artistic skill depicting the Virgin Mary and a newborn Jesus.
Suzdal's Nativity Cathedral is a lasting monument to God as well as to Russian medieval structural design.
Travel Russia - Touring Kizhi Island
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Stepping onto Kizhi Island is like stepping into an illustration from a story book.
The island is home to some of the most captivating wooden architecture in the world.
There are over 80 wooden buildings, all unique, on this tiny island.
Ordinary buildings, like the Church of the Transfiguration, look like fantastical palaces and otherworldly constructions.
The domes, spires, carvings, edifices, and decorations found here are unlike anything else in the world.
Instead of nails, all the wooden buildings are held together using interconnecting wood pieces.
Kizhi Island generates so much interest that the entire island is now an outdoor museum.
Prayers on wheels - the mobile church with hop-on services
(15 Sep 2018) LEADIN:
A mobile church is bringing hop-on Christian services to worshippers in the remote villages of Russia's Tatarstan republic.
A bus, decked out with icons, an altar and even a spire, tours villages, bringing God along for the ride.
STORYLINE:
For many worshippers living in the remote regions of Russia's Tatarstan republic, the Zainsk church is a journey too far.
That's why its priest, Father Andrei Strebkov, created this mobile version - it's a church on wheels.
Father Strebkov says he previously travelled with a tent, but bad weather made that difficult.
The idea came to him when riding in a regular public bus. Father Strebkov says it also allows him to reach more believers.
In the past, I was travelling with the tent. It was a big tent but was very inconvenient during wind or rain, he says.
But once, when I was sitting in an ordinary city bus, I realised that it was big, if you take seats out it will be like a wagon. Then the idea came and then, with the help of God, it was realised.
Father Strebkov says driving the so-called church on wheels is his vocation.
Of course, I would like to serve somewhere in the church, rest and not travel anywhere, he says.
But some inner voice is telling me that it's needed, and I drive.
Father Strebkov hits the road about once a week. He says the number of worshippers waiting to attend his services is increasing - an indication his idea is a success.
A number of people can tell you how important it is. There are many people coming, which says that it is very popular, he says.
Father Strebkov once drove his bus all the way to Moscow, which is around an 830-kilometre (510-mile) journey.
Village residents treat the mobile church like a real place of worship. Inside, everything is presented like a traditional church.
We all trust in God. If there is a priest inside (the bus), it means that it is blessed, says village resident and worshipper, Anna Butakova.
And we all think that it is a church, we cannot go to a church often.
Father Strebkov says there's nothing new about his mobile church, it's partially inspired by the Bible.
It tells how the Jews walked through the Sinai desert, carrying a portable temple with them.
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drawn at white night. The Neva river has been called the main street of
St Petersburg. The Chesma palace church (1780) is a rare example of the
Gothic Revival in Russia. The golden spire of the Peter and Paul
Cathedral rises above the Peter and Paul Fortress on the Neva river.
The city is adorned with numerous monuments from the imperial period of
Russian history. The Bronze Horseman comes to life and races the
streets of St. Petersburg in more than one work of Russian fiction. St
Isaac's Cathedral looms in the background. Fountains in front of the
Grand Peterhof Palace. Peter the First Looking at the Baltic Sea.
Inspired by example of Venice and Amsterdam, Peter the Great envisaged
boats and coracles as principal means of transport in his city of
canals. No permanent bridges across the Neva were allowed until 1850.
The small church of Saints Simon and Anne (1734) was designed by
Mikhail Zemtsov and dedicated to the patrons saints of Empress Anne.
Preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg, the Aurora became a
symbol of the October Revolution in Russia. The downtown preserves
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Moscow (; Russian: Москва́, tr. Moskvá, IPA: [mɐˈskva] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17 million within the urban area. Moscow is one of Russia's federal cities.
Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city (both by population and by area) entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 14th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.
Moscow is the northernmost and coldest megacity and metropolis on Earth. It is home to the Ostankino Tower, the tallest free standing structure in Europe; the Federation Tower, the second-tallest skyscraper in Europe; and the Moscow International Business Center. By its territorial expansion on July 1 2012 southwest into the Moscow Oblast, the area of the capital more than doubled, going from 1,091 to 2,511 square kilometers (421 to 970 sq mi), resulting in Moscow becoming the largest city on the European continent by area; it also gained an additional population of 233,000 people.Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia, making it Europe's most populated inland city. The city is well known for its architecture, particularly its historic buildings such as Saint Basil's Cathedral with its colourful architectural style. With over 40 percent of its territory covered by greenery, it is one of the greenest capitals and major cities in Europe and the world, having the largest forest in an urban area within its borders—more than any other major city—even before its expansion in 2012.
The city has served as the capital of a progression of states, from the medieval Grand Duchy of Moscow and the subsequent Tsardom of Russia to the Russian Empire to the Soviet Union and the contemporary Russian Federation.
Moscow is the seat of power of the Government of Russia, being the site of the Moscow Kremlin, a medieval city-fortress that is today the residence for work of the President of Russia. The Moscow Kremlin and Red Square are also one of several World Heritage Sites in the city. Both chambers of the Russian parliament (the State Duma and the Federation Council) also sit in the city. Moscow is considered the centre of Russian culture, having served as the home of Russian artists, scientists and sports figures and because of the presence of museums, academic and political institutions and theatres.
The city is served by a transit network, which includes four international airports, nine railway terminals, numerous trams, a monorail system and one of the deepest underground rapid transit systems in the world, the Moscow Metro, the fourth-largest in the world and largest outside Asia in terms of passenger numbers, and the busiest in Europe. It is recognised as one of the city's landmarks due to the rich architecture of its 200 stations.Moscow has acquired a number of epithets, most referring to its size and preeminent status within the nation: The Third Rome (Третий Рим), the Whitestone One (Белокаменная), the First Throne (Первопрестольная), the Forty Soroks (Сорок Сороков) (sorok meaning both forty, a great many and a district or parish in Old Russian).
Moscow is also one of the twelve Hero Cities. The demonym for a Moscow res ...
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