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The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra
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270 reviews
4.9
Based on 1,476 reviews
69.4 km from downtown
Phone +74965405334
Address: Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141300
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
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The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is located in Sergiev Posad, Moscow, Russia. It is one of the famous and oldest monasteries in Russia. It has various forms of churches and affiliated buildings that have been rebuilt and expanded by various dynasties over the centuries.
Traveling to Russia, this stop came to Moscow. Following the tour group, we came to a small town on the outskirts of Moscow - Sergiev Posad. This is a must-see attraction and the starting point of the "Golden Ring" town. This is the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church, one of the most important monasteries in Russia, and the largest southern monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was founded by the monk Sergei Radonezhsky in 1345 and was later expanded. Therefore, there are many buildings of different times and styles in the courtyard. It was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1993.
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Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Veshnyaki
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24 reviews
4.3
69.4 km from downtown
Address: Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141306
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
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You can see this golden dome complex from a distance. The Assumption Cathedral is also a very interesting religious complex. Sergeyev was an important religious historical figure during the Tsarist Russia period. The cathedral also has many memorial forms on this surface.
The Trinity Sergius Lavra is one of the most famous and oldest monasteries in Russia. It is also known as the Troitsa Lavra. In 1337, a monk named Sergius Radonezhsky built a small church and a small house in the remote forest of Sergiev (now Zagorsk) near Moscow, which was the predecessor of the monastery. Later, anyone who wanted to become a monk here had to build a small house and set aside land for dining by himself, thus developing into the richest monastery in Northeast Russia.
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