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Belogorsky Monastery, Belogorsky Monastery of St. Nicholas Kama River · Russia · Kungur

The Belogorsky Monastery of St. Nicholas is a monastery situated on the edge of Mount Belaya (the Ural Mountains), at a distance of 85 kilometres (53 miles) from the city of Perm and at a distance of 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the town of Kungur. In 1891, to commemorate the fact that Tsesarevich Nicholas, the heir to the Russian throne (later...

Epiphany Cathedral Volga River · Russia · Kazan

Every Kazan citizen, including religious and secular people, orthodox believers and Muslims, admires the Epiphany Cathedral's bell tower or, as it is simply called, the "Epiphany Tower". Just like the Sujumbike Tower, it is very memorable and is recognised by all Kazan visitors. It is one of the cit'y's symbols and the main decoration of Bauman Str...

Qolsharif Mosque Volga River · Russia · Kazan

The Qolsharif Mosque is the main Muslim temple in Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan. Construction of the Mosque within the Kazan Kremlin began in 1996 (in November of 1995, the Tatarstan President issued a corresponding decree). It was a recreation of a legendary multi-minaret mosque that situated in the capital of the Khanate of Kazan, the ce...