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The Ipatievsky Monastery

The majestic walls and gilded domes of the ancient Ipatievski Monastery rise on the western outskirts of Kostroma. The Monastery is over 700 years old. It is not just the earliest surviving religious house in the Kostroma and Volga region, but also one of the oldest and most famous in the whole of Russia. This album contains pictures of the main attractions of the Monastery with short descriptions and historical notes.

Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Size: 11 items
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The Ipatievsky Monastery – view from across the Kostroma River[b]
 

The Ipatievsky Monastery – view from across the Kostroma River

The Ipatievsky Monastery is located at the confluence of the Kostroma and the Volga rivers on the eastern borders of the ancient Russia. It was founded almost seven centuries ago.

Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Views: 1039
 
Cathedral of the Trinity - as seen from outside of Monastery
 

Cathedral of the Trinity - as seen from outside of Monastery

The Ipatievsky Monastery, located on an important trade rout, was an impregnable fortress. Initially, the monastery had sturdy oaken walls, but nothing has survived of its early structures.

Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Views: 1201
 
Inside the Monastery grounds - The Cathedral of the Trinity.[b]
 

Inside the Monastery grounds - The Cathedral of the Trinity.

The ceremony of electing Mikhail Romanov as Russia's tsar took place in the monastery's Trinity Cathedral in March 1613.

Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Views: 1248
 
Winter view[b].
 

Winter view.

Even though the Cathedral of the Trinity is supposed to be a summer cathedral (since it has no heating) it looks just as great in winter as it does in summer!

Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Views: 1159
 
The frescoes (Iconostasis) in the Trinity Cathedral.[b]
 

The frescoes (Iconostasis) in the Trinity Cathedral.

But it’s definitely look AWESOME inside!

Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Views: 685
 
Doorway inside the cathedral.
 

Doorway inside the cathedral.

The masters who decorated the cathedral made an inscription on one of its walls which testifies to their appreciation of art's lofty goals. Its concluding words say : "We have wrought this isographic creation for the spiritual enjoyment of all people

Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Views: 956
 
On of the icons from the cathedral - Madonna and child.
 

On of the icons from the cathedral - Madonna and child.

Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Views: 601
 
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Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Views: 599
 
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Date: 09/20/2005 Owner: Kostroma RU Views: 761
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