Photo Novodevichy Convent in the Night by Eugene Yuchkin

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Novodevichy Convent in the Night

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Eugene Yuchkin add to favorites

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architecture, landscape

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night

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Moscow monastic

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This is one of the most beautiful convents in Moscow and its was founded in the early 16th century. Its main cathedral was consecrated in honour of the Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God Hodigitria. According to legend, the icon was painted by St. Luke himself, and it is closely linked with the convent`s foundation.

In 1514 Grand Prince Vasily III, the grandson of Vasily II, subjugated Smolensk, the `necklace of Russia,` and united it to the Moscow principality. In 1524 the New Maiden Convent was built at the place where long ago the Smolenskaya Icon had been received. The convent is like a miniature Kremlin. Its cathedral church was built with the Kremlin Cathedral of the Assumption as a model, perhaps by the Italian architect Aleviz Fryazin, and in 1525 the copy of the Smolenskaya Icon was placed in it. The convent`s fortified, toothed walls and the towers were added at the end of the 16th century in the reign of Boris Godunov, and their design was also based on the Kremlin. In the 17th century the towers were decorated with splendid tracery crowns.

published:

Wed 19 Jan 2005 02:14

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https://www.photoforum.ru/photo/164665/

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Pedro Madeira Antunes #1 Wed 19 Jan 2005 02:37

Thanks for the notes and congratulations on the photograph. Russia you can find the most beautiful art ever.

Vitor Nunes #2 Wed 19 Jan 2005 02:53

Excellent nocturne
Very well presented

Regina Lopes #3 Wed 19 Jan 2005 02:56

Wow! This is wonderful. Regards.

Natalia Norland #4 Wed 19 Jan 2005 03:12

Ой как красиво!

Fernando Dinis #6 Wed 19 Jan 2005 04:33

Really wonderfu Eugene!!
regards

Anna Bakalova #7 Wed 19 Jan 2005 06:30

Beautiful job!

A V E #8 Wed 19 Jan 2005 09:03

obaldenniy nochnoy snimok!

Serg Hrolikov #9 Wed 19 Jan 2005 10:04

Обалденно получилось! Мои поздравления!

Snitkovski Oleg #10 Wed 19 Jan 2005 10:26

Здорово то как! Я этот монастырь видил на многиъх работах. Но ваша одна из лучших, мои поздравления, Евгений!

fotoni #11 Wed 19 Jan 2005 10:35

Hi Eugene,
this is a pleasant view, technically great. I looked at tyour gallery, you have other version also of this monastery, this night vision is perhaps the best. very good.

Carmikel C #12 Wed 19 Jan 2005 11:29

Very beautiful and well made picture with wonderful light and sharpness! Also, well told and interesting story. Very good work.

Nadezda Koldysheva #13 Wed 19 Jan 2005 11:30

Очень красиво!!! Отличная работа, Евгений!!!

Vasili Kalinkin #14 Wed 19 Jan 2005 11:32

Великолепная работа. Отличное воплощение задуманного в рамках фотографии. Очень хороший коментарий. Мои поздравления.

Olga Maleeva #15 Wed 19 Jan 2005 12:01

как чудесно - надо льдом парит!

Vitalij Piskunov #16 Wed 19 Jan 2005 13:03

Очень здорово.

Я очень рад, что ты разнообразил свою коллекцию ночным чнимком.
ПОЗДРАВЛЯЮ!

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