Map of Novodevichiy Convent

2011-05-01 12-09-55_2 ~ Outside the strong walls of Novodevichy Convent. The convent is entered via the Gate-Church of the Transfiguration (R)

2011-05-01 12-10-53 ~ Transfiguration Gate-Church, completed 1689

2011-05-01 12-10-54 ~ Transfiguration Gate-Church. It is a baroque tower with five gilded domes.

2011-05-01 12-12-05_1 ~ The Novodevichy Convent is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

2011-05-01 12-12-05_2 ~ Entrance

2011-05-01 12-14-01 ~ Introductory Map of the Novodevichy Convent complex near the entrance

2011-05-01 12-15-40 ~ The huge five-domed Cathedral of the Virgin of Smolensk, dedicated in 1525