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Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky: Monasteries Photographs

Monasteries and convents across the empire, including Kirillo-Belozersky, Solovetsky, the Nilov Monastery on Lake Seliger and the Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma.

Catholic Monastery in Italy: Monks, 1905

Catholic Monastery in Italy: Monks

1905

View of the Solovetsky Monastery from Land, Russia (Federation), Solovetski Islands, 1915

View of the Solovetsky Monastery from Land

1915

View of the Solovetsky Monastery from the Guest House, Russia (Federation), Solovetski Islands, 1915

View of the Solovetsky Monastery from the Guest House

1915

Corner Tower of the Trinity Cathedral, Solovetsky Monastery, Russia (Federation), Solovetski Islands, 1915

Corner Tower of the Trinity Cathedral, Solovetsky Monastery

1915

Trinity Cathedral and Power Station, Side View, Solovetsky Monastery, Russia (Federation), Solovetski Islands, 1915

Trinity Cathedral and Power Station, Side View, Solovetsky…

1915

General View of the Ferapontov Monastery near Mozhaisk, Mozhaĭskiĭ Raĭon, Borodino, Borodino (Mozhaĭskiĭ Raĭon), 1911

General View of the Ferapontov Monastery near Mozhaisk

1911

Refectory and Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Tikhvin Monastery,…, Russia (Federation), Ural Mountains Region, Ekaterinburg, 1910

Refectory and Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Tikhvin…

1910

Convent in Cherdyn, with the Oldest Church in the Region, Cherdyn, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Convent in Cherdyn, with the Oldest Church in the Region

1910

View of the Dalmatovo Monastery from the Iset River, Isetʹ River, Dalmatovo (KurganskaiA Oblastʹ), Dalmatovo, 1912

View of the Dalmatovo Monastery from the Iset River

1912

Dormition Cathedral in the Dalmatovo Monastery, Dalmatovo (KurganskaiA Oblastʹ), Dalmatovo, Western, 1912

Dormition Cathedral in the Dalmatovo Monastery

1912

Holy Trinity Monastery in Tyumen, TiUMen, Western, Siberia, 1912

Holy Trinity Monastery in Tyumen

1912

Ancient Cross in the Dormition Convent, Staraya Ladoga, Volga, Staraya Ladoga, Baltic Waterway, 1909

Ancient Cross in the Dormition Convent, Staraya Ladoga

1909

Corner of the Golutvin Monastery with the Moskva River, Kolomna, Oka River Region (KurskaiA Oblastʹ-NizhegorodskaiA Oblast{S, Oka River Region, Kolomna, 1912

Corner of the Golutvin Monastery with the Moskva River,…

1912

Corner Tower in the Wall of the Golutvin Monastery, Kolomna, Oka River Region (KurskaiA Oblastʹ-NizhegorodskaiA Oblast{S, Oka River Region, Kolomna, 1912

Corner Tower in the Wall of the Golutvin Monastery, Kolomna

1912

Golutvin Monastery from the Northeast, Kolomna, Oka River Region (KurskaiA Oblastʹ-NizhegorodskaiA Oblast{S, Oka River Region, Kolomna, 1912

Golutvin Monastery from the Northeast, Kolomna

1912

Holy Gates of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Kirillov, 1909

Holy Gates of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

1909

Holy Gates from the Inside, Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Kirillov, 1909

Holy Gates from the Inside, Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

1909

Goritsy Convent from Maura Hill, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Volga, Baltic Waterway, 1909

Goritsy Convent from Maura Hill

1909

General View of the Goritsy Convent, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Volga, Baltic Waterway, 1909

General View of the Goritsy Convent

1909

Volgoverkhovye Convent: New Transfiguration Church and Wooden St.…, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Volgoverkhovye, 1910

Volgoverkhovye Convent: New Transfiguration Church and…

1910

Zhitny Monastery, Ostashkov, Ostashkov, Volga River Region, 1910

Zhitny Monastery, Ostashkov

1910

General View of the Nilov Monastery from the Village of Peski, Lake…, Volga River Region, Seliger, Lake, 1910

General View of the Nilov Monastery from the Village of…

1910

Entrance to the Nilov Monastery Enclosure, Lake Seliger, Volga River Region, Seliger, Lake, 1910

Entrance to the Nilov Monastery Enclosure, Lake Seliger

1910

View of the Nilov Monastery from Svetlitsa, Lake Seliger, Volga River Region, Seliger, Lake, 1910

View of the Nilov Monastery from Svetlitsa, Lake Seliger

1910

View of Ostashkov from Voronye Island, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, 1910

View of Ostashkov from Voronye Island

1910

Gethsemane Hermitage of the Nilov Monastery, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, 1910

Gethsemane Hermitage of the Nilov Monastery

1910

Staritsa Dormition Monastery, StaritSA, Volga River Region, 1910

Staritsa Dormition Monastery

1910

Staritsa Dormition Monastery: View from the Old Fortification Mound, StaritSA, Volga River Region, 1910

Staritsa Dormition Monastery: View from the Old…

1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb, Torzhok, Torzhok, Volga River Region, 1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb, Torzhok

1910

Entrance to the Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb, Torzhok, Russia (Federation), Torzhok, Volga River Region, 1910

Entrance to the Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb, Torzhok

1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb with Its Steeple, Torzhok, Russia (Federation), Torzhok, Volga River Region, 1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb with Its Steeple, Torzhok

1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb, Torzhok (Third View), Russia (Federation), Torzhok, Volga River Region, 1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb, Torzhok (Third View)

1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb from the South, Torzhok, Russia (Federation), Torzhok, Volga River Region, 1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb from the South, Torzhok

1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb from the Bridge, Torzhok, Russia (Federation), Torzhok, Volga River Region, 1910

Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb from the Bridge, Torzhok

1910

Cathedral of the Dormition in Zubtsov, ZubtSOv, Volga River Region, 1910

Cathedral of the Dormition in Zubtsov

1910

Znamensky Convent in Ostashkov, Tver Province, Russia (Federation), Tver, Volga River Region, 1910

Znamensky Convent in Ostashkov, Tver Province

1910

Entrance to the Orsha Monastery and the Abbess's House, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, 1910

Entrance to the Orsha Monastery and the Abbess's House

1910

Entrance Gates of the Deposition of the Robe Convent, Suzdal, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Suzdal, 1912

Entrance Gates of the Deposition of the Robe Convent, Suzdal

1912

Corner Tower in the Wall of the Golutvin Monastery, Kolomna (Second…, Kolomna, Oka River (KurskaiA Oblastʹ - NizhegorodskaiA Oblast{Softsign, Oka River, 1912

Corner Tower in the Wall of the Golutvin Monastery, Kolomna…

1912

Detail of the Entrance to the Borisoglebsky Monastery, Borisoglebsk, IARoslavskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, Borisoglebski, 1911

Detail of the Entrance to the Borisoglebsky Monastery,…

1911

Water Gate and Bishop's Quarters, Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, KostromskaiA Oblast, Volga River Region, Kostroma, 1911

Water Gate and Bishop's Quarters, Ipatiev Monastery,…

1911

Church on the Site of St. Leonty's Martyrdom, from the…, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Rostov, 1911

Church on the Site of St. Leonty's Martyrdom, from the…

1911

Corner Tower of the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery Wall near Rostov, Rostov, Volga River Region, 1911

Corner Tower of the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery Wall near…

1911

Entrance to the Monastery of St. Theodore Stratelates,…, Volga River Region, Pereslavl, Pereslavlʹ-Zalesski, 1911

Entrance to the Monastery of St. Theodore Stratelates,…

1911

Church of the Kazan Mother of God, St. Theodore Monastery,…, Volga River Region, Pereslavl, Pereslavlʹ-Zalesski, 1911

Church of the Kazan Mother of God, St. Theodore Monastery,…

1911

Entrance to the Abolished Goritsky Monastery, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Volga River Region, Pereslavl, Pereslavlʹ-Zalesski, 1911

Entrance to the Abolished Goritsky Monastery,…

1911

Aleksandrov: Trinity Cathedral in the Monastery, Russia (Federation), Aleksandrov, Volga River Region, 1911

Aleksandrov: Trinity Cathedral in the Monastery

1911

Entrance to the Trinity Monastery, Aleksandrov, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Aleksandrov, 1911

Entrance to the Trinity Monastery, Aleksandrov

1911

East Wall of the Saviour-Euthymius Monastery, Suzdal, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Suzdal, 1912

East Wall of the Saviour-Euthymius Monastery, Suzdal

1912

Entrance Doors of the Trinity Church in the Deposition of the Robe…, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, Suzdal, 1912

Entrance Doors of the Trinity Church in the Deposition of…

1912

Saviour-Euthymius Monastery: Second Gate in the Wall, Suzdal, Russia (Federation), Suzdal, Volga River Region, 1912

Saviour-Euthymius Monastery: Second Gate in the Wall, Suzdal

1912

Ryazan: Spassky Monastery from the Northwest, Oka River Region (KurskaiA Oblastʹ-NizhegorodskaiA Oblast{S, Oka River Region, RiAZan, 1912

Ryazan: Spassky Monastery from the Northwest

1912

Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in the Deposition of the Robe…, Russia (Federation), Suzdal, Volga River Region, 1912

Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in the Deposition of the…

1912

Temple of III-IV century on Iverian Mountain, New Athos, Georgia, Caucasus, Georgia (Republic), Novyĭ Afon, 1905

Temple of III-IV century on Iverian Mountain, New Athos,…

1905

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