Holy Sites in Russia

Moscow's iconic multi-domed cathedral on Red Square, a masterwork of Russian Orthodox architecture.

The most important Russian Orthodox monastery, spiritual heart of the Russian church near Moscow.

Neoclassical cathedral in St. Petersburg housing the revered Our Lady of Kazan icon.

The oldest monastery in Moscow and administrative headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The principal mosque of Kazan, rebuilt within the UNESCO-listed Kremlin as a symbol of Tatar heritage.

An island ensemble of 18th-century wooden churches on Lake Onega, built without a single nail.

A fortified island monastery in the White Sea that became one of the most important spiritual centers—and later a notorious Soviet gulag.

A 12th-century white-stone cathedral housing Andrei Rublev frescoes, once the mother church of medieval Russia.