Location: Veliky Novgorod
Top Things to do in Veliky Novgorod
Top Restaurants in Veliky Novgorod
What to do and see in Veliky Novgorod, Northwestern District: The Best Architectural Buildings
Immerse yourself in Russian history with a trip to Veliky Novgorod. The town is best known for its incredible medieval churches and monuments, including the 11th century St. Sophia Cathedral. These are some of the oldest buildings in Russia, set in a small town that's easy to get around. Easily accessible by train, bus or car, it's a popular getaway from St. Petersburg.
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1. Granovitaya Palata
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5.0 based on 196 reviews
Also known as the Chamber of Facets, this is the only Gothic style building in the Detinets, once used for court sessions and now housing a museum with arts and crafts and an interesting icon collection.
2. St. Sophia Cathedral
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5.0 based on 527 reviews
One of the oldest stone buildings in Russia, this magnificent cathedral is considered to be the symbol of the city, and was once the hiding place for Novgorod's treasury.
Reviewed By AlbertSalichs - Manresa, Spain
St. Sophia Cathedral is the religious building most important in Kremlin of Veliky Novgorod and provably in all Novgorod, a city located almost 200km to the South-East from Saint Petersburg. It is a very important historical city in Russia, so the Kremlin is wonderful. Inside the Kremlin, there are the Cathedral and other buildings. The Cathedral is a typical religious orthodox building: a white facade and some domes on too, the most important golden and the other ones blue. Also, in the inner hall of the cathedral, you can see fantastic frescos: the full building is wonderful. (see also Novgorod Kremlin)
3. Church of the Savior's Transfiguration on Ilin Street
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5.0 based on 143 reviews
This church is most notable for the frescoes inside which were painted by Feofan Grek, one of Russia's most celebrated icon artists.
4. Church of Peter and Paul
5. St. Nicholas Cathedral
6. Cathedral of the Virgin of the Sign (Znamensky)
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4.5 based on 75 reviews
A part of the Moscow kingdom in the 17th century, the city of Novgorod had begun to adopt Moscows architectural style, typified by this cathedral.
7. Church of Theodore Stratilates on the Brook
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4.5 based on 39 reviews
You won't find a brook here, as it was filled in, but be sure to check out the frescoes inside this very simple and beautiful 14th-century church.
8. St. George Monastery
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4.5 based on 301 reviews
Four blue domes cap the cathedral of this striking, walled-in Russian monastery dating back to the 12th century.
Reviewed By 30vladimirr - Moscow, Russia
St. George's Monastery is located on the outskirts of Veliky Novgorod, where the Volkhov River flows into Lake Ilmen. On the territory of the monastery, there is a large St. George Cathedral, until the Mongol period. Huge, powerful, majestic. This is the first cathedral, about which the chronicle says: it was built by master Peter. As I wrote earlier, in such places, you are surprised how such a thing could have been built in those years. On the territory of the monastery, you are in peace, letting go of all the problems that you had in life, enjoying the silence and architecture of the monastery. I highly recommend visiting.
9. Antoniyev Monastery
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4.5 based on 13 reviews
10. Vazhnya
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
