Veliky Novgorod

Veliky Novgorod (Russian: Вели́кий Но́вгород; literally Great Novgorod) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia and the administrative center of Novgorod Oblast. It is situated on the M10 federal highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg. Translated from Russian, its name means roughly "The Great New City" or "The Big New City". The city lies along the Volkhov River just below its outflow from Lake Ilmen.


View of the Novgorod Kremlin from the pedestrian bridge over the river Volkhov 


Looking towards the Novgorod Kremlin from the pedestrian bridge over the river Volkhov 


View of the Novgorod Kremlin from the pedestrian bridge over the river Volkhov


Belfry of St. Sophia Cathedral








Saint Sophia Cathedral


Our very nice and knowledgeable guide in Novgorod in front of the Millennium of Russia 
monument with the St. Sophia Cathedral in the background.

The Millennium of Russia is a famous bronze monument in the Novgorod Kremlin.
 It was erected in 1862 to celebrate the millennium of Rurik's arrival to Novgorod, 
an event traditionally taken as a starting point of Russian history. 


Chasozvonya behind the Building of the Former Public Offices

The Chasozvonya, an almost forty-meter high pillar-like clock tower, seems to tilt slightly, evoking associations with the Tower of Pisa.
The main purpose of the Chasozvonya is reflected in its ancient name of the Storozhnya (Guard tower):
its top platform was used for guarding the roads (in case of unexpected enemy attacks) and watching for 
fires (an important task since most of the old town buildings were made of wood). 



The beautiful the12th century Sigtuna Gate also known as the Magdeburg gate or the Plock gate, St. Sophia Cathedral








Virgin of Sign Cathedral. Late 17th c. 


Church of St Procopius (1529), Yaroslav's Court 


Our Hotel Room in the Beresta Palace Hotel.








Distant outline of the Kremlin





Volkhov River. 
It flows out of Lake Ilmen towards north into Lake Ladoga, the largest lake of Europe.

Church of the Elevation of the Cross


Volkhov River


Church of the Elevation of the Cross 








The Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture, Church of Nikola (1767)


The Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture, Chapel (XVIII c.) 


The Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture


The Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture


The Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture, Church of the Nativity of Our Lady



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