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Trinity-Sergius Lavra

Trinity-Sergius Lavra - the largest male monastery, located in the center of Sergiev Posad. The date of foundation of the Holy Trinity Monastery commonly believed a settlement of St. Sergius Radonezhskiy on Makovec hill (70 km north-east of Moscow) in 1337. The first monastic buildings - the temple of the Holy Trinity was made of wood. In 1408 the monastery was plundered and burned by the Tatar khan Yedigei, but the next 200 years of its history were cloudless. Trinity Monastery built up, developed, became one of the major Russian shrines.

Numerous architectural constructions of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, lined up the best architects, of the country in XV-XIX centuries. The ensemble of the monastery includes more than 50 buildings for various purposes. Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra is protected by UNESCO.

 

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