Sergiev Posad, Monastery.
The beauty of this place is not in the outside of these churches [although they are still beautiful on this rainy day] but on what is in the inside. Inside these churches are very beautiful, even breathtakingly beautiful icons. They are still the originals from centuries ago. It is strictly forbidden to photographe them. This is not for religious reasons but solely because of the delicate state they are in. In the oldest church of the complex there isn't even electric light, just candles, to protect the images from disappearing. But these icons alone make it worth while to visit this place.
Sergiev Posad, Monastery.
The beauty of this place is not in the outside of these churches [although they are still beautiful on this rainy day] but on what is in the inside. Inside these churches are very beautiful, even breathtakingly beautiful icons. They are still the originals from centuries ago. It is strictly forbidden to photographe them. This is not for religious reasons but solely because of the delicate state they are in. In the oldest church of the complex there isn't even electric light, just candles, to protect the images from disappearing. But these icons alone make it worth while to visit this place.