Showing posts with label Novodevichy Convent and Cemetery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Novodevichy Convent and Cemetery. Show all posts

Thursday, April 16, 2015

N is for Novodevichy Convent and Cemetery


Welcome to the second half of the A to Z Challenge!

The Novodevichy Convent and Cemetery in Moscow is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The grounds of the convent were very beautiful.  The cemetery was unlike anything I have ever seen.  I think I visited more grave sites on this trip than I have on any other trip outside the USA.  Or ever for that matter.

I have a lot of pictures and can only show a few, so hard to choose.

Tsaritsa's Tower and the Gate Church of the Transfiguration

The Cathedral of the Virgin of Smolensk (rear) with the Chapel in the foreground
Iconostases in the Cathedral above and painted walls below


Palace of Irina Gudunova, sister of Boris Godunov

Gate Church of the Intercession

Domes of the Cathedral

The Cemetery


Boris Yeltsin's Tomb - the sculpture is the Russian flag

Nikita Khrushchev - the black and white monument represents the contrasting sides of his personna

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 below.  I had the pleasure of hearing this conducted by Valery Gergiev several years ago.




Tolkien Bonus:  N is for the Nazgul, faceless riders on black horses, later creepy flying beings, nine in number, slaves of the nine rings and the go-fers of Sauron.  The things of nightmares.  Did I say 'creepy'?