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Church of the Holy Virgin
Church of the Holy Virgin (1885)
The main entrance to the church enclosure, from the west.
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Church of the Holy Virgin
Bell tower, with a set of Russian-style tuned bells that are played this way at the end of the Sunday morning worship service.
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Our Lady of the Assumption (Catholic) interior dome
Trinity Cathedral and Cyril's Chapel domes
Assumption Cathedral central dome interior
Astrakhan skyline from the Volga River
The Kremlin's belltower and Assumption Cathedral dominate the city's skyline from the Volga River
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St. Nicholas Over the Gate (1738)
This small church is in the northern gatehouse of Astrakhan's Kremlin. The outside entrance is...
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Cyril's Chapel (1677)
Was erected over the burial place of Cyril, the first hegumen (abbot) of Trinity Monastery (its main...
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Holy Transfiguration Monastery Tower (1730)
This white tower is all that remains of Holy Transfiguration Monastery. The rest of the complex was destroyed in 1930 by Soviet authorities.
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Our Lady of the Assumption (Catholic - 1778)
The western facade of Astrakhan's only (and Russia's third) Roman Catholic church.
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Our Lady of the Assumption (Catholic)
Our Lady of the Assumption (Catholic)
Our Lady of the Assumption (Catholic)
Our Lady of the Assumption (Catholic - 1778)
The south side. The building was ransacked and used as a warehouse during the Soviet era.
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