White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

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White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl (1165).
State Party Russian Federation
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, iv
Reference633-644
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription History
Inscription1992  (16th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
† Region as classified by UNESCO.
The White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal is the name of a World Heritage Site in Russian Federation. The patrimony embraces eight medieval limestone monuments of Zalesye: This World Heritage Site does not include, for reasons unknown, several closely related white monuments of Zalesye:
  • The Saviour Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky (1152);
  • The Cathedral of Saint George in Yuriev-Polsky (1230-34, with later modifications);
  • The Cathedrals of the Knyaginin Convent in Vladimir and Intercession Convent in Suzdal (turn of the 15th and 16th centuries).

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO
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State Party Natural WHS Cultural WHS Mixed WHS Total WHS Zone
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Anthem
Hymn of the Russian Federation


Capital
(and largest city) Moscow

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Владими? (Russian)

View of Vladimir
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Suzdal (Russian: Су́здаль) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated northeast of Moscow, 26 km from the city of Vladimir, on the Kamenka River.
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Anthem
Hymn of the Russian Federation


Capital
(and largest city) Moscow

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Zalesye (literally: "over the woods") or Opolye (literally: "in the fields") is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, the north-east of Moscow Oblast and the south of Yaroslavl Oblast.
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Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir used to be a mother church of medieval Russia in the 13th and 14th centuries. It is part of the World Heritage Site entitled White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal.
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Golden Gates of Vladimir (Russian: Zolotye Vorota, Золотые ворота), constructed between 1158 and 1164, are the only (albeit partially) preserved instance of the ancient Russian city gates.
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Andrei Bogolyubsky (Russian: Андрей Боголюбский) (c. 1111 – June 28, 1174) was a prince of Vladimir-Suzdal (after 1157).
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Bogolyubovo (Russian: Боголю́бово) is an urban-type settlement in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located some ten kilometers northeast of Vladimir.
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The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin upon Nerl River (Russian: Церковь Покрова на Нерли,
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Suzdal (Russian: Су́здаль) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated northeast of Moscow, 26 km from the city of Vladimir, on the Kamenka River.
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Kremlin (Russian: Кремль, IPA: [krʲɛmlʲ]
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Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius is a monastery in Suzdal, Russia.

The monastery was founded in the 14th century, and grew in importance in the 16th and 17th centuries after donations by Vasili III, Ivan IV and the Pozharsky family, a noble dynasty of the region.
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Pereslavl-Zalessky or Pereyaslavl-Zalessky (Russian: Пересла́вль-Зале́сский
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO
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Anthem
Hymn of the Russian Federation


Capital
(and largest city) Moscow

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State Party Russian Federation
Type Natural
Criteria x
Reference 766
Region Europe and North America

Inscription History
Inscription 2001  (25th Session)
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State Party  Lithuania and
 Russia
Type Cultural
Criteria v
Reference 994
Region Europe and North America

Inscription History
Inscription 2000  (24th Session)
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Motto
"Tautos jėga vienybėje"
"The strength of the nation lies in unity"
Anthem
Tautiška giesmė


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Ferapontov convent (Russian: Ферапонтов монастырь), in the Vologda region of Russia, is considered one of the purest examples of Russian medieval art, a reason given by
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State Party Russian Federation
Type Cultural
Criteria ii
Reference 634
Region Europe and North America

Inscription History
Inscription 1994  (18th Session)
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State Party Russian Federation
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Reference 980
Region Europe and North America

Inscription History
Inscription 2000  (24th Session)
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State Party Russian Federation
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iv, v
Reference 544
Region Europe and North America

Inscription History
Inscription 1990  (14th Session)
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Coordinates Coordinates:
Lake type Continental rift lake
Primary sources
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State Party Russian Federation
Type Cultural
Criteria iii, iv
Reference 1070
Region Europe and North America

Inscription History
Inscription 2003  (27th Session)
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State Party Russian Federation
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv, vi
Reference 604
Region European Russia

Inscription History
Inscription 1992  (16th Session)
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