Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery

Monastery in Sviyazhsk, Tatarstan, Russia

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The Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery (Russian: Свияжский Успенский монастырь) in Sviyazhsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia is a male Russian Orthodox monastery, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. It is said to be situated on the town-island of Sviyazhsk, but actually there is a road access by earth to the main territory. It was built in 1555, in the same time as Diocese of Kazan was established, and was the main educational and enlightenment center there during XVI—XVIII centuries, in the program of Russian tzar Ivan the Terrible to colonize Volga region. In particular, it had one of the first printing presses in Russia, along with Moscow Print Yard. The frescoes of the Orthodox monastery are among the best preserved in Russia.

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v t e World Heritage Sites in Russia by federal district
Central	Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye Kremlin and Red Square Novodevichy Convent Trinity Sergius Lavra White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal Historic Centre of Yaroslavl
Far Eastern	Central Sikhote-Alin Lake Baikal Landscapes of Dauria Lena Pillars Volcanoes of Kamchatka Wrangel Island
North Caucasian	Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent Naryn-Kala
Northwestern	Curonian Spit Ferapontov Monastery Kizhi Pogost Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea Virgin Komi Forests Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Surroundings Peterhof Palace Solovetsky Islands Struve Geodetic Arc Kenozero
Siberian	Golden Mountains of Altai Lake Baikal Putorana Plateau Uvs Nuur Basin
Southern	Western Caucasus
Volga	Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of Sviyazhsk Bolghar Kazan Kremlin Astronomical Observatory of Kazan University
Shared with Mongolia Shared with Lithuania Shared with nine other countries

55°46′12″N 48°39′08″E / 55.77000°N 48.65222°E / 55.77000; 48.65222

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