Dormition Cathedral, Staraya Ladoga

Name: Dormition Cathedral
Address: Staraya Ladoga, Russia

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Dormition Cathedral in the selo of Staraya Ladoga, Volkhovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia is one of the oldest churches of Russia, dating from the second half of the 12th century. It is one of the few surviving pre-Mongol buildings in Russia, and the northernmost one. The cathedral is the katholikon of the female Dormition Monastery, one of the several monasteries in Staraya Ladoga, and is located on the left bank of the Volkhov River. The building was designated an architectural monument of federal significance. ()

Local name: Успенский собор Completed: XII centuryArchitectural style: Russian architectureCoordinates: 60°0'8"N, 32°17'39"E

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Dormition Cathedral – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. George's Church, Lyubsha.

~1910 ftSE
Church
St. George's Church, Staraya Ladoga
10 min walk • St. George's Church in the selo of Staraya Ladoga, Volkhovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia is one of the oldest churches of Russia, dating from the second half of the 12th century. It is one of the few surviving pre-Mongol buildings in Russia. It contains the frescoes of the 12th century, extremely rare in Russia.
0.8 miE
Archaeological site
Lyubsha, Staraya Ladoga
21 min walk • Lyubsha is an archaeological site situated on the right bank of the Volkhov, about 1,500 metres downstream from Staraya Ladoga. As was determined by the 1997 excavations, Lyubsha is the site of one of the oldest Slavs fort in Russia, established in the first half of the 8th century, thus predating Ladoga.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dormition Cathedral?

Nearby attractions include St. George's Church, Staraya Ladoga (10 min walk), Lyubsha, Staraya Ladoga (21 min walk).