Mirozhsky Monastery, Pskov

Name: Mirozhsky Monastery
Address: Красноармейская наб., Pskov, Russia

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Mirozhsky Monastery is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox monastery complex in Pskov, Russia, famous for its frescoes, located in the Christ's Transfiguration Cathedral. The name of the monastery is derived from the name of the Mirozha River, since the monastery is located at the place where the Mirozha joins the Velikaya River, on the left bank of the Velikaya. The catholicon of the monastery is one of the two pre-Mongol buildings which survived in Pskov, and contains the frescoes of the 12th century. The monastery, together with the Transfiguration Cathedral, is part of the Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture, which became an World Heritage Site in 2019. ()

Local name: Мирожский монастырь Unesco: from 2019Area: 1.49 mi²Coordinates: 57°48'20"N, 28°19'45"E

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Красноармейская наб.Pskov Russia

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Nearby attractions include: Pskov Krom, Trinity Cathedral in Pskov, Prikaznye palaty, Riga Bridge.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mirozhsky Monastery?

Nearby attractions include Cerkov Pokrova i Rozdestva ot Proloma, Pskov (5 min walk), Pskov National Museum of History, Pskov (14 min walk), Cerkov Vasilia na Gorke, Pskov (18 min walk), Riga Bridge, Pskov (19 min walk).

How to get to Mirozhsky Monastery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mirozhsky Monastery:

Bus

Дамба • Lines: 19, 2, 5, 8, 8А (5 min walk)
Усановка • Lines: 8, 8А (7 min walk)

Train

Псков - Товарный (31 min walk)
Полковая (40 min walk)