Arkazhsky Monastery, Novgorod

Name: Arkazhsky Monastery
Address: Novgorod, Russia

#40 among attractions in Novgorod

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The Arkazhy Monastery was one of the most important monasteries of medieval Novgorod the Great. It stood about two miles south of the city and just west of the Yuriev Monastery. All that remains of it today is the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, which is visible on the road out to the Yuriev Monastery. The foundations of the medieval monastery were excavated by Soviet archaeologists in 1961. ()

Local name: Аркажский монастырь Coordinates: 58°29'30"N, 31°13'18"E

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