The Church of the Virgin of Smolensk on Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 29, was named after St. Theodore the Studite (VIII-IX). Built in 1624-1626 by Fyodor Nikolayevich Romanov - the future patriarch Philaret - as the cathedral church of the "hospital" Monastery of St. Theodore - the Virgin of Smolensk. The church was designed for the servants of the patriarchal court.01.03.1996#727442
The city hall tower, in Kamianets-Podilskyi, the former building of the city magistrate (16th century), a Renaissance and baroque architectural monument. Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.05.12.1989#6618992
Delegation of Muslims from Morocco headed by Minister on Affairs of Islam Abdel Kebir Alawi Mdagri (second left) visits the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR.26.04.1988#5742534
The former Ferapontov Belozersky Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin. In the monastery's Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, 1490, murals by famous Moscow artist and icon painter Dionisius have been preserved intact. Dionisius painted the frescoes with his sons in August-September 1502. Today the monastery includes the Museum of Frescoes by Dionisius that has the status of historical, architectural and art museum reserve.23.05.1984#5759940
Lvov Art Gallery (now Borys Voznytsky Lvov National Art Gallery) in the Ukrainian SSR. Engagement of Catherine of Alexandria, a painting by Gentile da Fabriano (1370-1427).11.06.1983#8130458
Trakai Castle, a 14th-15th century architectural landmark, on the shore of Lake Galve in the Lithuanian SSR. The Trakai History Museum has been located on the island since 1962.02.07.1981#5865860
Archaeologists work at the Battle of Kulikovo Field site. This photo shows a 14th century Tatar Paiza serving as an ID and pass. Mongolian Khans issued such tablets to messengers on a mission.16.12.1980#8829088
Archaeological excavations at the site of the Battle of Kulikovo. A 14th century spear. Dmitrov Museum of Local History.16.12.1980#8829087
The Sudak Fortress is a monument of 14th-15th century architecture and the only well-preserved Genoese structure in Crimea.01.06.1980#469552
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery founded in 1397 by the monks Sergii Radonezhsky and Ferapont Belozersky (now historical-architectural and art museum-reserve).01.07.1979#862297
An icon of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery historical-architectural and art museum-reserve founded in 1397 by the monks Sergii Radonezhsky and Ferapont Belozersky.01.07.1979#862296
An icon of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery historical-architectural and art museum-reserve founded in 1397 by the monks Sergii Radonezhsky and Ferapont Belozersky.01.07.1979#862295
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery founded in 1397 by the monks Sergii Radonezhsky and Ferapont Belozersky (now historical-architectural and art museum-reserve).01.07.1979#862294
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery founded in 1397 by the monks Sergii Radonezhsky and Ferapont Belozersky (now historical-architectural and art museum-reserve).01.07.1979#862293
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery founded in 1397 by the monks Sergii Radonezhsky and Ferapont Belozersky (now historical-architectural and art museum-reserve). Siverskoye Lake view.01.07.1979#862292
The main gate of the Novy Gorod (New Town) under the Kazan Tower (17th Century). A fragment of the walls of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery founded in 1397 by the monks Sergii Radonezhsky and Ferapont Belozersky (now historical-architectural and art museum-reserve).01.07.1979#862287
Trakai Island Castle (14th-15th century) on an island in Lake Galve, Lithuanian SSR, where the Trakai Museum has been located since 1962.01.07.1978#8414212
The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. The 14th century Trakai Island Castle, the ancient residence of Lithuanian Princes.01.09.1977#883051
The Trakai History Museum (since 1962) in the Trakai Island Castle (14th-15th century) on an island in Lake Galve in the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic.01.02.1977#6523890
Trakai Island Castle on the shore of Lake Galve, Lithuanian SSR, hosts the Trakai history museum since 1962. A 14-15th century heritage site.15.07.1976#6491211
The Trakai Island Castle on the shore of Lake Galve in the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became part of the Trakai History Museum in 1962. A monument of 14th-15th century architecture.10.08.1974#5958778
The Saint Anne's Catholic church, a 14th century Gothic church, one of the most famous landmarks of Vilnius. The church is located in the old town.01.02.1974#2886666
The icon of Our Lady of Tolga (Kubenskoye), a 16th century icon from the Church of the Resurrection near the village of Kubenskoye, Vologda District. The Vologda State History, Architecture and Art Museum Reserve.01.03.1973#5712776
Icon "Deesis with St Barbara and Paraskeva." Second half of the 14th century. Novgorod Historical, Architectural and Artistic Open-Air Museum.01.03.1973#5712774
A reproduction of the "Boris and Gleb" icon. Detail. 14th century. Tempera on wood. The State Russian Museum.01.01.1972#753407
A reproduction of the "Boris and Gleb" icon. 14th century. Tempera on wood. The State Russian Museum.01.01.1972#753402
The Uzbek SSR. View of the old town of Ichan Kala, a historical inner town of the city of Khiva. Madrasah of Kutlug Murad Inak is seen in the background.23.09.1971#5675826
The icon "Dormition of the Theotokos" at the Moscow Kremlin's Annunciation Cathedral.08.01.1971#5611090
Trakai Island Castle on the coast of Lake Galve in the Lithuanian SSR, an architectural monument of the 14th-15th centuries which has housed the Museum of Trakai History since 1962.10.08.1970#5947379
The Crimean region, Ukrainian SSR. The Eski Dyurbe Mausoleum in Bakhchisaray, by some accounts built in the 14th century.14.06.1970#5816610
The archway of a caravanserai built in the ancient Turkmen town of Kunya-Urgench in the 14th century.01.06.1970#572433
A reliquary shaped as an architectural structure. The end of the 14th century. The State Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg.01.05.1970#744537
A tabernacle. Barcelona, Spain. The 14th century. The State Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg.01.05.1970#744534
Uzbek SSR. Head of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, mufti Eshon Babakhan ibn Abdulmajidkhan, holds a prayer at the tomb of Saint Kusam-ibn-Abbas (Shah-i Zindah) in Samarkand.09.04.1970#5784345
Participants in the conference of representatives of all religions for peace and cooperation among peoples on an excursion in the Shah-i-Zinda (meaning "a living king" in Persian) architectural complex, an ensemble of mausoleums of Samarkand nobility, a valuable monument of medieval architecture originated in the 11th-12th centuries. Its modern appearance dates back to the 14th-15th centuries. Samarkand, Uzbekistan. 1969.01.08.1969#782871
A view of Spaso-Yakovlevsky monastery on the shore of Lake Nero in the southwestern part of Rostov Veliky. The monastery was founded in 1389 by Bishop of Rostov baptizer Iakov, it was disbanded in 1928 and was restored in 1991.03.07.1969#6665207
Estonian SSR. The wall of Toompea castle with Long Hermann (Pikk Hermann) tower, Tallinn.01.07.1969#6158053
Watering vessel with a bird. Golden Horde. The 14th century. The State Hermitage Museum.01.01.1968#518057
Icon "Deesis with Bystanding Saints". The 14th century. The Church of St.Barbara in Pskov.01.01.1968#752798
Shadi Mulk Aka mausoleum in Samarkand, a masterpiece of 14th century Central Asian architecture, construction and decorative art of the time.19.09.1967#6654673
Icon "The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ" (the 14th century) of the iconostasis of the Cathedral of St.Sophia (1045-1050).01.02.1967#757876
Icon "The Crucifixion" (the 14th century) of the iconostasis of the Cathedral of St.Sophia (1045-1050).01.02.1967#757875
Icon "The Palm Sunday (the Triumphant Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem)" (the 14th century) of the iconostasis of the Cathedral of St.Sophia (1045-1050).01.02.1967#757874
Russian soldiers' chain mail and armor from the collection of the Moscow Kremlin Armory.30.01.1967#5660968
Icon "Paraskeva Pyatnitsa" ("Paraskevi of Iconium"), the only authentic monument of the Ryazan school of Old Russian painting. Detail. The 14th-15th centuries.01.01.1967#752803
Novgorod (today's Veliky Novgorod). Theodore Stratelates's Church on the Brook, 14th century (today an architectural landmark of the Novgorod Museum Reserve).20.06.1966#6035525
The Cap of Monomach. Intricate golden head-gear with sable edging, decorated with precious stones. 14th century. State Armory Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin.01.01.1966#521041
Visitors in the Karlstejn Castle near Prague in the Czechoslovakian Soviet Socialist Republic.01.07.1962#5684069
"Pharaoh Before God Horus," a petroglyph found by an archeological expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1962) headed by Boris Piotrovsky. The archeologists explored the flooded area of the Aswan Dam, Wadi Allaki, one of the richest gold-mining areas in Nubia, the United Arab Republic.01.01.1962#736439
Rock inscriptions found by an archeological expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1962) headed by Boris Piotrovsky. The archeologists explored the flooded area of the Aswan Dam, Wadi Allaki, one of the richest gold-mining areas in Nubia, the United Arab Republic.01.01.1962#736438
