Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Beautiful cathedral!

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, the cathedral of the Ivanovsky monastery stands on the banks of the Great, just opposite the mouth of the Pskov River. You can walk to it either along Krasnoarmeiska...

Must read the history before visit

This small church is unique, but according to age and turbulent history of Russia have great amount of later improvements, too. Central part still bear very ancient style of early Byzantine architectu...

Asymmetrical, growing into the ground cathedral from the UNESCO list.

Original Text

To the Cathedral of John Pretecchi it is necessary to go, it is on the other bank of the Great. Now with the inclusion in the list of UNESCO World Heritage wishes, probably, it became more.Previously the cathedral was part of the monastery, o ...

Christmas Cathedral of John Pretentice

Original Text

The Cathedral of John Pretecchi – One of the oldest buildings of Pskov was the temple of the John's Women's Monastery founded in the 12th century. The Monastery is mentioned in the 1243 chronicle and for a long time was a mes ...

The sleeping house of the wives of the Pskov princes

Original Text

The temple of the 12th century and, as many Pskskowski - the object of UNESCO. Outside the temple as alive, as if it grew from the ground: handling the walls with hands - as if it were worn. Inside is cozy , home. Build as a measure and beauty p ...