Vyazhischsky monastery, Velikiy Novgorod, Russia
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AirVuz contributor and pilot Anemko brings us this excellent drone video of Vyazhishchi Monastery, a famous hermitage in Northwestern Russia. The structure is situated in its namesake village, just a few mi./km northwest of the city of Novgorod (aka Veliky Novgorod). While the original monastery was founded in the late 14th century, The buildings which remain standing date to the time of Peter the Great i.e,, around the turn of the 18th century. It is famous for its tin-glazed pottery known as Maiolica.
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The Vyazhishchi Convent of St. Nicholas (Nikolo-Vyazhishchsky Stavropegial Women's Monastery; Russian: Николо-Вяжищский ставропигиальный монастырь) is an Orthodox convent located in the village of Vyazhishchi, 7 miles (12 km) NNW of Veliky Novgorod. Its surviving buidings date from the period between 1681 and 1708.[1] They are famous for having the richest maiolica decorations in Northwest Russia. It was first mentioned in the chronicle under the year 1411