THE CITY UP CLOSE
Discover the top attractions and places to visit in Veliky Novgorod. Explore walking routes and listen to a self-guided audio tour with Tytory.
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Wikingenge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · PhotoArchitecture
The Church of the Saviour at Nereditsa stands outside the historic centre in open countryside. With no neighbouring façades crowding it, this small building gains a remarkable presence from its simple forms and low horizon.
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Ludvig14 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · PhotoArchitecture
The Church of the Transfiguration on Ilyina Street is easy to underestimate if monuments are judged by size alone. Its compact interior contains one of the most important encounters with medieval art in Novgorod.
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Within the Archbishop's Court in Novgorod's Kremlin stands a building that challenges familiar expectations of medieval Russian architecture. The Archbishop's Chamber, also called the Faceted Chamber, draws on the Gothic tradition more often associated with northern European cities.
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Alexxx1979 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo
Alexxx1979 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo
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FVK36 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · PhotoArchitecture
This is Saint Nicholas Cathedral at Yaroslav's Court, one of Novgorod's oldest churches. Prince Mstislav founded it in 1113. Its position on the Market Side matters: across the Volkhov stands the Kremlin, while this bank developed its own focus of commerce and public life.
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Belliy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · PhotoCulture
Vitoslavlitsy is a museum where history can be read in timber. Churches, chapels, farmhouses and working buildings were brought here from different parts of the Novgorod region. This is not an entire village preserved on its original site. Buildings were studied, moved and reassembled to protect them from loss.
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Красный · CC BY-SA 4.0 · PhotoHistory
Saint George's Monastery stands beside the Volkhov, away from the dense city centre. River, open ground and large monastic buildings give this part of Novgorod a different scale. Its Russian name, Yuriev, comes from Yuri, a form of George.
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