Novgorod

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Ancient architecture of Novgorod. Churches, cathedrals, ...

Walk on ancient Russian city.

Novgorod (the "new city") was founded in 859 on the Volkhov River in the place of an older fortification. The Kremlin remains the center of Novgorod to present day. It features the chief Cathedral of St. Sofia, dating from the time of Yaroslavl I, 1045-1052. The official title of the city is "Novgorod the Great".

Exhibition of ancient jewellery and weaving.

The Novgorod exhibit brings together churches of serveral distinct designs from as early as 1531, houses from the nineteenth century, and a windmill from the early 20th century. The "villages" which result are, of course, artificial creations, since they never existed in the given location with the same grouping of buildings that one now sees. However, an obvious effort has been made to ensure authenticity at least in the houses, which have been furnished with genuine objects and in which items have been placed according to what is known from ethnographic surveys of still living traditions which can reasonably be assumed to correspond to those of the former inhabitants of the houses on display.

The main lake of the Novgorod region is Ilmen lake, that could've been the biggest lake in Europe, if it wasn't so shallow - it's only from 2.5 to 10 meters deep. The Volkhov river goes from Ilmen lake to the direction of Novgorod. It's often named "grey river" because of it's ripples (windy weather is usual here).