Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings

Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1992 som kulturarv i Russian Federation. Platsen hör till regionen Europe and North America.

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UNESCOSituated on the ancient trade route between Central Asia and northern Europe, Novgorod was Russia's first capital in the 9th century. Surrounded by churches and monasteries, it was a centre for Orthodox spirituality as well as Russian architecture. Its medieval monuments and the 14th-century frescoes of Theophanes the Greek (Andrei Rublev's teacher) illustrate the development of its remarkable architecture and cultural creativity.