Sergiyev Posad


Sergiyev Posad is a "Lavra", or exalted monastery near Moscow. There are 3 such monasteries in the entire country. For some reason it was allowed to function during Communist times. I went there with a group of Indonesian architects, who enjoyed the monastery, the snow and each other.

 

Click for a larger version Cathedral of the Assumption
Click for a larger version Cathedral of the Assumption
Click for a larger version More Cathedral of the Assumption
Click for a larger version The Chapel Over the Well
Click for a larger version Small Chapel
Click for a larger version Church of the Holy Spirit

Looking other-worldly with scaffolding

Click for a larger version Dessert

A delicacy hard to find in Indonesia.

Click for a larger version Members of the group
Click for a larger version The front of the Monastery

After closing time. If it looks cold and icy, yes it was.

Click for a larger version Back at the Intourist