
Patriarch Iova's sakkos [bishop's robe]. [Staritsa Assumption Monastery]
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Plashchanitsa [shroud with image of Christ], embroidered by Anastasiia Romanova (Iureva Zakhareva, first wife of Ivan the Terrible, 1547) in 1543, and Patriarch Iov's epigonation. [Staritsa Assumption Monastery]
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Some articles from the Staritsa Monastery sacristy: Saint Dionysius' mitre, Saint Dionysius' censer and cross. Patriarch Iov's cross
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Iconstasis in the Assumption Cathedral (800 years) in Staritsa Monastery
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Resting place of Patriarch Iov, Staritsa Assumption Monastery
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Boris-Gleb Monastery, from the [north. Torzhok]
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Torzhok. View of the city from the north
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Iconostasis of the Tikhvin Mother of God Church. [Torzhok]
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Old church of the Tikhvin Mother of God on the right bank of the Tvertsa [River]. [Torzhok]
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Boris-Gleb Monastery for men. [Torzhok]
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View of the city of Torzhok from the rampart. Visible are the churches of Saint Georgii and the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God
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Entrance into Boris-Gleb Monastery for men. [Torzhok]
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City of Torzhok. View from the west. Tvertsa River
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Boris-Gleb Monastery for men. [Torzhok]
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[Hotel of A. G. Barskov (formerly of Fedukhin-Pozharskii) in Torzhok]
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Detail of Shir-Dar (inside, to the right of the entrance). Samarkand
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View toward Samarkand from Shakh-i Zindeh m[osque]
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On the Siab River. Samarkand
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[Entrance of Gur-Emir mausoleum. Samarkand]
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On the Siab River. Samarkand
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Bibi-Khanym. Detail of [southeast] side. Samarkand
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Above main entrance to Bibi-Khanym. Samarkand
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Tsar-dam. General view from the [right bank]. Golodnaia Steppe
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Peasant apiary near Gagry
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Inside Tillia-Kari courtyard. Detail on right side. Samarkand
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Inside Tillia-Kari courtyard. Detail on right side. Samarkand
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Bridge beyond the rapids, over the Syr-Darya [near Khilkovo station]. From the right bank. Golodnaia Steppe
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Gagry from the road to Adler
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Rear of Shakh-i Zindeh. [Tuman-Aka mausoleum]. Samarkand
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[Hazrat-i-Hizr mosque. Samarkand]
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General view of Shakh-i Zindeh mosque [i.e. necropolis], from the northwest. Samarkand
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Passage of the Dead. Detail above entrance to [upper chartak (canopy) of Shakh-i Zindeh]. Samarkand
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At entrance to [upper chartak (canopy) of Shakh-i Zindeh]. Samarkand
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Dome of the Namazga mosque. Samarkand
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Niche in back wall of the Passage of the Dead. [Khodja Akhmed Mausoleum. Shakh-i Zindeh]. Samarkand
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Right dome of Shir-Dar mosque. Samarkand
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Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls. [Entrance to the mausoleum Shadi-Mulk-Aka (Turkan-Aka)]. Samarkand
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Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls. [Entrance to the mausoleum Shirin-Bika-Aka]. Samarkand
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Dome of the Gur-Emir mosque [mausoleum] from [northern] side. Samarkand
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Dome of the Gur-Emir mosque [mausoleum]. Samarkand
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Tomb on the same side in the Passage of the Dead. [Shakh-i Zindeh]. Samarkand
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Entrance into the Gur-Emir mosque [mausoleum]. Door. Samarkand
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Old Petrovskii sluice near the village of Petrovskoe
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Surface layers near Katav-Ivanovskii Zavod
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Surface layers near Katav-Ivanovskii Zavod
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General view of Nil's Hermitage from the village of Peski [Lake Seliger]
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View of the Polyud Rock from the water tower. Cherdyn
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[Hanging church chandelier that was found in the ruins of Torzhok Peter Tower. Tver museum]
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Church of Saints Peter and Paul. [Belozersk]
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Old wooden Church of the Prophet Elijah. [Belozersk]
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