Cathedral of the Assumption, Sergiev Posad by Chris Gibbins

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17-MAY-2012	© Chris Gibbins

Cathedral of the Assumption, commissioned in 1559 by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan.
This is the monastery’s main cathedral.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6g IF-ED AF-S DX VR
1/320s f/11.0 at 24.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Laura Milholland		21-Aug-2012 23:14
Are these mostly tour groups that we see? They are definitely well-visited.

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