Solovetsky Monastery, Orthodox monastery on Solovetsky Islands, Russia.
The monastery complex includes massive stone walls with six fortress towers, a kremlin yard, and multiple church buildings with distinctive wooden-scaled domes.
Founded in 1401, the monastery transformed from a religious center into a prison during the Soviet era, when it operated as the Solovki labor camp.
The Transfiguration Cathedral exhibits Pomorsky architectural elements through its whitewashed walls and clusters of domes covered in wooden scales.
Access to the monastery requires boat transportation from mainland Russia, with services operating according to seasonal schedules from spring through early fall.
The monks engineered an advanced system of canals connecting multiple lakes, which powered a 17th-century water mill and provided sustainable water management.
Location: Solovetsky
Location: Primorsky District
Inception: 15 century
Part of: Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
Website: https://solovki-monastyr.ru
GPS coordinates: 65.02444,35.71056
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:11
These European monasteries and religious structures display architecture from medieval to modern times. The buildings showcase different architectural styles and occupy notable geographic locations: on islands, mountain peaks, or among lavender fields. Many of these monasteries remain active religious centers today.
Solovetsky Islands
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Stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island
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Solovetsky state Museum-reserve
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Gora Sekirnaya
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Ascension Church on Sekirnaya Hill
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Bolshoy Zayatsky Island
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Saint Andrew Skete (Solovki)
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Isakovsky Skete
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Botanical garden in Solovki
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Ascension Skete (Solovki)
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World War II memorial in Solovki
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Saint Macarius Skete
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Trinity Skete
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Saint Savvaty Skete (Solovki)
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Saint Sergius Skete (Solovki)
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Jesus (Filippovskaya) pustin
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Staraya Sosnovaya pustin
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Malaya Muksalma
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Biostation in Solovki
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Eleazarova pustin
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Церковь Троицкая (остров Анзерский)
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Кладовая кожевенная (Остров Большой Соловецкий)
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Bell tower of Solovetsky Monastery
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Галерея-переход (Остров Большой Соловецкий)
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Buildings of Solovetsky Monastery
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Solovetsky lighthouse
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Корпус Наместнический (Остров Большой Соловецкий)
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Баня братская (Остров Большой Соловецкий)
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