Graves in Novodevichy Convent
Graves in Novodevichy Convent, Historical cemetery in Khamovniki District, Russia.
The cemetery contains over 27,000 graves arranged in multiple sections, featuring a collection of small chapels and large stone monuments.
Established in 1898, the cemetery gained importance in the 1930s when Soviet authorities relocated graves of notable Russians from closed monasteries.
The cemetery houses the remains of influential figures like Boris Yeltsin, Anton Chekhov, Dmitri Shostakovich, and numerous Russian literary masters.
Visitors can obtain detailed maps at the cemetery entrance office, which indicate the locations of notable graves throughout the burial grounds.
The cemetery features numerous gravestones with distinct designs that reflect different periods of Russian artistic and architectural development.
Location: Khamovniki District
GPS coordinates: 55.72638,37.55675
Latest update: May 12, 2025 12:46
Novodevichy Belltower
80 m
Naprudnaya Tower
91 m
Smolensky Cathedral (Novodevichy Convent)
50 m
Savvinskaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
119 m
Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior (Novodevichy Convent)
75 m
Prokhorovs' chapel
64 m
Pokrovskaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
142 m
Streltsy guardrooms at Nikolskaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
109 m
Погребные палаты в Новодевичьем монастыре
149 m
Maria's Chambers (Novodevichy Convent)
135 m
Yevdokiya Chambers (Novodevichy Convent)
104 m
Chebotarnaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
160 m
Treasury Chambers (Novodevichy Convent)
48 m
Volkonsky burial vault
146 m
South Gate with the Church of the Protection of the Theotokos (Novodevichy Convent)
142 m
Filatiev's School (Novodevichy Convent)
74 m
Tsaritsynskaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
99 m
Sophia's Chambers (Novodevichy Convent)
79 m
Lopukhinskaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
64 m
Nikolskaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
120 m
Streltsy guardrooms at Chebotarnaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
148 m
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Novodevichy Convent)
99 m
Lopukhina's Chambers
64 m
Shvalnaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
121 m
Irina's Chambers (Novodevichy Convent)
136 m
Ioasaphovskaya Tower (Novodevichy Convent)
102 m
Hospital Chambers (Novodevichy Convent)
113 m
Палаты у колокольни (Хамовники)
90 mReviews
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