{"id":1192,"date":"2019-02-25T17:52:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T17:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/russiable.com\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2024-01-06T12:43:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T12:43:09","slug":"novodevichy-convent-cemetery-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russiable.com\/novodevichy-convent-cemetery-moscow\/","title":{"rendered":"Novodevichy Convent (and cemetery), one of my favorite places in Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Novodevichy Convent is one of the most appreciated historical sites by Muscovites and a must-see if you travel to Moscow. Next to the convent is the Novodevichy Cemetery, the most famous of Moscow and in which famous celebrities of Russian history are buried, such as former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, film director Sergei Eisenstein, or composer Dmitri Shostakovich, among others.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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1. Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Novodevichy Convent (or Monastery), or Novodevichy Convent Complex<\/strong>, is a complex of walled religious buildings that dates back to the early 16th century, and that you can\u2019t miss in your visit to Moscow. It is located in the southwest of the capital, next to the Moskva River. It is one of my favorite places in Moscow, for its tranquility and its history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to it is the Novodevichy Cemetery<\/strong>, the most famous in Moscow, whose visit is even more interesting than that of the convent, since famous figures of Russian history are buried there, and tombs and mausoleums are authentic works of art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entire complex, of Russian Baroque style, has undergone important changes since its inception and has been a direct testimony of the history of Russia, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, reaching our modern days with the declaration of the Novodevichy Convent as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, outside the high masonry walls, there is a park, the Moskva River and a small lake, which was immortalized by Tchaikovsky in The Swan Lake<\/em>, from which we see the financial district of Moscow City<\/em> in the distance, with its modern skyscrapers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The visit to the convent, including the cemetery, may take you one morning. Near Novodevichy there is the modern and refurbished Great Sports Stadium of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, which was the main venue for the 1980 Moscow Olympics and the 2018 World Football Championship, in case you want to complete your morning or day visit schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Basic Information: hours, prices, visits, restaurants and how to get there<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The visit to the Novodevichy convent complex and the cemetery, as I said, can take you the whole morning, though everything depends on the rhythm of each one and the exhibitions that are visited. Keep in mind that the complex is in continuous remodeling and it is easy to find some churches or exhibitions of the complex closed or under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n