Kirillo-Afanasievsky Monastery

Kirillo-Afanasievsky Monastery is a church in Yaroslavl Oblast, Central Russia which is located on площадь Челюскинцев. Kirillo-Afanasievsky Monastery is situated nearby to the monastery Кирило-Афанасиевский мужской монастырь, as well as near the town hall Уполномоченный по правам ребенка ЯО.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Russian Orthodox
Description: Monastery in Yaroslavl, Russia
Also known as: “Spaso-Afanasievsky Monastery”, “Афанасьевский монастырь (Ярославль)”, “Кирилло-Афанасьевский монастырь”, and “Кирилло-Афанасьевский монастырь (Ярославль)”
Address: площадь Челюскинцев 17, Ярославль

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of History of Yaroslavl and Church of the Saviour on the city.

Museum of History of Yaroslavl

Museum

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Museum of History of Yaroslavl is situated 280 metres northeast of Kirillo-Afanasievsky Monastery.

Church of the Saviour on the city

Church

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Church of the Saviour on the city is situated 310 metres south of Kirillo-Afanasievsky Monastery.

Volzhskaya tower

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Volzhskaya tower, or Arsenalnaya tower, is one of the three surviving towers of the fortifications of the Zemlyanoy town of Yaroslavl. Initially, in the 16th century, six gated towers and twenty blank wooden towers were built on the ramparts. Volzhskaya tower is situated 380 metres east of Kirillo-Afanasievsky Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yaroslavl and Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl.

Yaroslavl

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Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers.