Belarus is a multi-ethnic and multi-faith country. Orthodoxy is the most widespread religion in our state. Cathedrals, ...

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In his 1912 designs for The Legend of Saint Elizabeth at the Mariinsky Theatre, sacred architecture unfolds ... Yet his work, suffused with Orthodox ritualism and historical longing, belongs fully to ...

Faded frescoes on the walls add to the atmosphere of hushed reverence created by the lofty architecture. Only a few monks live ... but Bodbe Monastery is one of the most sacred places for the Georgian ...

He populated the Russian capital with his distinct brand of monumental architecture ... of Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, an Orthodox church meticulously rebuilt in the 1990s after ...

Most remaining Christians in Azerbaijan are Russian or Georgian Orthodox. There seems to be ... vast majority of experts in the region’s art, architecture and archaeology have “rejected ...

The capital, Tbilisi, boasts impressive architecture, diverse attractions ... entire town and surrounding countryside. This unique Georgian landmark near the village of Katskhi features an ancient ...

With a dramatic setting in a plunging river valley, Georgia’s capital Tbilisi offers spectacular Orthodox churches, an intriguing range of architecture ... s a mass with Georgian polyphonic ...

It’s tucked between tall pines and is now part of a private college, Georgian Court University. Across the street is Beth Medrash Govoha, or BMG. The Orthodox yeshiva, founded by Rabbi Aharon ...

This heritage is dotted across the landscape of both countries in the presence of various Georgian Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic ... For example, elements of medieval church architecture in the ...

It served as a vital hub for Orthodox Christianity in the region ... It echoes the historical connection between the Georgian and Byzantine monastic traditions, visible in the architectural designs of ...

one is reminded of Leon Battista Alberti’s definition of architectural beauty as “a reasoned harmony of parts . . . so that nothing may be added, taken away, or altered but for the worse.” In 2005, ...