The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 90 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to over 300 monks
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Macro image of black powder pain in water to represent coal slag. This was an attempt to photographically represent welsh history and the coal mining industry.
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Eastern Orthodox Cross detail closeup.Selective focus on the image of Madonna on the cross.
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Earth globe showing in spaceSome components of this image are provided courtesy of NASA, and have been found at visibleearth.nasa.gov
Earth globe showing in spaceSome components of this image are provided courtesy of NASA, and have been found at visibleearth.nasa.gov
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The history of the Cathedral begins on December 25, 1812. This was the day that the last soldiers of Napoleons_qt_ 600,000 man army were driven out of Russia. Emperor Alexander I signed a Manifesto ordering the construction of a magnificent Cathedral in honor of Christ the Savior in Moscow as a thanksgiving to God and to honor the victorious Russian army