Lights of Novodevichy

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Lying by a river bend on the south-western edge of old Moscow, Novodevichy convent is one of the city's loveliest places and major spiritual centers from centuries back. The red and white crenellated walls with beautiful buildings of Russian Orthodox churches, park with ponds and quiet neighborhood make Novodevichy one of the most attractive architectural ensembles of Moscow city.

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My name's Arthur Lookyanov, I'm a private tour guide, personal driver and photographer in Moscow, Russia. I work in my business and run my website Moscow-Driver.com from 2002. Read more about me and my services, check out testimonials of my former business and travel clients from all over the World, hit me up on Twitter or other social websites. I hope that you will like my photos as well.

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Date: December 11, 2006 12:02:00 am EST
File name: lights_of_novodevichy.jpg
Tags: churches , Russia , architecture , night tour , towers , panorama , Moscow at Night , reflections , Novodevichy , convent , fortrees , Moscow Baroque , Moscow

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