Architecture

Rostov's Ancient Cathedral Bell Tower: Beloved Treasure of the Russian North

William Brumfield October 10, 2021 171 Comments

Russian Navy Has Its Own Massive Cathedral in St. Petersburg

Global Orthodox October 3, 2021 210 Comments

Putin Rebuilds Remote Monastery He Stumbled Upon on Vacation (VIDEO)

Vesti September 19, 2021 1,170 Comments

What Russian Orthodox Churches Looked Like Across the Ages (PHOTOS)

ALEXANDRA GUZEVA September 15, 2021 81 Comments

The Magnificence of Russia's Baroque Churches

William Brumfield September 12, 2021 220 Comments

Church Architecture in America: A Look at the Sanctuary from a Missionary Perspective

Fr. John Finley September 11, 2021 252 Comments

Russia’s Wooden Windmills Get Around

William Brumfield August 31, 2021 45 Comments

RUSSIA: Famous 22-Domed Wooden Church Re-Consecrated in First Service in 80+ Years (+VIDEO)

Orthodox Christianity August 25, 2021 149 Comments

5th Century Frescoes From a Church Built Into a 1st Century Roman Aqueduct

David Clayton August 21, 2021 185 Comments

First Church Named for Saints of Rus’ Consecrated 1,000 Years Ago

Orthodox Christianity August 15, 2021 81 Comments

‘An Extraordinary Experience of Holiness’: Pilgrimage Through Orthodox Ireland Successfully Concludes

Orthodox Europe August 14, 2021 122 Comments

Ferapontov Monastery: Treasure in the Russian North

William Brumfield August 11, 2021 75 Comments

The Elijah Church at Tsypino: Resurrecting a Wooden Masterpiece

William Brumfield July 29, 2021 81 Comments

5 Secrets of the Moscow Kremlin

Anna Sorokina July 23, 2021 115 Comments

Enchanting Shrines in a Brooding Forest: Saminsky Pogost

Professor William Brumfield July 2, 2021 61 Comments

Archaic Villages on the White Sea

William Brumfield June 24, 2021 101 Comments

5 LOST architectural wonders of Russia

ALEXANDRA GUZEVA June 22, 2021 99 Comments

16 Most Amazing Russian Orthodox Sites Outside Russia

Boris Egorov June 13, 2021 442 Comments

Wooden Church from Famous Movie the Island (Ostrov) Burns Down

Orthodox Christianity June 13, 2021 287 Comments

The Dark Church: A Unique Orthodox Church That Has Been Carved Out of a Rock

Orthodox Times June 11, 2021 145 Comments

Savior on Spilled Blood. A Church Where All Icons Are Made in Mosaic Technique

Anastasia Parkhomchik June 9, 2021 167 Comments

Tiny 18th-Century Wooden Orthodox Church Wins European Prize for Heritage

Aurelian Iftimiu June 5, 2021 176 Comments

Famous Wooden Church of Russian North to Reopen to Visitors After 40 Years

Orthodox Christianity June 3, 2021 108 Comments

The Pleasure of Domes: Russia’s Towering Wooden Shrines

Professor William Brumfield May 21, 2021 87 Comments

Stained Glass Windows in Orthodox Churches: Do They Exist?

Dmitry Trofimov May 16, 2021 176 Comments

To Secular Minds, Completely Illogical - Why Restore a Destroyed Church in a Remote Village?

Priest Dionisy Kamenshchikov April 28, 2021 159 Comments

The Extraordinary Revival of the Convent of St. Theodore in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Near Rostov

William Brumfield April 18, 2021 172 Comments

Ancient Russia in All Its Glory by Drone 4K - Rostov, Yaroslavl, Sergiev Posad and more

RBTH February 17, 2021 1,634 Comments

Russia's Golden Ring - Everything You Wanted to Know

Russia Beyond February 16, 2021 180 Comments

Place of Pilgrimage: The Borisoglebsky Monastery Near Rostov

Professor William Brumfield February 15, 2021 108 Comments

Breathtaking Restoration of an Ancient Cathedral in Rostov

William Brumfield February 12, 2021 125 Comments

The Kremlin of Rostov the Great: Masterpiece of Medieval Russia

William Brumfield February 7, 2021 257 Comments

Regal Splendor: The Monastery Cathedral of St. Dimitry in Rostov

William Brumfield February 5, 2021 83 Comments

Treasures of Russia’s Most Picturesque Monastery

Professor William Brumfield January 30, 2021 265 Comments

Trans-Siberian Train Features Orthodox Chapel on Board

John Burger December 8, 2020 368 Comments

The Architectural Wonder of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow

(Slice) November 13, 2020 293 Comments

6 Examples of Truly Beautiful 21st Century Churches

Anastasia Spirina November 10, 2020 335 Comments

An Autumn Walk Through the Rostov Kremlin

Orthodox Christianity September 30, 2020 372 Comments

Yaroslavl’s Defining Monument: Church of the Prophet Elijah

Professor William Brumfield June 30, 2020 218 Comments

Which American City was Built Around a Pentagram?

Joshua Davidson June 1, 2020 91 Comments

Disney Castle Near Moscow Is Actually a Church! (PHOTOS)

Russia Beyond May 18, 2020 178 Comments

How Russians built an Orthodox church in the Antarctic (PHOTOS)

Anna Sorokina May 12, 2020 601 Comments

Iconic Wooden Church of Russian North to Reopen After 30 Years and Large-Scale Restoration

Ortho Christian March 20, 2020 391 Comments

This Famous 850 Yr Old Russian Church looks Like it Is Floating on a River (Church on the Nerl)

Orthodox Christianity February 3, 2020 212 Comments

Russia Plans ‘World’s Biggest’ Orthodox Church – Reports

January 28, 2020 56 Comments

Russia's Unique Wooden Heritage Steadily Destroyed by Fire

January 22, 2020 302 Comments

Stunning Monastery Outside Moscow Beautiful After 10 Yr Renovation (New Jerusalem, Russian TV)

Vesti TV News January 21, 2020 215 Comments

Moscow Greenlights New Futuristic Orthodox Church Building (PHOTOS)

January 4, 2020 1,505 Comments

Albania’s Forgotten Orthodox Churches Are Being Restored

September 5, 2019 247 Comments

Great Profile of the Medieval Churches of Ancient Russian City of Pskov (Russian TV News)

(Vesti) July 26, 2019 283 Comments

Solovki in Winter

Orthodox Christianity July 2, 2019 267 Comments

Old Rus' Lives On: The Strange, Beautiful Architecture of the Moscow Patriarch's Ancient Residence [PHOTOS]

June 20, 2019 275 Comments

Traditional Orthodoxy in Mormon Country - New Byzantine-Style Cathedral Being Built in Salt Lake City

Dimitri Baranov May 31, 2019 1,100 Comments

How Orthodox Churches & Schools Completely Transformed an Entire City

Michael Tyurenkov May 19, 2019 653 Comments

Islamic Minaret Should Replace Notre Dame Spire, Says Architecture Expert

Paul Joseph Watson April 25, 2019 1,311 Comments

Russia's Next Weapon: A Military Church

Michael Peck November 11, 2018 2,363 Comments

350 Yr Old Monastery, Destroyed by Nazis, Finally Restored – And it’s Mesmerizing (Photo Essay)

Ruslan Ward November 9, 2018 4,957 Comments

The Amazing Russian Revival of Wood Architecture Skills - Volunteers Restore Historic Churches in North

RF Staff September 7, 2018 925 Comments

The History of a Beautiful Ancient Monastery Told Through Photos: St. Nilus Monastery

Professor William Brumfield July 29, 2018 298 Comments

7 Reasons to See Russian Wooden Churches Before They Disappear

OLGA CHEREDNICHENKO July 4, 2018 375 Comments

Wooden Churches and Russian Orthodoxy in America

Fr. Joseph Gleason June 30, 2018 329 Comments

84,000 Sign Appeal to Rebuild Huge Monastery in Moscow's Very Center (Pushkin Square)

Ortho Christian June 21, 2018 377 Comments

Russia's Grandest Cathedral: A Story of Napoleon's Defeat, Stalin's Brutality, and Russia's Christian Rebirth

Ryan Hunter May 23, 2018 355 Comments

Crimean Monastery Carved into Mountain Where Legendary Dragon was Slain [Photo Essay]

Matfey Shaheen December 18, 2017 1,130 Comments

The Magnificent Frescoes of Yaroslavl: The Church of John the Baptist at Tolchkovo

Professor William Brumfield December 15, 2017 258 Comments