Architecture

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

Ruslan Ward November 21, 2022 5,493 Comments

Vyazma: From the Cauldron of War to a Spiritual Center (PHOTOS)

William Brumfield October 14, 2022 310 Comments

16 Most Amazing Russian Orthodox Sites Outside Russia

Boris Egorov September 29, 2022 1,104 Comments

Real-life Photo Tour of Rostov Veliky: Epicenter of American & European Families Moving to Russia

Sergey Kuznetsov September 9, 2022 137 Comments

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

Dimitri Baranov August 25, 2022 1,381 Comments

Russian Orthodoxy Grows in Europe: France Boasts a Beautiful New Church (VIDEO)

August 24, 2022 130 Comments

Virgin Mary Statue Over 130 Feet High Built in Brazil - Bigger than Christ's Statue in Rio

RF Staff July 28, 2022 160 Comments

Wooden Ancient Russian Church Burned to the Ground by Satanist to Be Rebuilt

July 22, 2022 192 Comments

Why Do the Altars of Orthodox Churches Face the East?

Reader John Malov July 16, 2022 279 Comments

Russia’s Traditional Art of Building Wonders in Wood

Professor William Brumfield July 8, 2022 71 Comments

Russia Will Have Its First Temple Dedicated to Georgian Saint Tortured by Communists

June 29, 2022 163 Comments

The Most Impressive Island Monasteries in Russia (PHOTOS)

Boris Egorov June 17, 2022 112 Comments

Iconic Northern Russian Cathedral that Was a Hostage and Survivor of the Soviets (PHOTOS)

Professor William Brumfield May 28, 2022 75 Comments

Fantasy in Stone: The Remarkable 13th c. Limestone Russian Cathedral (PHOTOS)

Professor William Brumfield May 15, 2022 188 Comments

Short Profile of the Main Cathedral in Yaroslavl, Near Rostov Veliky, Russia (VIDEO)

May 12, 2022 171 Comments

Now Everyone Can See Inside Russia's Largest Church from Home

Marina Perova May 6, 2022 195 Comments

Towering Log Churches of the Russian North (PICS)

Professor William Brumfield April 19, 2022 125 Comments

Inside and Outside 3 Main Kremlin Cathedrals (PHOTOS)

April 8, 2022 175 Comments

Magnificent Medieval Russian Cathedral - Photo Tour of Intercession Church on River Nerl

Professor William Brumfield March 27, 2022 231 Comments

Visions of the Last Judgment: Vologda’s St. Sophia Cathedral

Professor William Brumfield March 20, 2022 229 Comments

Leaving Moscow for Provincial Churches, Wooden Huts & Tranquility (PHOTOS)

ERWANN PENSEC March 7, 2022 581 Comments

Rescuing German Castles Owned by Russian Orthodox Church

Anna Sorokina January 31, 2022 698 Comments

Further Inside the Mysteries of St. Basil's Cathedral

Professor William Brumfield January 28, 2022 317 Comments

Exploring the Mysterious Interior of St. Basil's

William Brumfield January 15, 2022 330 Comments

10 LARGEST Churches in Russia (PHOTOS)

Yekaterina Sinelschikova January 7, 2022 621 Comments

New Churches Built in the East of Moscow

December 25, 2021 262 Comments

How Many Churches Are There in Russia?

ALEXANDRA GUZEVA December 1, 2021 258 Comments

Stunningly Beautiful Monastery Where Family Members of Russian Emperors Were Buried

Professor William Brumfield November 30, 2021 165 Comments

Ambitious Plan to Build Replica of Hagia Sophia in Village Near Rostov the Great

October 28, 2021 350 Comments

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

William Brumfield October 10, 2021 174 Comments

Russian Navy Has Its Own Massive Cathedral in St. Petersburg

Global Orthodox October 3, 2021 221 Comments

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

Vesti September 19, 2021 1,298 Comments

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

ALEXANDRA GUZEVA September 15, 2021 94 Comments

The Magnificence of Russia's Baroque Churches

William Brumfield September 12, 2021 225 Comments

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

Fr. John Finley September 11, 2021 271 Comments

Russia’s Wooden Windmills Get Around

William Brumfield August 31, 2021 47 Comments

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

Orthodox Christianity August 25, 2021 155 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 82 Comments

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

Orthodox Europe August 14, 2021 130 Comments

Ferapontov Monastery: Treasure in the Russian North

William Brumfield August 11, 2021 78 Comments

The Elijah Church at Tsypino: Resurrecting a Wooden Masterpiece

William Brumfield July 29, 2021 84 Comments

5 Secrets of the Moscow Kremlin

Anna Sorokina July 23, 2021 119 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 100 Comments

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

Orthodox Christianity June 13, 2021 288 Comments

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

Orthodox Times June 11, 2021 146 Comments

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

Anastasia Parkhomchik June 9, 2021 168 Comments

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

Aurelian Iftimiu June 5, 2021 177 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 88 Comments

Stained Glass Windows in Orthodox Churches: Do They Exist?

Dmitry Trofimov May 16, 2021 177 Comments

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

Priest Dionisy Kamenshchikov April 28, 2021 160 Comments

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

William Brumfield April 18, 2021 173 Comments

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

RBTH February 17, 2021 1,671 Comments

Russia's Golden Ring - Everything You Wanted to Know

Russia Beyond February 16, 2021 287 Comments

Place of Pilgrimage: The Borisoglebsky Monastery Near Rostov

Professor William Brumfield February 15, 2021 140 Comments

Breathtaking Restoration of an Ancient Cathedral in Rostov

William Brumfield February 12, 2021 133 Comments

The Kremlin of Rostov the Great: Masterpiece of Medieval Russia

William Brumfield February 7, 2021 261 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 267 Comments

Trans-Siberian Train Features Orthodox Chapel on Board

John Burger December 8, 2020 370 Comments

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

(Slice) November 13, 2020 294 Comments

6 Examples of Truly Beautiful 21st Century Churches

Anastasia Spirina November 10, 2020 336 Comments

An Autumn Walk Through the Rostov Kremlin

Orthodox Christianity September 30, 2020 381 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 103 Comments

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

Russia Beyond May 18, 2020 181 Comments

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

Anna Sorokina May 12, 2020 670 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 213 Comments

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

January 28, 2020 66 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 218 Comments

Moscow Greenlights New Futuristic Orthodox Church Building (PHOTOS)

January 4, 2020 1,562 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 285 Comments

Solovki in Winter

Orthodox Christianity July 2, 2019 274 Comments

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

June 20, 2019 275 Comments