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460: 378:, is the Novgorod Museum and the Novgorod Regional Library, housed in what had in the imperial period been the administrative building of Novgorod. The museum houses a fine icon collection and other artifacts from the city's history. Several smaller churches (the Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God along the southwestern wall near the Pokrovskii (Intercession) and Kokui towers, and the Church of St. Andrew Stratilates near the southeastern wall, and other buildings are found south of the museum, an area of the Detinets that has been left a park. There are numerous references in the chronicles to no longer extant buildings, including chapels over the gates (there were six in the republican period) and the Church of Sts. Boris and Gleb, built by Sitko Sitinits, who is thought to be the historic source for the legendary 420: 500: 448: 512: 472: 536: 396: 220: 484: 434: 55: 408: 524: 204: 212: 650: 366:, a Muscovite appointee (1484–1504). It is a large oval 545 metres long and 240 metres wide with nine surviving towers (three additional towers have not survived). The tallest tower, the Kokui tower, is capped by a silver dome. It was built in the 18th century, and its name is of Swedish origin. Today it is possible to enter this tower and climb to the top. The walls are 1,487 metres in circumference. 459: 322:
The first reference of the fortification on the site dates to 1044, with additional construction taking place in 1116. These were probably earthen embankments topped by a wooden palisade, although stone towers and walls were built in 1302.
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The main buildings in the Detinets are the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom and the archiepiscopal/metropolitan compound in the northwestern corner. To the south of this, across the plaza in which stands the
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and a clocktower were built in the episcopal compound in 1433 and 1436 respectively. The council hall, now called the Episcopal Chamber or the Chamber of Facets due to its elaborate
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upon his arrival in the area in 989 or so. Thus the compound was and remained largely an ecclesiastical site, although many Novgorodian
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A public beach has been formed between the southeastern part of the Kremlin and the Volkhov river.
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S. V. Troianovskii, "O nekotorikh rezul'tatakh raskopok v Novgorodskom kremle v 1992-1996 gg.,"
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conquest of the city in 1478; a third of it was paid for by the Novgorodian archbishop
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Troianovskii, "O nekotorikh rezul'tatakh raskopok v Novgorodskom kremle," 59.
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Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Novgorod Oblast
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Michael C. Paul, "The Military Revolution in Russia 1550-1682,"
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Historic fortress in Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Novgorod i novgorodskaia zemlia, istoriia i arkheologiia
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can be seen just inside the west gate of the fortress.
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burial ground upon which the first bishop of Novgorod,
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It stands on the left bank of the 24: 529:A view across the Volkhov at night 413:View from across the Volkhov River 25: 696: 643: 648: 534: 522: 510: 498: 482: 470: 458: 446: 432: 418: 406: 394: 632:Aleksandr Ignat'evich Semenov, 621:The Journal of Military History 465:Saint Andrew Stratelates church 626: 613: 588: 579: 566: 553: 13: 1: 546: 7: 271:), is a fortified complex ( 267: 250: 223:Novgorod Kremlin Wall on a 10: 701: 541:Eternal Flame War Memorial 294: 128:UNESCO World Heritage Site 655:Velikiy Novgorod Detinets 369: 259: 239: 197: 193: 183: 173: 158: 150: 142: 134: 125: 121: 113: 98:58.5209722°N 31.2755556°E 76: 61: 52: 46: 37: 32: 576:, No. 12, (1998): 58-70. 426:Cathedral of Holy Wisdom 358:builders in the wake of 309:Cathedral of Holy Wisdom 360:Grand Prince Ivan III's 215:Map of Novgorod Kremlin 227: 216: 208: 103:58.5209722; 31.2755556 657:at Wikimedia Commons 254:), also known as the 251:Novgorodskiy detinets 222: 214: 206: 240:Новгородский детинец 47:Новгородский детинец 350:Modern construction 268:Novgorodskiy kreml' 260:Новгородский кремль 94: /  477:Metropolitan tower 305:Ioakim Korsunianin 228: 217: 209: 174:Reference no. 653:Media related to 561:Novgoroskii Kreml 505:Chamber of Facets 384:German-Soviet War 265: 248: 232:Novgorod Detinets 201: 200: 169: 33:Novgorod Detinets 16:(Redirected from 692: 652: 637: 630: 624: 617: 611: 610: 592: 586: 583: 577: 570: 564: 557: 538: 526: 514: 502: 486: 474: 462: 450: 436: 422: 410: 398: 270: 264:romanized:  263: 261: 256:Novgorod Kremlin 253: 243: 241: 225:5-ruble banknote 163: 109: 108: 106: 105: 104: 99: 95: 92: 91: 90: 87: 57: 48: 30: 29: 21: 18:Novgorod Kremlin 700: 699: 695: 694: 693: 691: 690: 689: 660: 659: 646: 641: 640: 631: 627: 618: 614: 607: 593: 589: 584: 580: 571: 567: 558: 554: 549: 542: 539: 530: 527: 518: 517:Voevodsky Court 515: 506: 503: 492: 487: 478: 475: 466: 463: 454: 451: 440: 439:Cathedral doors 437: 428: 423: 414: 411: 402: 399: 372: 352: 334:(1429–1458), a 297: 277:Veliky Novgorod 130: 102: 100: 96: 93: 88: 85: 83: 81: 80: 70:Novgorod Oblast 66:Veliky Novgorod 41: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 698: 688: 687: 682: 677: 672: 645: 644:External links 642: 639: 638: 625: 612: 605: 587: 578: 565: 551: 550: 548: 545: 544: 543: 540: 533: 531: 528: 521: 519: 516: 509: 507: 504: 497: 494: 493: 488: 481: 479: 476: 469: 467: 464: 457: 455: 452: 445: 442: 441: 438: 431: 429: 424: 417: 415: 412: 405: 403: 400: 393: 371: 368: 351: 348: 296: 293: 199: 198: 195: 194: 191: 190: 188:Eastern Europe 185: 181: 180: 175: 171: 170: 160: 156: 155: 152: 148: 147: 144: 140: 139: 136: 132: 131: 126: 123: 122: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 78: 74: 73: 63: 59: 58: 50: 49: 35: 34: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 697: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 667: 665: 658: 656: 651: 635: 629: 622: 616: 608: 606:9785867891008 602: 598: 591: 582: 575: 569: 562: 556: 552: 537: 532: 525: 520: 513: 508: 501: 496: 495: 491: 485: 480: 473: 468: 461: 456: 449: 444: 443: 435: 430: 427: 421: 416: 409: 404: 397: 392: 391: 390: 387: 385: 381: 377: 367: 365: 361: 357: 347: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 328:Vasily Kalika 326: 320: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 292: 290: 286: 285:Volkhov River 282: 278: 274: 269: 257: 252: 246: 237: 233: 226: 221: 213: 205: 196: 192: 189: 186: 182: 179: 176: 172: 167: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 135:Official name 133: 129: 124: 120: 116: 112: 107: 89:31°16′32.00″E 86:58°31′15.50″N 79: 75: 71: 67: 64: 60: 56: 51: 44: 40: 36: 31: 19: 647: 633: 628: 620: 615: 596: 590: 581: 573: 568: 560: 555: 388: 373: 353: 344:Brick Gothic 321: 307:, built the 298: 255: 231: 229: 117:15th century 38: 101: / 77:Coordinates 39:Native name 664:Categories 547:References 325:Archbishop 289:Lake Ilmen 258:(Russian: 159:Designated 154:ii, iv, vi 356:Muscovite 332:Evfimy II 245:romanized 670:Kremlins 317:Detinets 273:detinets 151:Criteria 146:Cultural 72:, Russia 62:Location 364:Gennady 295:History 247::  236:Russian 166:session 114:Rebuilt 43:Russian 603:  370:Layout 340:Gothic 313:boyars 281:Russia 184:Region 164:(16th 380:Sadko 301:pagan 275:) in 162:1992 601:ISBN 230:The 143:Type 178:604 666:: 319:. 291:. 279:, 262:, 242:, 238:: 68:, 45:: 609:. 234:( 168:) 20:)

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Novgorod Kremlin
Russian

Veliky Novgorod
Novgorod Oblast
58°31′15.50″N 31°16′32.00″E / 58.5209722°N 31.2755556°E / 58.5209722; 31.2755556
UNESCO World Heritage Site
session
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Eastern Europe



5-ruble banknote
Russian
romanized
detinets
Veliky Novgorod
Russia
Volkhov River
Lake Ilmen
pagan
Ioakim Korsunianin
Cathedral of Holy Wisdom
boyars
Detinets
Archbishop
Vasily Kalika
Evfimy II
council hall for the nobility council

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