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Thick walls of Faith
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Copyright: Olga Shpak (Delfin)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 94 W: 28 N: 163]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (1279) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-07-11 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Exposure: f/11, 1/350 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-10-05 3:27 |
| Viewed: 519 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This is a building inside Solovetsky monastery, more known on the West as GULAG.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Solovetsky Monastery (Russian: Соловецкий монастырь) was the greatest citadel of Christianity in the Russian North before being turned into a special Soviet prison and labor camp (1926-1939), which served as a prototype for the GULAG system. Situated on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea, the monastery braved many changes of fortune and military sieges. Its most important structures date from the 16th century, when Filip Kolychev was its hegumen.
Today, the Solovetsky Monastery is a historical and architectural museum. It was one of the first Russian sites to have been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. A small brothership of monks appeared in the monastery again and now it has about ten monks. During last several years the monastery was strongly repaired, but it is still under reconstruction. |
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(3970) - [2007-10-05 4:38]
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Hello Olga,
Interesting angle & POV of the monastery. I like the use of natural boulders as part of the construction materials. Well exposed and natural colors. Well done. Latiff.
Hi Olga!
you always show us interesting places and write interesting notes.
This is quite in TE spirit, brava!! Thank you!
Livia
Очень красиво снято, огромные кмани в стенах впечатляют!
Только Соловецкий монастырь и Гулаг - все-таки не одно и то же..
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Privet Olga,
i like how the picture is done
the story behind has different faces.
Karl