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449: 367:, 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 409: 489: 437: 501: 461: 525: 385: 209: 473: 423: 44: 397: 513: 193: 201: 639: 355:, 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. 448: 311:
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 13: 518:A view across the Volkhov at night 402:View from across the Volkhov River 14: 685: 632: 637: 523: 511: 499: 487: 471: 459: 447: 435: 421: 407: 395: 383: 621:Aleksandr Ignat'evich Semenov, 610:The Journal of Military History 454:Saint Andrew Stratelates church 615: 602: 577: 568: 555: 542: 1: 535: 7: 260:), is a fortified complex ( 256: 239: 212:Novgorod Kremlin Wall on a 10: 690: 530:Eternal Flame War Memorial 283: 117:UNESCO World Heritage Site 644:Velikiy Novgorod Detinets 358: 248: 228: 186: 182: 172: 162: 147: 139: 131: 123: 114: 110: 102: 87:58.5209722°N 31.2755556°E 65: 50: 41: 35: 26: 21: 565:, No. 12, (1998): 58-70. 415:Cathedral of Holy Wisdom 347:builders in the wake of 298:Cathedral of Holy Wisdom 349:Grand Prince Ivan III's 204:Map of Novgorod Kremlin 216: 205: 197: 92:58.5209722; 31.2755556 646:at Wikimedia Commons 243:), also known as the 240:Novgorodskiy detinets 211: 203: 195: 229:Новгородский детинец 36:Новгородский детинец 339:Modern construction 257:Novgorodskiy kreml' 249:Новгородский кремль 83: /  466:Metropolitan tower 294:Ioakim Korsunianin 217: 206: 198: 163:Reference no. 642:Media related to 550:Novgoroskii Kreml 494:Chamber of Facets 373:German-Soviet War 254: 237: 221:Novgorod Detinets 190: 189: 158: 22:Novgorod Detinets 681: 641: 626: 619: 613: 606: 600: 599: 581: 575: 572: 566: 559: 553: 546: 527: 515: 503: 491: 475: 463: 451: 439: 425: 411: 399: 387: 259: 253:romanized:  252: 250: 245:Novgorod Kremlin 242: 232: 230: 214:5-ruble banknote 152: 98: 97: 95: 94: 93: 88: 84: 81: 80: 79: 76: 46: 37: 19: 18: 689: 688: 684: 683: 682: 680: 679: 678: 649: 648: 635: 630: 629: 620: 616: 607: 603: 596: 582: 578: 573: 569: 560: 556: 547: 543: 538: 531: 528: 519: 516: 507: 506:Voevodsky Court 504: 495: 492: 481: 476: 467: 464: 455: 452: 443: 440: 429: 428:Cathedral doors 426: 417: 412: 403: 400: 391: 388: 361: 341: 323:(1429–1458), a 286: 266:Veliky Novgorod 119: 91: 89: 85: 82: 77: 74: 72: 70: 69: 59:Novgorod Oblast 55:Veliky Novgorod 30: 17: 12: 11: 5: 687: 677: 676: 671: 666: 661: 634: 633:External links 631: 628: 627: 614: 601: 594: 576: 567: 554: 540: 539: 537: 534: 533: 532: 529: 522: 520: 517: 510: 508: 505: 498: 496: 493: 486: 483: 482: 477: 470: 468: 465: 458: 456: 453: 446: 444: 441: 434: 431: 430: 427: 420: 418: 413: 406: 404: 401: 394: 392: 389: 382: 360: 357: 340: 337: 285: 282: 188: 187: 184: 183: 180: 179: 177:Eastern Europe 174: 170: 169: 164: 160: 159: 149: 145: 144: 141: 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 115: 112: 111: 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 67: 63: 62: 52: 48: 47: 39: 38: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 686: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 656: 654: 647: 645: 640: 624: 618: 611: 605: 597: 595:9785867891008 591: 587: 580: 571: 564: 558: 551: 545: 541: 526: 521: 514: 509: 502: 497: 490: 485: 484: 480: 474: 469: 462: 457: 450: 445: 438: 433: 432: 424: 419: 416: 410: 405: 398: 393: 386: 381: 380: 379: 376: 374: 370: 366: 356: 354: 350: 346: 336: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 317:Vasily Kalika 315: 309: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 281: 279: 275: 274:Volkhov River 271: 267: 263: 258: 246: 241: 235: 226: 222: 215: 210: 202: 194: 185: 181: 178: 175: 171: 168: 165: 161: 156: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 124:Official name 122: 118: 113: 109: 105: 101: 96: 78:31°16′32.00″E 75:58°31′15.50″N 68: 64: 60: 56: 53: 49: 45: 40: 33: 29: 25: 20: 636: 622: 617: 609: 604: 585: 579: 570: 562: 557: 549: 544: 377: 362: 342: 333:Brick Gothic 310: 296:, built the 287: 244: 220: 218: 106:15th century 27: 90: / 66:Coordinates 28:Native name 653:Categories 536:References 314:Archbishop 278:Lake Ilmen 247:(Russian: 148:Designated 143:ii, iv, vi 345:Muscovite 321:Evfimy II 234:romanized 659:Kremlins 306:Detinets 262:detinets 140:Criteria 135:Cultural 61:, Russia 51:Location 353:Gennady 284:History 236::  225:Russian 155:session 103:Rebuilt 32:Russian 592:  359:Layout 329:Gothic 302:boyars 270:Russia 173:Region 153:(16th 369:Sadko 290:pagan 264:) in 151:1992 590:ISBN 219:The 132:Type 167:604 655:: 308:. 280:. 268:, 251:, 231:, 227:: 57:, 34:: 598:. 223:( 157:)

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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
Gothic

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