Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery
Joseph Volokolamsk Monastery is a monastery for men, located 17 km northeast of Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast. In the 15th and 16th century, it rivaled the Trinity as the most authoritative and wealthy monastery in Russia. It was frequently referred to as lavra, although there was no official corroboration of that status.
View of the monastery from across an adjacent lake.
The monastery in 1900
Bird's-eye view.
The monastery's belltower was destroyed by German forces in WWII
Volokolamsk is a town and the administrative center of Volokolamsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Gorodenka River, not far from its confluence with the Lama River, 129 kilometers (80 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 26,398 (2021 Census); 23,433 (2010 Russian census); 16,656 (2002 Census); 18,226 (1989 Soviet census).
View of Volokolamsk Kremlin
The Resurrection Cathedral, built during the 1460s, is one of the last limestone cathedrals in Russia