Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Ryazan, Russia

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 1.1 km
Ascend 41 m
Descend 38 m

Explore Ryazan in Russia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Ryazan

Sight 1: Олег Рязанский

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Oleg II Ivanovich was Prince of Ryazan and Grand Prince of Ryazan from 1350 to 1402.

Wikipedia: Oleg II of Ryazan (EN)

400 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Соборная Колокольня

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The Cathedral Bell Tower is the tallest building of the Ryazan Kremlin, a monument of Russian classicism. To this day, it remains one of the tallest buildings in the city and the Ryazan region.

Wikipedia: Соборная колокольня (Рязанский Кремль) (RU)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Успенский собор

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The Assumption Cathedral of the Ryazan Kremlin is an Orthodox church in Ryazan, the second cathedral of the Ryazan diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was built in the Ryazan Kremlin in 1693-1699 by the architect Yakov Grigoryevich Bukhvostov. The stylized image of the cathedral is one of the symbols of the city.

Wikipedia: Успенский собор (Рязань) (RU)

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Архангельский собор

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The Arkhangelsk Cathedral is an Orthodox church on the territory of the Ryazan Kremlin, one of the oldest surviving buildings in the Ryazan region. It was built at the turn of the XV-XVI centuries. An example of early Moscow architecture. It served as the home church of the great princes of Ryazan, and later, from the end of the 15th century, it was the burial place of the Ryazan bishops.

Wikipedia: Архангельский собор (Рязань) (RU)

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Христорождественский собор

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The Cathedral of the Ryazan Kremlin is an Orthodox Church in Ryazan, the Cathedral of the Ryazan Metropolis and the Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is the first stone building in the Ryazan Kremlin, and one of the oldest remaining buildings in the Ryazan region to date.

Wikipedia: Христорождественский собор (Рязань) (RU)

216 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Спасо-Преображенский мужской монастырь

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Спасо-Преображенский мужской монастырь

The Ryazan Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery is an Orthodox monastery founded around the 13th century next to the bishop's house in the Ryazan Kremlin.

Wikipedia: Спасо-Преображенский монастырь (Рязань) (RU), Website

114 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Рязанский кремль

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The Ryazan Kremlin, the oldest part of the city of Ryazan, is a historical and architectural museum. It is one of the oldest museums in Russia. Located on the top of a steep hill, it is surrounded by rivers and a dry moat. This monument of architecture and nature reserve of federal importance is included in the State Register of Especially Valuable Objects of the People of the Russian Federation. The management of this museum is the responsibility of the Federal State Institution of Culture "Ryazan Kremlin"

Wikipedia: Ryazan Kremlin (EN)

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