PicsArt Monthly PicsArt Monthly Magazine December Issue 2014 | Page 100

NOVODEVICHY CONVENT The enormous Novodevichy Convent is so special to Moscow that it was deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This enormous fortress, filled with cathedrals, churches, and residences, was started in the 1500s and has remained intact since the 17th century. Smolensk Cathedral is the oldest and most imposing structure in the Convent, with great silver and golden domes on the outside and 16thcentury frescoes on the inside. These castle walls are magical any time of year, surrounded by green pastures in the summer and slopes of snow in the winter. 100 | PicsArt Monthly @yanandersen