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Novodevichy Convent
A walled 16th-century convent of white towers and golden domes, beside a cemetery of famous Russians.
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- Every day
- Price
- Free; paid for the museum rooms
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Novodevichy Passage 1, MoscowDirections
- Getting There
- Sportivnaya metro station.
Why Go
Founded in 1524 by a pond on the edge of the city, the convent took in noblewomen and tsarinas, some against their will, and is a UNESCO site. The cemetery beside it holds Gogol, Chekhov, Bulgakov, Shostakovich, Khrushchev and Yeltsin.
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