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Uspenskyi Svyatohorskyi Convent in Zymne

The Uspenskyi Svyatohorskyi Convent is located near the village of Zymne, a few kilometers from the town of Vladimir-Volynsky in the Volyn region.

This historical and architectural monument includes the Assumption Church, sections of defensive walls with five gates and three corner towers, a gate bell tower in the south, and a refectory with a church. Zymne Convent on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

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The construction of stone buildings, churches, defensive walls with towers was conducted from the 1460s. Today, several dozen nuns and novices live here.

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The monastic complex is located on a natural plateau with slopes, which in the north swiftly descend to the floodplain of the Luga River.

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The Assumption Church, founded in 1495, is the most significant building of the monastery.

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The interiors of the Assumption Church.

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