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Monastery in Moscow, Russia
Novodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery (Russian: xd0x9dxd0xbexd0xb2xd0xbexd0xb4xd0xb5xccx81xd0xb2xd0xb8xd1x87xd0xb8xd0xb9 xd0xbcxd0xbexd0xbdxd0xb0xd1x81xd1x82xd1x8bxccx81xd1x80xd1x8c, xd0x91xd0xbexd0xb3xd0xbexd1x80xd0xbexccx81xd0xb4xd0xb8xd1x86xd0xb5-xd0xa1xd0xbcxd0xbexd0xbbxd0xb5xccx81xd0xbdxd1x81xd0xbaxd0xb8xd0xb9 xd0xbcxd0xbexd0xbdxd0xb0xd1x81xd1x82xd1x8bxccx81xd1x80xd1x8c), is probably the best-known cloister of Moscow.
Unlike other Moscow cloisters, it has remained virtually intact since the 17th century.
The Convent is situated in the south-western part of the historic town of Moscow.
On the west side, it is limited by the Moscow River, and on the south side there is an urban freeway.
Its frescos are among the finest in Moscow.
An arresting slender belltower, also commissioned by tsarevna Sofia, was built in six tiers to a height of 72 metres (236xc2xa0ft), making it the tallest structure in 18th-century Moscow (after the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the Kremlin).
Vasili III, the Grand Prince of Moscow, founded the Novodevichy Convent[2] in 1524 in commemoration of his conquest of Smolensk in 1514.
It became an important part of the southern defensive belt of Moscow, which had already included a number of other monasteries.
Indeed, the Maiden's Field (as a meadow in front of the convent came to be known) was the most popular skating-rink in 19th-century Moscow.
In 1943, when Stalin started to make advances to the Russian Orthodox Church during World War II, he sanctioned opening the Moscow Theological Courses at the convent.
Next year the program was transformed and became the Moscow Theological Institute.
In the UNESCO team evaluation, it was affirmed that the convent is the most outstanding example of the so-called "Moscow Baroque".
The press service for the Moscow cultural heritage department has blamed the fire on the firm doing the restoration work.
Like other Moscow monasteries (notably the Danilov and the Donskoy), the Convent was coveted by the Russian nobility as a place of burial.
The Novodevichy Convent, situated in the south-western part of the historic town of Moscow at the crossing of the Moscow River, was founded by Grand Duke Vasilyxc2xa0III in the 1520s and was a part of a chain of monastic ensembles that were integrated into the defence system of the city.
Built in the late 17th century, the monastery is one of the most outstanding and representative examples of the so-called xe2x80x9cMoscow Baroquexe2x80x9d, having retained its integrity better than any of the other rebuilt monasteries in Moscow.
The Convent is a major centrepiece of the south-western part of the historic town of Moscow and the Moscow River, and has a high town-planning value.
Completely persevered is the wooden-framed five-tier iconostasis, typical of Moscow Baroque and created in 1683-1685, with its decorated gold-coated carvings.
It has no analogues among ancient Russian convents or among other buildings of Moscow Baroque style.
Due to its great height (72m), unusual disposition, elegant proportions and beautiful decorations, the belfry has always been the main vertical element of the whole western part of the historic town of Moscow thus contributing to the Conventxe2x80x99s town-planning value.
Criterion (i): The Novodevichy Convent is the most outstanding example of the so-called xe2x80x9cMoscow Baroquexe2x80x9d, which became a fashionable style in the region of Moscow.
Criterion (iv): The Novodevichy Convent is an outstanding example of an exceptionally well preserved monastic complex, representing particularly the xe2x80x9cMoscow baroquexe2x80x9d style in the architecture of the late 17th century.
Currently the monuments of the ensemble are in the free use of the Moscow Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church which assists the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in the monitoring, reservation and restoration of the property.
Before receiving state financing, the protection and maintenance expenses for the property are born by the Moscow Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church.
These include the following: an effective joint legal management system and cooperation of key stakeholders which include municipal, regional, federal, non-governmental and religious organizations, funds, academic and educational institutions as well as local population; resources management; an innovative combination of conservation, restoration, museumification and sustainable development of the propertyxe2x80x99s territory; the activity of the Moscow Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church Museum; the creation of educational programs; a rapid introduction of cultural, scientific and pilgrimage tourism; as well as combining traditional and innovative methods of conservation and the presentation of the Outstanding Universal Value of the Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent.