White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

The White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal in Russian Federation have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The patrimony embraces eight medieval limestone monuments of Zalesye from the late 12th and early 13th centuries. They include Russian Orthodox churches and monastery, as well as a castle and gate:

• The Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir (1158-60, 1185-89);
• The Golden Gate in Vladimir (1158-64, with later modifications);
• The Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Vladimir (1194-97);
• The castle of Andrew the Pious in Bogolyubovo (1158-65, with later modifications);
• The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl in Bogolyubovo (1165);
• The Suzdal Kremlin with the Cathedral of the Nativity (1222-25, built into the 16th century);
• The Monastery of Saint Euthymius in Suzdal (mostly 16th century);
• The Church of Boris and Gleb in Kideksha (1152, with later modifications).

This World Heritage Site does not include, for reasons unknown, several closely related white monuments of Zalesye:

• The Saviour Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky (1152);
• The Cathedral of Saint George in Yuriev-Polsky (1230-34, with later modifications);
• The Cathedrals of the Knyaginin Convent in Vladimir and Intercession Convent in Suzdal (turn of the 15th and 16th centuries).