White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Vladimir Oblast, Russia
Includes	Cathedral of the Assumption; The Golden Gate; The Prince Castle in Bogolyubovo (Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and Staircase Tower of the Palace of Andrei Bogolyubsky); Church of the Intercession on the River Nerl; Cathedral of St. Demetrius; Kremlin of Suzdal and Cathedral of the Nativity; Monastery of Our Savior and St Euthymius; Church of Sts Boris and Gleb;
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv)
Reference	633
Inscription	1992 (16th Session)
Coordinates	56°09′N 40°25′E / 56.150°N 40.417°E
	Location of White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal in European Russia White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal (Russia)

The White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal in Vladimir Oblast, Russia,^[1] have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[2]^[3] The patrimony embraces eight medieval limestone monuments of Zalesye^{[citation needed]} from the late 12th and early 13th centuries.^[2] They include Russian Orthodox churches and a monastery,^[1] as well as a castle and gate. It is a serial property, which means it is made up of multiple monuments.^[2]

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v t e World Heritage Sites in Russia by federal district
Central	Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye Kremlin and Red Square Novodevichy Convent Trinity Sergius Lavra White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal Historic Centre of Yaroslavl
Far Eastern	Central Sikhote-Alin Lake Baikal Landscapes of Dauria¹ Lena Pillars Volcanoes of Kamchatka Wrangel Island
North Caucasian	Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent Naryn-Kala
Northwestern	Curonian Spit² Ferapontov Monastery Kizhi Pogost Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea Virgin Komi Forests Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Surroundings Peterhof Palace Solovetsky Islands Struve Geodetic Arc³ Kenozero
Siberian	Golden Mountains of Altai Lake Baikal Putorana Plateau Uvs Nuur Basin¹
Southern	Western Caucasus
Volga	Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of Sviyazhsk Bolghar Kazan Kremlin Astronomical Observatory of Kazan University
¹ Shared with Mongolia ² Shared with Lithuania ³ Shared with nine other countries

White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

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