632 RU - Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (1992)

Brief Description

"The Solovetsky archipelago comprises six islands in the western part of the White Sea, covering 300 km². They have been inhabited since the 5th century B.C. and important traces of a human presence from as far back as the 5th millennium B.C. can be found there. The archipelago has been the site of fervent monastic activity since the 15th century, and there are several churches dating from the 16th to the 19th century."

索洛维茨基群岛的历史建筑群
"索洛维茨基群岛是由位于白海西部的6个岛屿组成，占地300平方公里。在这里人类生存的重要痕迹可以追溯到公元前三千年， 而且证明公元前5世纪就有人居住于此。从公元前5世纪始，这个群岛就是热衷于宗教的修道士们的活动场所。于16世纪至19世纪期间兴建的许多教堂至今仍保 存完好。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/632

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