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Moscow's Top 10
Suzdal
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Gently winding waterways, flower-drenched meadows and a dome-spotted
skyline make this medieval capital a perfect fairy-tale setting. Under Muscovite
rule, Suzdal was a wealthy monastic centre; in the late 17th and 18th centuries,
wealthy merchants paid for the construction of 30 charming churches. Suzdal was
bypassed by the railway and later protected by the Soviet government, all of which
limited development in the area. Nowadays, its main features are its abundance of
ancient architectural gems and its decidedly rural atmosphere.
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