New Jerusalem
Monastery

Istra, Russia

Edificio barroco histórico iluminado al atardecer con cálida iluminación arquitectónica, resaltando los ornamentados detalles de la fachada ante un dramático cielo azul

Año / 2016
Categoría / Outdoor
Autor / Studio Vega
Foto / Konstantin Maksimov

La iluminación Artemide realza la gran escalinata y el portal de entrada de un monasterio ortodoxo blanco al atardecer, con torre dorada.

The New Jerusalem Monastery was founded in 1656 by Patriarch Nikon and took its name from the New Jerusalem. This site was chosen for its resemblance to the Holy Land. The River Istra represents the Jordan, and the buildings represent the 'sacral space' or holy places of Jerusalem.

Closed in 1918, in 1941 the fascist army ransacked it but before their retreat, the soldiers blew up its only large belfry, the towers were demolished and the vaults of the cathedral collapsed and buried its famous iconostasis, as well as other treasures.

Monasterio de la Nueva Jerusalén iluminado al anochecer, con fachadas blancas, cúpulas turquesas con cruces doradas e iluminación exterior cálida.

Complejo monástico ortodoxo ruso histórico iluminado al anochecer, con iluminación arquitectónica cálida que realza los muros blancos y el ornamentado campanario

Monasterio ortodoxo ruso iluminado al anochecer, fachada blanca con cúpulas en forma de cebolla doradas y verdes brillando bajo un cielo azul dramático

The New Jerusalem Monastery was re-established as a religious community only in the 1990s. As of June 2016, there has been great restoration done in the main cathedral, with much of the interior reconstructed and readorned.
Artemide has been involved in this great project by creating an ad-hoc lighting project.