This city's Church of the Transfiguration is home to frescos by Theophanes the Greek, a famous Byzantine icon painter.
This city's Church of the Transfiguration is home to frescos by Theophanes the Greek, a famous Byzantine icon painter. This city is home to a palace called the "Chamber of the Facets", which was used by its archbishop. According to legend, a pair of gates currently in this city were stolen during a raid on the Swedish city of Sigtuna. The Khutyn Monastery is found just outside this city.  It's not Istanbul, but at the center of this city one can find the St. Sophia Cathedral, as well as a fortified area called the Detinets. This city is found on the Volkhov River, and it is home to a monument called The Millennium of Russia, which commemorates the founding of the Rurik Dynasty. This city contains the burial place of Yaroslav the Wise. For 10 points, name this Russian city that added the word "Great" to its name in 1993 to avoid confusion with a "Nizhny" city further east. 
This city's Church of the Transfiguration is home to frescos by Theophanes the Greek, a famous Byzantine icon painter.
(Velikiy) Novgorod