Show i Z x x Z x Z x Z x Z x x x x x Z x Z x Z x Z x rZ x rZ x Z x x x It X X X db s. s Monastery i 1 Russia Place of Pilgrimage The most strongly fortified monas monastery tery Irry III In the world 1 l at nt In Archangel This monastery Is In closed on arm every ery side by h a n wall willi of ot grun gran lie Ill 1 Id t rs which measures nearl nearly e Y a 11 amile suite mill In is circumference The monastery Itself Is Isery very ery strongly fortified being supported by round and ond square tow towers ers era about 30 80 fret feet C t In u II height with walls JO lU O feel feet In In thickness The monastery In reality consists of ot six Ix churches which are ure the lie repositories re re- of at many valuable statues and also of ot precious stones Upon tho lie walls are ore mounted huge hue guns uns which In the time thue of ot the Crimean war were directed against the lie British White Sea squadron ron The monks who Inhabited the roan moo oMery astery at ot that time thine marched In lu procession pro procession cession on the granite walls while the VeJle I Ji were flying Hying over o their heads to Indicate what little fear they ha had d of on an attack b by the British fleet Thousands of ot people come cOllie annually to 10 from various parts o of or f Russia to view the churches and th the e relics They II lure are re loll e conveyed ed In steamers steamer Irn mers s commanded und and manned solely by lh the e monks |