This photo shows the Belfry on the right (built 1689-1690) and Prokhorov Chapel in the foreground (built 1911).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novodevichy_Convent
When I started writing this post, I thought the name Novodevichy Convent was quite familiar. Then I realized I had received another postcard of this convent, and discovered it was more than a year ago. My previous card was a winter scene. Here is the link to my previous post on that card:
http://acollectionofpostcards.blogspot.com/2010/07/novodevichy-convent-moscow.html
Here is what I wrote about this Convent:
The location itself has quite an interesting history. The Novodevichy Convent was founded in 1524, and originally built as a fortress. In the years following, it has served as a fortress, a convent and monastery, a shelter for royal Russian ladies (those that had to "take the veil"), a military hospital, orphanage, museum and apartments. There is also a cemetery on the grounds. In 1812, Napoleon's army tried to destroy it, and Tolstoy used it as a setting for scenes in both 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'.
