the gate church of st. john baptist sket of holy vvedensky optina desert. russia

architecture baptist beautiful belfry building cathedral cell christianity church cloud convent cross culture cupola desert dome facade faith famous flora gate harvest heritage hermitage historic history holy john kaluga landmark landscape masterpiece monastery nature nobody old optina orthodox orthodoxy panoramic plain pustina region religion religious rural russia scenery scenic sket steeple summer sunny temple tower traditional vintage vvedensky