View of the Cathedral Square from the bell tower View of the Cathedral Square from the bell tower

Welcome to the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra! You are looking at Cathedral Square, the place where St. Sergius’s monastic achievements began. Here is the Assumption Cathedral, the Palaces, the Church of SS. Zosima and Sabbatius, and the Church of the Holy Spirit. Here is Trinity Cathedral, whose construction marked the beginning of the monastery that we know today.