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Solovecke Labyrinths

Private Labyrinth

Des Moines, Iowa, 50226, United States
  • Availability
    Public
  • Situation
    Indoor
  • Portability
    Portable
  • Phone
    515.964.5334

St. Martin’s Episcopal Church

Shady Cove, Oregon, 97539, United States
  • Availability
    Public
  • Situation
    Indoor
  • Portability
    Portable
  • Phone
    541-878-2166

Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos, 2001

B. Solovecke
Solovecke Archipelago, White Sea
Russian Federation

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Known as the Great Babylon Labyrinth, it is situated on the shoreline, approx 1 km south of the Solovecke Kremlin. The original labyrinth at this location was destroyed, but subsequently restored in the 1970's. It now has several simple labyrinths and stone spirals alongside it, built in recent years by visitors.

  • Type:

    Classical
    8-circut Baltic type, with double spiral at the centre.

  • Availability:

    Public

  • Situation:

    Outdoor

  • Status:

    Permanent

  • Material Description:

    Rocks from adjacent shoreline

  • Builder:

    Restored by Prof. Kuratov & students

  • Wheelchair Accessible:

    No

  • Size:

    c.10 metres diameter

  • Date installed:

    Unknown, but probably several hundred years old, although the current labyrinth is a replica of the orginal