The Past and Present of Veliky Novorod Bus Tour. You will see the Merchant and Sofiyskaya parts of the city, the Alexander Nevsky Bridge, Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, the place where the first Birchbark Manuscript was discovered, Church of Transfiguration of our Saviour on Ilyina street, Znamensky Cathedral of the 17th century, Church of the Saint Great Martyr Fedor Stratilat on the Brook (1360-1361). Next stop – Yaroslav’s Court with its ancient White Arcade – architectural monuments of the 12-17th centuries. According to legend, Prince Yaroslav build here at the beginning of the 11th century a magnificent palace superior to all of its counterparts in Europe. Check the walls and towers of the old Kremlin,St. Sophia Cathedral of the 11th century, Monument of the Millenium of Russia – a bronze embodiment of the history of the Russian State, the ancient bells of Veliky Novgorod of the 16-18th centuries.