White stone monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

The Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir is an outstanding monument of white-stone architecture of pre-Mongol Russia. Historically, before the rise of Moscow, the main (cathedral) church of Vladimir-Suzdal Russia was , in it Vladimir and Moscow princes got married to the great reign. Monument of Russian architecture of the XII century, which served as a model for a number of later cathedrals, including the Assumption Cathedral of Aristotle Fioravanti . Dated to 1158-1160 and 1186-1189 years. Safety is high. The interior contains fragments of the 12th century frescoes and the frescoes of Andrei Rublev and Daniel Black of 1408. In the 19th century, a porch and a bell tower were added.

The Golden Gate was built in 1158-1164 under Andrei Bogolyubsky. In addition to defense purposes, the gate also had a triumphal character. They designed the main entrance to the richest princely-boyar part of the city. Safety is average. The vaults and the Gate Church of the Deposition were built anew in 1795–1810. On the sides attached guardroom .

The chambers of Andrei Bogolyubsky were founded in 1158, from the XIII century they are occupied by a monastery. Safety is low. The staircase tower was preserved (in the 18th century it was rebuilt into a hipped bell tower) and the passage to the choir of the church. From the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, which collapsed in 1722, only the basement part was preserved.

The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl is an outstanding work of the Vladimir-Suzdal school; built in 1165-1166 near Bogolyubov, at the confluence of the Nerl River in Klyazma . The white-stone single-domed four-column church of the cross-domed type is distinguished by harmony of several vertical proportions extended by the grace of plastic processing (steerable vanes , perspective portals , relief ornaments) and contrasts with the wide Nerl and Klyazma floodplain . Until 1672, he had a tower with a choir move. Safety is good. Lost galleries.

The Dmitrievsky Cathedral in Vladimir is a court cathedral, erected by Vsevolod the Big Nest in the princely court and consecrated in honor of the Great Martyr Dimitrii Solunsky . The canonical example of the cross-domed white-stone church of the Vladimir-Suzdal architectural school . Famous for its white stone carvings. Dated to 1194-1197 years. Safety is good. In the course of the erroneous restoration of the 1840s, galleries and stair towers of the beginning of the 13th century were destroyed.

Suzdal Kremlin - the oldest part of the city, the core of Suzdal , according to archaeologists, has existed since the X century. The Kremlin is located in the bend of the Kamenka River, in the southern part of the city. At the turn of the XI-XII centuries, a fortress with a ring of earthen ramparts 1400 m long was built here. Log walls and towers stood on the shafts. In the Kremlin were located the courtyard of the prince and the courtyard of the bishop with the city cathedral , the prince's retinue and the numerous surroundings of the prince and bishop also lived. In the second half of the 15th century, fortifications were strengthened and filled, and in 1677 a chopped pine wall with 15 towers and gates was erected. All wooden fortifications were burned down in 1719 . The Kremlin has kept the earthen ramparts and moats of the ancient fortress, several churches and the ensemble of the bishop's court with the ancient Virgin Mary-Nativity Cathedral , built in the 1220s. The pre-Mongolian temple was preserved to the level of the column-type belt inclusive. The temple has a hipped bell tower and the bishop's chambers of the XVII century.

Savior-Evfimiev monastery in Suzdal - a male monastery located on the left bank of the Kamenka river in the northern part of Suzdal. Founded in 1352 by Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod Prince Boris Konstantinovich as a fortress, designed to protect the city from external and internal enemies. The preservation is excellent.

The Church of Boris and Gleb in Kideksha is one of the oldest monuments of white-stone architecture of pre-Mongol Russia, the earliest white-stone building of North-Eastern Russia, along with the Transfiguration Cathedral in Pereslavl Zalessky . Built in the reign of Yuri Dolgoruky and dates from 1152-1157 years. Safety is average. In the 1660s, the vaults , chapter and apse were lost. Preserved fragments of frescoes of the XII century.

Other monuments of the same circle were not presented to the Russian Federation for inclusion in the World Heritage List - the Transfiguration Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky (1152-1156), St. George's Cathedral in Yuryev-Polsky (1230s, XV century), the Pokrovsky Monastery in Suzdal and Knyaginin Monastery in Vladimir (both - the beginning of the XVI century).

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  Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir

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  Golden Gate in Vladimir

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  Dmitrievsky Cathedral in Vladimir

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  Boris and Gleb Church in Kideksha

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  Andrei Bogolyubsky's House in Bogolyubovo

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  Church of the Intercession on the Nerl near Bogolyubov

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  Savior-Evfimiev monastery in Suzdal

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  Suzdal Kremlin with the Nativity Cathedral

• Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve

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