Church of the Archangel Gabriel (Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery)

The church was built to contribute to the birth of Ivan IV . She had 2 chapters, the second over the southern corner. In the temple building, motives of order architecture brought to Russia by Italians are visible. The pillars are saddled round and high to free up internal space. The supporting arches are lowered (lower than the level of the vaults), but not raised as in the Assumption Cathedral , which highlighted the constructive arch scheme. The western part of the church is blocked by a cross vault, which can also be attributed to the influence of foreigners. Both of these differences exist in the Church of St. John the Baptist. Pillars end with capitals , profiled imposts are arranged under the heels of arches, which gives the building rigor. Although there is no iconostasis in the church now, its interior makes a great impression.

An innovation can also be considered a three-part cornice. The profiled base around the entire temple stands out clearly. Of the three portals that were usual in that era, only the northern one, facing the porch of the Assumption Cathedral, has survived. It has a pronounced promising device with a keeled end, characteristic of the decor of the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery. The top of the building was very original. A tier of the belfry was arranged above the cornice, which in turn was crowned with a crown of kokoshniks. However, in 1638 the tier of ringing was turned into a sacristy . Later, when altering the roof, the kokoshniks and both drums were removed. Then they laid the southern portal, turning it into a window. Western was laid during the construction of the bell tower of the monastery ^[1] .

Professional restoration work began only in the second half of the 20th century. S. S. Podyapolsky after exploring the monument created its graphic reconstruction. In the 1960s and 1970s, conservation work was carried out on the church and a small, fragmented restoration. Additional iron ties were established in the spans of the arches of the domed pillars, the removal of soil around the church (during which a grave bridge was discovered). Raised the ceiling a bit.

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  West facade in 1978

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  View from the south

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  Apse in the winter

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  South facade

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  Western facade

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  Pairing the bell tower from the west

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  Western facade, open portal

• S. S. Podyapolsky Stone architecture of the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery in its relation to the construction of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery