The Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God is an Orthodox church , a monument of Russian architecture of the late XVII - early XVIII centuries in the city of Suzdal .
| Church | |
| Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God | |
|---|---|
 Smolensk church and bell tower | |
| A country |  Russia |
| City | Suzdal |
| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
| Diocese | Vladimir and Suzdal diocese |
| Building | 1696 - 1706 years |
| Status |  OKN No. 3310139002 |
History
The temple was built in 1696-1706 in the settlement of Skucilikha , belonging to the Savior-Euthymius Monastery and located on the northern outskirts of Suzdal, directly east of the monastery walls. The settlement was inhabited by artisans, many of whom worked at the monastery construction sites. The church was a summer parish church for the inhabitants of the settlement; next to it, the winter church of Simeon Stolpnik was later built. Both churches are built on the site of pre-existing wooden ones. Later, a classic style bell tower was built next to the churches. Currently, the former settlement has entered the city limits and churches are located in the northern part of its main street - Lenin. On the other side of the street are the towers of the monastery walls. In 1960, the church was restored by the architect O. G. Guseva.
Architecture
The four -domed temple has a small porch . The wide planes of the walls have three highly located windows, framed by decor from half-columns and a keeled pediment . Columns of platbands on the north side have a more elegant design. Heads are installed on thin and high deaf drums . In the upper part of the walls there is a cornice made of cloves, balusters and crushed kokoshniks.
Literature
- N. N. Voronin “Vladimir. Bogolyubovo. Suzdal. Yuryev-Polsky. "- Moscow, Art, 1983.