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The Golden Gates The Golden Gate (Zolotiye Vorota)
(1158-1164. A unique specimen of early Russian military architecture. It was used as a fortress and a triumphal entrance to the city.)
The Assumption Cathedral of the Virgin Mary
The Assumption Cathedral (Uspensky Sobor)
(1158-1189. The Cathedral was the centre of political and religious life in Russia. It was the major Russian Cathedral up to the middle 15th century. Among the most valuable attributes of the Cathedral there are the frescoes by Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chorny, made in 1408.)
The Cathedral of Saint Demetrios
The Cathedral of Saint Demetrios (Dmitrovsky Sobor)
(1194-1197. A masterpiece of white stone architecture. It was built as the royal Church of Vsevolod "Big Nest", the Grand Prince of Vladimir.)
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Princess's Convent
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Princess's Convent (Svyato-Uspensky Knyaginin monastyr)
(15tn-16th centuries. The frescoes made by the well known Moscow icon painter Mark Matveyev in 1647-1648 are preserved in the Cathedral)
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Uspenskaya Tserkov)
(1649. The Church is beautifully situated on the southern edge of the town heights where the twelfth-century architects erected their white-stone Cathedrals. It crowns the eastern section of the old town's south facade.)
The Church of the Ascension
The Church of the Ascension (Tserkov Vosneseniya Gospodnya)
(1724. The Church was considerably altered by later additions including the bell tower. The twelfth-century Monastery of the Ascension once stood here.)
The Church of Saint Nicholas at the Galleys
The Church of Saint Nicholas at the Galleys (Svyato-Nikolskaya Tserkov)
(This Church is mentioned in twelfth-century records. The present Church was built from 1732-1735)
The Church of Saint Nicetas
The Church of Saint Nicetas (Svyato-Nikitskaya Tserkov)
(1762-1765. In the exterior details of this Church are Baroque elements.)
The Curch of our Saviour
The Church of Our Saviour (Spaso-Preobraghenskaya Tserkov)
(The white stone Church of Our Saviour which Andrei Bogolyubsky erected here in 1164 was badly damaged in the fire of 1778, and replaced by the present building at the end of the eighteenth century.)
The Church of Saint George
The Church of Saint George (Svyato-Georgievskaya Tserkov)
(The stone Church of Saint George was built in 1157 near the palace of Prince Yuriy Dolgoruky, and was his home Church. After the fire of 1778 it was demolished and the stone was used to erect the present building (1784-1796)
The Church of Holy Trinity
The Church of Holy Trinity (Svyato-Troitskaya Tserkov)
(The Church was founded in 1740 on crossing the streets Podbelski and Museum. The remarkable skill of the architect is particularly evident in the design of the bell tower.Township, surrounding the Church is much interesting. Here hitherto possible to see an ancient town fortifications, which was erected in XII century.)
 
  
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