Temples of the Golden Ring of Russia (42 photos)

The Golden Ring of Russia necessarily includes 10 Moscow churches. Among them are the Kremlin cathedrals of extraordinary beauty, interesting paintings, and the famous churches of St. Basil and Christ the Savior.

In the ancient village of Bogolyubovo, great Russian shrines have been preserved - the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl and the most beautiful cathedrals. The Golden Ring includes churches in Vladimir, Suzdal, Alexandrov, Uglich and other ancient cities, striking in their splendor and at the same time extraordinary simplicity.

Annunciation Monastery in Murom

Church of the Intercession on the Nerl on a cloudy day

Gate of the Tolga Monastery in Sergiev Posad

Bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kalyazin

Domes of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and the Staircase Tower in Bogolyubovo

Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery on the shore of Lake Nero

Boris and Gleb Monastery in Uglich

Church of Boris and Gleb in Kideksha

Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma

Svyato-Vvedenskaya Island Hermitage

Alexandrovskaya Sloboda in winter Yuryev-Polsky

Solotchinsky Monastery in winter Suzdal

Holy Trinity Ipatiev Monastery in Uglich

Smolensk Church in Suzdal

Tent Church of Peter the Metropolitan in Pereslavl-Zalessky

Church of Seraphim of Sarov in Aleksandrov

View from the Volga embankment to the Resurrection Church in the city of Plyos

Assumption Cathedral in Dmitrov

Church on the autumn shore in the city of Tutaev

Trinity-Tikhvin Church in Dmitrov

Churches of Rybinsk in evening illumination

Children's tourist group at the temple in Suzdal

Tourists near the monastery in Pereslavl-Zalessky

Pskov Kremlin in winter

Winter landscape with a view of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius

Domes of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in the snow

Holy Bogolyubsky Convent

Nikolo-Solbinsky Monastery

Resurrection Monastery in Murom

The walls of the monastery in the center of the city of Yuryev-Polsky

Nikolsky Monastery in Gorokhovets

Dormition Goritsky Monastery in winter Pereslavl-Zalessky

Churches in evening Uglich

Murom Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery

Michael the Archangel Monastery in the city of Yuryev-Polsky

Spaso-Vifansky Monastery on the territory of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra

Church of Tsarevich Dimitri on Blood in Uglich

Chapel of St. Barbara in Gus-Khrustalny

Novodevichy Convent in evening Moscow

Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in the city of Palekh in winter

St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny

Temple on the territory of the Yaroslavna tourist complex in Rostov the Great

The Trinity-Sergius Lavra with its ancient mighty temples, which seem to reach the clouds, is also included in the famous ring. Their unusual paintings and dome designs have survived to this day.

Ivanovo

Ivanovo is famous as the city of brides. This is the youngest settlement in the Golden Ring necklace. There are not many historical buildings here. For example, the stone Shchudrovskaya tent, the Transfiguration Cathedral, and the old Vvedensky Monastery have been preserved.

The city is rich in monuments of constructivism. The residential house-ship, which in its appearance really looks like a ship, deserves special attention. The most important museum in Ivanovo is the Ivanovo Calico Museum. Here you can even see sketches of the famous Russian fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev, who began his creative career in Ivanovo.

Vladimir

The city of Vladimir was first mentioned in chronicles in 1108. The founder is Prince Vladimir Monomakh. By the middle of the 12th century, it became the capital of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality - even Moscow was once just one of its “suburbs”.

Located 176 km from Moscow, on the high bank of the Klyazma River.

The main pride of Vladimir are three white stone monuments, recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, trying to make Vladimir like Kyiv, built the Assumption Cathedral and erected the fortress Golden Gate, framing the princely-boyar part of the city.

Today's Vladimir is a modern city, where ancient buildings peacefully coexist with structures in the Art Nouveau style.

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Church of the Holy Rosary

Address: st. Gogolya, 12A

The Church of the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1894 in the neo-Gothic style of red brick. During the Soviet years it was used for a repeater, living quarters and the exhibition hall “Museum of One Painting”. Now the church and the priest's house belong to the Catholic community of the city. Organ concerts are held in the Church of the Holy Rosary.

It should be noted that a Catholic church in a city replete with Orthodox churches looks quite unusual. Of course, it is the most beautiful building in Vladimir.

Kostroma

Founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in 1152 as a border settlement. Gradually the city turned into one of the largest Volga ports and is one of the oldest Russian cities. But many cultural monuments, especially temples and religious buildings, were badly damaged or completely destroyed during the Soviet era.

Significant architectural monuments include:

Ipatievsky male and female Epiphany-Anastasia monasteries;
Restored Kostroma Kremlin;
Churches of the Resurrection on Debra, St. John Chrysostom, Nativity of Christ on Gorodishche, Transfiguration beyond the Volga.
The Kostromskaya Sloboda Nature Reserve, which is a museum of wooden architecture.

Patriarchal Garden

Address: st. Kozlov Val, 5

Not far from the Golden Gate and the central Cathedral Square in the lowland is the Patriarchal Garden, known since the 16th century also under the names of the Patriarchal and Bishop's Garden. The first name stuck: the garden was under the jurisdiction of the patriarchs of the Nativity Monastery. Its original purpose was a resting place for clergy.

There is a monument to a cherry tree at the entrance to the garden. This fruit crop was brought from Georgia, although legend says that cherries appeared in these parts during the reign of Andrei Bogolyubsky.

Thanks to the efforts of Bishop Xenophon, cherry (and then apple) plantings took root and gradually formed a garden. Now its territory occupies about 4 hectares and includes plants from different parts of the world. Also, for the convenience of vacationers, there is a walking area with neat flower beds, lawns, benches, an artificial pond and fountains.

Dmitrievsky Cathedral

Address : Bolshaya Moskovskaya st., 60

Demetrius Cathedral was erected at the end of the 12th century by decree of Vsevolod the Big Nest and dedicated to Demetrius of Thessaloniki, a piece of clothing and an icon of which are kept in the building.

The elegant four-pillar structure in the Byzantine style is decorated with carvings and bas-reliefs on the outside, and ancient wall paintings have been partially preserved inside. The cathedral burned down several times, was the object of looting, and was restored... As a result, valuable frescoes and church attributes were lost. In order to preserve the monument, it was given the status of a museum; religious services are not held in it.

Suzdal Kremlin

According to the chronicles, the Suzdal Kremlin in the bend of the Kamenka River, in the southern part of the city, dates back to 1024. On the site of today's Kremlin at the turn of the 11th-12th centuries. a log fortress was built with a ring of earthen ramparts 1400 m long.

The Kremlin in Suzdal is more reminiscent of a monastery than a defensive structure. The complex includes the Nativity Cathedral and the Bishop's Chambers. Today the Kremlin houses a museum dedicated to the Suzdal land, its history and art. The interiors of the Cross Chamber were created according to records from the 18th century.

Address: Vladimir region, Suzdal, Kremlevskaya street, 20. Opening hours: from 10.00 to 18.00, Tuesday and the last Friday of the month - days off.

Museum complex "Horse yard"

The “Horsed Yard” is located next to the Lavra, but is part of the historical and art museum.

Its name was not chosen very well - the buildings actually housed monastery horses (their number reached 700) and grooms. But the museum’s exposition is dedicated not to horses, but to history, decorative and applied arts of the inhabitants of Sergiev Posad and its environs, as well as folk art of peasants and townspeople. A ticket to the Horse Yard costs 100 rubles.

Nikitskaya Church

Address: Knyagininskaya st., 8

The Orthodox sights of Vladimir are represented not only by classical-style buildings. Just look at the Nikitsky Church, located near the Golden Gate.

Built in the 18th century with donations from the merchant Semyon Lazarev in honor of St. Nikita, the church is distinguished by its unusual facade in green and white colors, an elegant bell tower, large windows, and decorative wall decoration. From a distance, the building resembles an old mansion; its style is defined as provincial baroque, although it is based on the refectory type. The interior furnishings of the architectural monument, like the gilded iconostasis of the chapel of John the Baptist, also rather resembled the interior of the halls of a mansion.

The church closed, then workshops were located here, but since 2015, services have been held and a Sunday school has been operating.