GOLDEN RING TOUR – PART 3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate,_Vladimir Golden Gate, Vladimir The Golden Gate of Vladimir (Russian: Zolotye Vorota, Золотые ворота), constructed between 1158 and 1164, is the only (albeit partially) preserved ancient Russian city gate. A museum inside focuses on the history of the Mongol invasion of Russia in the 13th century. 1 Inside the museum. 2 Side view of the Golden Gate of Vladimir. The Trinity Church Vladimir II Monomakh Monument, founder http://ermakvagus.com/Europe/Russia/Vladimir/trinity_church_vladimir.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_II_Monomakh 3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormition_Cathedral,_Vladimir The Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir (sometimes translated Assumption Cathedral) (Russian: Собор Успения Пресвятой Богородицы, Sobor Uspeniya Presvyatoy Bogoroditsy) was a mother church of Medieval Russia in the 13th and 14th centuries. It is part of a World Heritage Site, the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal. https://rusmania.com/central/vladimir-region/vladimir/sights/around-sobornaya- ploschad/andrey-rublev-monument Andrey Rublev monument 4 5 Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Vladimir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Saint_Demetrius 6 7 Building of the Gubernia’s Administration museum (constructed in 1785-1790). Since 1990s it is museum. January 28, 2010 in Vladimir, Russia. Interior of old nobility Palace (XIX century) 8 Private street vendors 9 Water tower https://www.advantour.com/russia/vladimir/water-tower.htm 10 Savior Transfiguration church https://www.tourism33.ru/en/guide/places/vladimir/spasskii-i-nikolskiy-hramy/ Cities of the Golden Ring 11 Nikolo-Kremlevskaya (St. Nicholas the Kremlin) Church, 18th century. https://www.tourism33.ru/en/guide/places/vladimir/nikolo-kremlevskaya-tcerkov/ Prince Alexander Nevsky (Невский) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nevsky 12 Just outside of Suzdal is the village of Kideksha which is famous for its Ss Boris and Gleb Church which is one of the oldest white stone churches in Russia, dating from 1152. To get to Kideksha you need to walk 3km from the bus station along the road with is the continuation of Ulitsa Vasilievskaya after the crossroads outside the bus station. Keep on walking straight ahead until you get to the church. https://rusmania.com/weekend-trip-to-vladimir-and-suzdal round tower of the kremlin in Suzdal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzdal 13 https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Спасо-Евфимиев_монастырь Проездная башня монастыря (tower) 14 Благовещенская надвратная церковь, (The Annunciation Church ) построенная в качестве святых ворот на рубеже XVI—XVII веков, после возведения каменной ограды оказалась внутри монастырских стен. https://www.suzdalonline.ru/architecture/pokrovsky-convent-blagoveschenskaya-xvi/ inside 15 https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Спасо-Евфимиев_монастырь 16 Успенская трапезная церковь, (The Uspensky Refectory Church) сооружённая в последней четверти XVI века, расположена перед Спасо-Преображенским собором напротив звонницы. Это столпообразный храм типа «восьмерик на четверике», увенчанный шатром с двумя ярусами кокошников. http://www.architekture.ru/suzdal-spefimov/07/ 17 Bell Tower – Performance of the bells 18 Спа́ со-Преображе́ нский собо́ р (The Transfiguration Cathedral )— кафоликон Спасо- Евфимиева монастыря в Суздале, памятник русского зодчества конца XVI века. В настоящее время входит в состав Владимиро-Суздальского музея-заповедника. https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Собор_Спасо-Евфимиева_монастыря Central dome 19 The painting of walls and pillars encircles the entire temple in four strips. In the lower tier are images of the deeds of the apostles , and the remaining three are devoted to the evangelical biography of Christ . 20 21 22 Butterflies of Russia (Бабочки) 23 ancient rock, Suzdal, Russia Panoramic view of monastery/kremlin, Suzdal 24 Суздальская Медовуха - tasting of samples of mead - the local honey wine of Suzdal. 25 Сheers to Suzdal honey wine (mead) http://suzdalinn.ru/content/suzdalskaya- medovukha/ Decorative cottage. 26 27 The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Suzdal, Russia, is a World Heritage Site. It is one of the eight White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal., and one of the most complex monuments of Russian medieval architecture. It was originally constructed during the reign of Vladimir II Monomakh during the late 11th century.The Cathedral of the Nativity is surrounded by a ring of earthen walls in an oxbow of Kamenka River. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Nativity,_Suzdal 28 29 30 Wooden Church of St Nicolas, Suzdal / Museum of Wooden Architecture 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Памятник Великому Князю Василию Дмитриевичу 38 Плесский музей-заповедник Соборная гора (г. Свободы) https://ples-museum.ru/ https://ples-museum.ru/muzey-zapovednik/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plyos,_Ivanovo_Oblast 39 Plyos (Russian: Плёс) is a town in Privolzhsky District of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of Ivanovo, the administrative center of the oblast. 40 41 Isaac Levitan House Museum, Plyos https://www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com/articles/isaac-levitan/levitan-memorial- museum-plyos-historical-highlights 42 43 44 Alexander and his sister 45 Miracle Image of the Savior Church in the Rows, Kostroma https://rusmania.com/central/kostroma-region/kostroma/sights/around-susaninskaya- ploschad/miracle-image-of-the-saviour-church-in-the-rows 46 Miracle-Image of the Saviour Church in the Rows 47 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostroma Kostroma (Russian: Кострома, IPA: [kəstrɐˈma]) is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers. 48 Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipatievsky_Monastery 49 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostroma 50 51 52 53 Church museum of history and architecture of Kostroma https://rusmania.com/central/kostroma-region/kostroma/sights/ https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kostroma 54 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Dolgorukiy Yuri I Vladimirovich (Russian: Юрий Владимирович), known under his soubriquet Yuri Dolgorukiy(Russian: Юрий Долгорукий, literally "Yuri the Long-Armed"; also known in various accounts as Gyurgi, Dyurgi, or George I of Rus), (c. 1099 – 15 May 1157) was a Rurikid prince and founder of the city of Moscow. He reigned as Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kiev from September 1149 to April 1151 and then again from March 1155 to May 1157. Yuri played a key role in the transition of political power from Kiev to Suzdal following the death of his elder brother Mstislav the Great in 1132. 55 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostroma_Gostiny_Dvor The Gostiny Dvor in Kostroma is the best preserved complex of provincial Neoclassical trading arcades in Russia. It was built on the site of the ancient Kostroma kremlin after the great fire of 1773.[1] The complex comprises more than ten buildings constructed over a period of almost five decades. Ивану Сусанину, патриот земли Русской 56 Downtown Kostroma, fire station 57 Rainy day 58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslavl City of Yaroslavl Yaroslavl (Russian: Ярослáвль, IPA: [jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers (160 mi) northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history. 59 Boats on the Volga River 60 Bridge over the Volga River in Yaroslavl 61 Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers confluence 62 Кострома, основана в 1152 году 63 Monument of Yarslav the Wise in Yaroslavl, Russia 64 Epiphany Church (Tserkov Bogoyavleniya) https://rusmania.com/central/yaroslavl- region/yaroslavl/sights/around-bogoyavlenskaya-ploschad/epiphany-church 65 building of the government in Yaroslavl, soviet square https://www.dreamstime.com/editorial-image-building-government-yaroslavl-region-russia- march-soviet-square-hazy-winter-weather-image68264960 66 Church of Elijah the Prophet – Yaroslavl According to legend the first church in Yaroslavl was dedicated to St Elijah as it was on this saint's feast day that Yaroslav the Wise killed the bear and conquered the area. https://www.advantour.com/russia/yaroslavl/elijah-theprophet-church.htm 67 pavilion on the Volga embankment https://www.dreamstime.com/beautiful- pavilion-embankment-volga-river- kotorosnaya-yaroslavl-russia-kotoroslnaya- image117703075 Holy Trinity Sculpture by Andrey Rublev 68 Yaroslav Foundation Rock – 1010 AD Foundation Stone https://waytorussia.net/GoldenRing/Yaroslavl/GoingOut/Magic-Stone.html http://progulyaemsya.ru/en/pamyatniki/memorial_stone_in_honor_of_the_foundation_of_yar oslavl/ A memorial stone in honor of the foundation of Yaroslavl it is a big formless brown stone with the memorial inscription: “In 1010 on this place Yaroslav the Wise founded new city Yaroslavl”. On the back side of the stone there is another memorial inscription: “The stone was established in year of 975th anniversary of Yaroslavl”. Creation history The memorial stone was established in 1985 year, in year of 975th anniversary of Yaroslavl on the Cathedral mountain near the embankment of Volga River where Kotorsl River flows to Volga River. According to the legend in 1010 Yaroslav the Wise founded here new city which was named in his honor. Here in front of the Cathedral of the Dormition you will find this memorial stone in honor of the foundation of Yaroslavl. 69 .