Last and most perfect

We already wrote about how Andrei Bogolyubsky transferred the capital of the Rostov-Sudal principality to Vladimir and began to rebuild it as a new center of Russian culture. Then his work was continued by the younger brother, Vsevolod a large nest, who won the three -year struggle for power after the murder of Bogolyubsky. As a result, this is not about the struggle for power, but about the construction of a new center of the Russian land - now in Vladimir we can see five monuments of architecture of the 19th century. More precisely, four. And to be completely accurate, then two.

However, about everything in order. From what was built under Andrei Bogolyubsky, the Golden Gate and the Assumption Cathedral reached us.

The Golden Gate was built in 1164 and were the main gates of the city. Vladimir, as befits a medieval city, was surrounded by a powerful bulk shaft with a wall (wooden) and a deep moat, and in order to enter the city, it was necessary to go through the gate. There were seven of all. Only one has been preserved, but the most important are princely, gold. A massive stone structure with a gate church on the upper tier. They were called golden, because they were upholstered in sheets of gilded copper and probably very much sparkled in the sun. In any case, chronicles write about this.

The model of Vladimir of the 13th century according to the reconstruction of N.N. Voronin. Historical Museum of Vladimir.

Now these are still massive white gates, standing just in the square. The city shaft was dismantled at the end of the 18th century. Then, the gates were attached to the cord agardia (guard rooms) in the form of small towers. The vault is shifted. And the gate church of risa -feeding is built again. That is, in fact, only the walls remained from the XII century.

Assumption Cathedral.

But the Assumption Cathedral has been preserved almost completely. But it became almost twice as much as with Bogolyubsky. True, this happened in the same 12th century, 25 years after the construction of the cathedral in 1185, just with Vsevolod a large nest. Side galleries were attached to the temple, and the cathedral became five -nephal. To maintain proportions, the altar part was also increased. As a result, a grandiose cathedral was obtained, which is now amazing the imagination not only by harmony and beauty, but also by scale.

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