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...On the way to the Cathedral of the NativityCathedral of the NativityArchbishops palace and bell-towerChurch of St. NicholasChurch oi St. Boris and St. GlebMonastery of St. DmitriChurch of St. NicholasChurch of St. Cosmas and St. DamianChurch of the Signmarket placeChurch of John the BaptistChurch of the Entry into JerusalemGostiny DvorChurch of the ResurrectionChurch oi the Emperor ConstantinoChurch of St. LazarusConvent of the Deposition of the RobeHoly GatesCathedral of the Deposition of the RobeTrinity CathedralMonastery of St. Alexanderbrick kilnChurch of Tanners SettlementChurch of Our Lady of TikhvinChurch of St. Peter and St. PaulConvent ot the IntercessionChurch of the ConceptionSpaso-Yevfimiev MonasteryCathedral oi the TransfigurationChurch of Our Lady of Smolensk17th century houseMonastery of St. BasilYuri Dolgorukys castleChurch oi St. Boris and St. GlebFurther west on the top of the right bank is the gleaming white Church of Our Lady of Tikhvin which stands on the site of the old St. Andrew Monastery. All these different buildings give the town a fascinating outline.
Proceeding along the western ramparts we see a small lake down below on the left, the remains of the artificial moat. Across the river on Ivanova Hill is the half-ruined Church of the Prophet Elijah built in 1744 on the spot where there was a seventeenth-century settlement of the Metropolitan's bobyli, a type of recluse.
Further left, still on the right bank of the Kamenka and nearer to the corner of the kremlin, there was once the Monastery of St. Boris and St. Gleb founded before the sixteenth century. The stone Church oi St. Boris and St. Gleb now stands on this spot, restored by Alexei Var-ganov in 1961. It is the only building in Suzdal which shows a fairly strong influence of Russian seventeenth-and eighteenth-century Baroque architecture. The general composition and volute motif of the bell-tower are similar to those on the bell-tower of the Church of St. Ni-cetas in Vladimir, but the church itself, an octagon on a square base, resembles the Church of St. Nicholas at the Galleys. However the Suzdal church differs from both these buildings by virtue of its greater simplicity and powerful, expressive lines. Its proportions create an impression of strength and the decoration, which stands out clearly against the background of the red walls, is extremely rich and plastic. The cornice on the main octagon is particularly fine, combining elegance and sumptuousness.
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