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Yuryev-Polsky

 

A town in Vladimir oblast most famous for St. George's Cathedral (1234) which was the last stone church built in Russia before the Mongol Invasion. It used to be much taller and magnificent, but its dome and walls collapsed in 1460, the restored cathedral utilized old stones but the new shape was much smaller.

 

The cathedral has a lot of medieval stone carvings.

 

One of it features an elephant.

 

The Trinity Cathedral, located nearby, is off limits.

 

Michael the Archangel Monastery, which also houses a local museum.

 

The wooden Church of St. George the Victorious was dragged from the village of Yegorye

 

Monastic food.

 

The 19th century shopping arcade with a pedestrian street in between being renovated.

 

Standard canopies have been developed for garbage dumps.

 

House of two owners.

 

Other houses and views.

 

Throw away the TV, says the graffiti.

 

Vegetation.

 

Restoration works at the Peter and Paul Convent. When overgrown, the cathedral and the Assumption Church looked much more attractive and mysterious.

 

Already restored Ascension Church.

 

A bell tower.

 

The area near the bell tower features a lot of cats. In 2016, I saw a black cat with a red tint there, serenely sleeping in the grass. And this, apparently, is one of his descendants or relatives.

 

A very cat-friendly town indeed.

 

Getting there (as of September 2023): The city lies away from the main highways. The journey by car takes up to 4 hours via M-8.

 

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