The ensemble of Korovniky

The ensemble of Korovniky is consists of the church of Ioanna Zlatoust(1649-1654), Vladimir church (1669), tower-bell and Sacred gate. The central structure of ensemble the church of Ioahn Zlatoust is represented by the five-headed and the fourcrowded temple originally. The church is surrounded with gallery from three sides and the chapels with eight boundary tent completions adjoin to the northern and southern facades of the church. The out side decor as the figured brick, which was usual for the Yaroslavl architecture at the end of the 17-th century beginning of the 18-th century was complemented by furnish from milt colour Dutch-tiles. The integral part of ensemble, though also much more modest on shape is the Vladimir church five-headed, with closed up vault and contiguous. To it refectory room from the west part. The tent bell-tower 37 m in height was nicknamed among the people “the Yaroslavl candle”, and was constructed per 80 years of the 17-th century. The fancying with the Sacred gate, turn to Volga, was put in the next decade.
The Feast of the Epiphany, which was erected in the last decade of the 17-th century differs by the magnificent furnish of facades with Dutch-tiles. The frescos on plots from life, torments and sufferings of Christ, contain details characteristic for a life of the Russian people. Such monuments of the cult architecture of the 17-th century as churches of Christmas 1644, of the Archangel Michael 1661-1680 years. Feast of the Annunciation Nikola Rubleny city of 1695. The ensemble of the Tolgsko monastery (in 7 kms from the town on the left coast of Volga), are also marked with the features of the Yaroslavl architectural school.

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