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Yaroslavl 2017
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I did a two day trip to Yaroslavl from Moscow. On the way we stopped at Rostov to visit the old Kremlin with its churches. | |||
Before arriving in Rostov, we passed this memorial to the T34 tank. This area, West of Moscow, became an important industrial zone in World War 2 and was responsible for producing many of these ground-breaking tanks.
Many of these tanks went straight from the assembly line onto the battlefield. It is widely acknowledged that the T34 was a vital weapon in the defeat of Nazi Germany. |
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These are the outer walls of the Rostov Kremlin (Fortress). Although it was called a fortress the walls were more for decorative purposes. This Kremlin was built between 1670 and 1683 to provide a suitable residence for the Metropolitan Iona Sysoevich. He was the Head of the Church in this area. | |||
The entrance to the Kremlin of Rostov. | |||
This is the Hodegetria Icon Church within the Rostov Kremlin. | |||
The Resurrection of Christ Gate-Church is built over the gateway in the centre of the photo. | |||
YAROSLAVL
Yaroslavl is on the Volga River. In the fireground is an island that consists entirely of a park. |
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At the other end of the island park flows the River Kotorosl. On the farther bank of that river, the city of Yaroslavl continues. | |||
Our first port of call in Yaroslavl was the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery. This is the entrance gate. | |||
Traces of old frescos in the gateway of the Monastery. | |||
The Cathedral of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery with its bell tower. | |||
This mosaic commemorates Prince Pozharsky who helped liberate Moscow from the Poles during the "Time of Troubles" in the early 1600s. | |||
This wooden stairway caught my eye in the Monastery. | |||
A war memorial in Yaroslavl. In the distance is the Uspensky Sobor with its golden onion domes. We shall visit it later. | |||
This is the Volkova Drama Theatre in the centre of town. | |||
The facade of the Drama Theatre. | |||
The Church of Elijah the Prophet is beautifully decorated inside with frescos. | |||
This is the Cathedral of the Assumption (Uspensky Sobor), which I mentioned earler.
The first wooden Cathedral was built here in 1215, but it was destroyed in a fire. It was rebuilt in stone in the 16th Century but was totally destroyed by the Soviets in the 20th Century. It was finally reconstructed in the 21st Century. |
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This is the original bell from the 16th Century Cathedral. | |||
Yaroslavl was heavily industrialised in the Soviet era but after the collapse of the Soviet Union the inefficient State-owned enterprises here soon closed their gates.
Yaroslavl then reinvented itself as a major tourist destination. In the peak period, some 15 large river cruise ships dock here each day. It is a very pleasant city to visit. |
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