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Assumption Cathedral on the town

1.

Assumption Cathedral
on the town

2.

The Assumption
Cathedral in Zvenigorod
was erected in 1396 on
the territory of city
Kremlin.

3.

The Kremlin design for
defense against
numerous enemies.
Ancient ramparts are
well preserved around
the former Kremlin.

4.

Prince Yury of
Zvenigorod
(the son of Dmitry
Donskoy) ruled
Zvenigorod during
construction of the
cathedral.

5.

The Assumption
Cathedral was built by
best Moscow architects.
Inside, the Cathedral
was painted by Andrey
Rublev.

6.

At the beginning of the
20th century, three icons
were discovered during
the restoration.
They are the icons of:
the Archangel Michael,
the Savior the Almighty
and the Apostle Paul.
Now the icons are
located in the Tretyakov
Gallery.

7.

The Assumption
Cathedral is open to the
public, regular services
are held there.

8.

Anyone can enter the
cathedral and see the beauty
of ancient architecture.
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