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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 along the Vladimir road on the left is the Church oi the Sign (1749) standing on the steep bank of the little river Mzhara. Many centuries ago the Monastery of the Presentation was founded here and in the
seventeenth century the village of Pinaikha stood not far away. The church's broad, deeply recessed portal with its shallow arch is submerged in shadows by an impressive porch with stocky, faceted pillars. It is possible that the porch was originally surmounted by a bell-tower. The south wall with its large regularly spaced windows is reminiscent of civic architecture, whereas the north wall, which faced the town, was more richly decorated and contained a second portal. Instead of kokoshniks there is a series of paintings on various religious themes between the two cornice bands, and on the west side there are two more large windows. The architects were obviously anxious to make the inside of the small church as light as possible. The upper octagonal section under the dome is decorated with blue and white tiles of the type used on Russian stoves, instead of the polychrome glazed tiles favoured by seventeenth-century builders. The church was restored by Alexei Varganov in 1959. Nearby is the small heated Church of the Deposition of the Robe built in 1777 by the Zubkov merchant family. In spite of its severe, Classical lines it also reveals traces of early Suzdalian architecture. Its two intersecting double-hipped roofs are reminiscent of the refectory church in the Archbishop's Palace.
From the eastern end of the Church of the Sign there is a particularly good view of the old burial mound on the other side of the Mzhara.
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