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The Cathedral of the
Annunciation


 The Cathedral of the Annunciation The Cathedral of the Archangel Mikhael
    In 1482 the cathedral was decorated with the participation of Dionisy, the famous iconopainter. The interior of the cathedral is decorated with wall painting dating from 1642 - 1643 and a five-tiered iconostasis covered with embossed gilt sil-ver. The unique masterpieces to be seen in the cathedral include the icon of St. George the Victorious, an outstanding monument of 12th century Russian art, the icon of the Saviour "the eye fiery"(mid 14th century) and a number of others.


    Was built in 1484 - 1489 and served as domestic church of the Moscow grand dukes and the Russian tsars. The cathedral was originally three-domed. In the sec-ond half of the l6th century it was rebuilt: the open galleries were cov-ered with vaults upon which four small single-domed side chapels were erected and two new domes were added on its western side.

    Inside the Cathedral a 15th century iconostasis, one of the oldest in Russia, has survived. Its priceless icons are believed to be works by such famous Russian icon-painters as Andrei Rublev, Theophanes the Greek and starets (elder or spiritual father) Prokhor of Gorodets.


    Built in 1505 - 1508 by archi-tect Aleviz Now or Aloisio the New served as the family burial place for the Moscow grand dukes and the Russian tsars. In 1679 - 1681 new four-tiered gilt iconostasis was built in the Cathedral. In set it are old icons dating from the 14th to 18th centuries.


The Cathedral of the
Archangel Mikhael





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