Церковь Иоанна Предтечи

St. John the Baptist Church in Yaroslavl St. John the Baptist Church in Yaroslavl (Russian: Церковь Иоанна Предтечи)

St. John the Baptist Church St. John the Baptist Church, dating from the 1680s, is the acme of traditional Russian architecture.

Where is located It was built in 1671-1687 on the bank of Kotorosl river in the Tolchkovo Sloboda (district) which at that time was the largest and wealthiest part of the town.

Its walls and dome drums are covered with richly glazed tiles; the temple's fifteen onion domes are assembled in three groups. Its walls and dome drums are covered with richly glazed tiles; the temple's fifteen onion domes are assembled in three groups.

The bell-tower The 7-storey, 45-metre high bell-tower was built later than the church itself in mid-1690s.

The entire interior is covered with frescoes depicting Christian saints, St. John the Baptist hagiography and biblical topics. They were painted by Dmitry Plekhanov and Fyodor Ignitiev in 1694-1695. The entire interior is covered with frescoes depicting Christian saints, St. John the Baptist hagiography and biblical topics. They were painted by Dmitry Plekhanov and Fyodor Ignitiev in 1694-1695.

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