Temple complex description and photo - Russia - Central district: Kineshma
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Temple complex description and photos - Russia - Central District: Kineshma. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects. Photo and descriptionThe temple complex is located on a high steep bank of the Volga, at the confluence of the Kineshemka river, on the territory of a former fortress. The earliest construction of the complex - the Assumption Cathedral - was built in 1745 at the expense of the sexton I.A.Popov. At the beginning of the XIX century. a low vestibule was added to the western facade of the Assumption Cathedral. The temple was painted in 1855. Scenes from the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles are placed on the walls in three tiers. Among them, the compositions "Angels at the Throne" stand out on the side walls. More unusual is the iconographic composition of the painting, located in three tiers on pillars, which, in addition to traditional images of saints, includes compositions on themes of the Gospel beatitudes, parables, scenes from the Apocalypse. In 1798, a slender bell tower 87 meters high was erected. in the appearance of which the Kostroma architectural traditions are clearly felt, and in 1838 the Trinity Cathedral was created according to the project of the architect I.E. Efimov. This is a monumental building in the classicism style; the interior of the temple was painted in the second half of the 19th century. The dome depicts the hosts of hosts, in the walls of the drum - the apostles and selected saints, in the lower part of the drum - four compositions on biblical and evangelical subjects, in the sails - evangelists. Evangelical events are written on the slopes of the vaults and in the arms of the cross. In the middle of the 19th century. the territory of the complex was surrounded by a stone fence with a wrought iron lattice and three gates. In the dome is depicted the hosts of hosts, in the walls of the drum - the apostles and selected saints, in the lower part of the drum - four compositions on biblical and gospel subjects, in the sails - evangelists. Evangelical events are written on the slopes of the vaults and in the arms of the cross.   We also recommend reading Museum ”Dolomitos” (Museo dei Dolomythos) description and photos - Italy: Alta Pusteria Topic: Temple complex description and photo - Russia - Central district: Kineshma. |
