Excursion in the interior of the Assumption Cathedral

Excursion in the white-stone Cathedral of the Dormition of the XII century – the “patriarch” of Russian history and culture – is a journey through time and space. Built by “masters from all lands”, the main temple of Vladimir-Suzdal Rus is extremely interesting, first of all, as an architectural creation. Your guide will explain how and why the appearance of the temple changed in the pre-Mongol era. You will discover the great meanings of the wall painting of the time of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, learn what the expression “temple in the temple” means. In the central space of the cathedral, raising your head, you will see unique frescoes “The Last Judgment”, “The Procession of the Righteous to Paradise”, “The Loon of Abraham” by the great Russian isograph Andrei Rublev “with comrades”. During the tour, our visitors will undoubtedly admire the magnificent iconostasis of the XVIII century in the Baroque style. In the cathedral, it is necessary to pay homage to Russian holy ascetics, whose crayfish are in the temple - Andrei Bogolyubsky, Alexander Nevsky, Georgy Vsevolodovich, the victims of the Mongol invasion ...

Assumption Cathedral