The bell tower of the Assumption Cathedral
Description:
Vladimir Assumption Cathedral has repeatedly undergone restructuring, which took time. The most significant transformations occurred in the XIII-IX centuries. Then the city authorities decided to erect a new bell tower - the former, tent, in 1806 was damaged by lightning.
In 1810, according to the project of the architect A. Vershinsky, a four-tier bell tower was created in the classical style with Gothic elements. Fifty years later, the bell tower was attached to the facade of the cathedral with the help of the warm St. George chapel. And in 1862 another chapel was erected in honor of the miracle of Archistratig Michael in Honeh.
The height of the bell tower is 70 meters. From this, the highest point of the ensemble, the famous view of the Cathedral Square, the new and old Vladimir, the ancient buildings, the park opens.
How to get there: from the railway station "Vladimir-Passenger" and the city bus station 15 minutes on foot or 7 minutes by trolley bus No. 5 to the stop "Cathedral Square".
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