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Cathedral of Boris and Gleb (1152) at
Kideksha, and Church of St Stephen with 18th century bell tower. The church has
been much altered since it was built by Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgoruki at his
personal fortress outside Suzdal in 1152. The church was dedicated to Princes
Boris and Gleb who legend relates were murdered here on the bank of the Nerl by
their brother, Prince Svyatopolk in 1015. Yuri's fortress here on the high bank
of the Nerl controled traffic between Suzdal and the Volga. We can see in the
photo that the church has three apses but the present too-small dome was placed
on top along with the new style hip roof during repair in the 17th century. The
original church had an appropriately huge dome. The church was damaged by the
Mongols in 1238 and later fell into decay. Still the church reminds us of the
other churches Yuri built, for instance in Periaslavl-Zaleski. On the right,
partially obscured by the bell tower is the Church of St Stephen, built as a
winter church in 1780. The Holy Gates and bell tower were built a few years
earlier. (See
Kideksha)
for more discussion of the architecture.
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