RUSSIAN CITIES - UGLICH

Here we have photographs made in Uglich during our visit in June 2005. For text and more photos please see the section on Uglich in the Rus cities directory.

View of the main part of Uglich as seen from a cruise ship - this is the kremlin area with the Church of Dmitri and the palace in the left forground and domes of the Transfiguratoin Cathedral on thee right.

Uglich seen from on board ship as we approach the dock.

Amanda and Elizabeth being offered customary bread and salt by the young Russian citty hostess at Uglich.

A local band at Uglich is generally near the dock to great tourists. This small town goes all out with shops for tourists and is a standard stopping point for nearly all the Volga cruise ships.

Russian musicians greet tourists on dock at Uglich

Local Russians at the tourist stop stalls in Uglich

The Church of St. Dmitri viewed from the city dock.

Side view of the Church of St. Dmitri on the Blood in Uglich from the kremlin side.

The Transfiguration Cathedral on the right and the Church of St. Dmitri on theleft.

The Church of St. Dmitri on the Blood built in the 1690's and the kremlin palace in Uglich.

View of the Transfiguration Cathedral from the river side.

As one approaches the town from the dock one first sees the tower of the city fire warning station.

The tripple tent shaped towers of the 'Marvelous Assumption- Uspenskaya Dvinaya church" of the Alekseyevskii Monastery an epithet that the simple people gave to their church and which became a part of its official name.- in Uglich.

Walking toward the Alekseyevskii monastery with its special church.

The Marvelous Assumption church stands out on a hillside in Uglich.

The Marvelous Assumption church in the Alekseyevskii monastery at Uglich.

The strikingly green onion domes of the other church in the Alekseyevskii Monastery in Uglich.

The entrance gate to the Alekseyevskii Monastery in Uglich

Close-up of the green onion domes of the church in the Alekseyevskii Monastery in Uglich.

Close-up of two of the three octaganol tent- shaped towers of the Assumption church in the Alekseyevskii Monastery in Uglich.

View over a part of Uglich far from the river when walking down the hill from the Marvelous Assumption church. On the horizon in the trees right of center is the dome of the Church of St. Dmitri, newly restored as we will see in subsequent photos.

A block down the street on the corner stands the huge Cathedral of the Epiphany of our Lord - Bogoyavlenye Gospodnya (1853)- main church of the Monastery (Convent) of the Epiphany.

The Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Virgin - Smolenskaya Bogomateri - 1700 in the Convent of the Epiphany - Bogoyavlensky originally founded in 1661. In 2003 we had the opportunity to go inside but in 2005 a service was being conducted. So see Uglich in the Russian cities directory for photographs of the frescos inside this large church.

Another view of the Smolenskaya Bogomateri Church in Uglich

Well restored church dedicated to the Tsaryevich Dmitri - not the church in the Uglich kremlin but rather it stands a considerable distance along the main street toward Rostov.

Another view of the well restored church dedicated to the Tsaryevich Dmitri - not the church in the Uglich kremlin but rather it stands a considerable distance along the main street toward Rostov.

Another view of the Church to Tsaryevich Dmitri in Uglich.

The image on the wall near the door to the Church dedicated as this shows to Tsaryevich Dmitri, who was killed here in Uglich.

One of the colorful window treatments on a house on the main road to Rostov, in Uglich. These decorations may be seen in villages all over northern Russia.

Another colorful window surround in Uglich.

Another window treatment - much of the roof and walls of these houses are more run-down than these windows, which seem to be treated with special care - in Uglich.

The Fyodorovski Bogomateri Church _Church of the Fyedorovski Icon of the Blessed Mother - part of the Bogoyavlensky Convent in Uglich.

The other side of the huge Bogoyavlenya Gospodnya (epiphany of the Lord) Cathedral of thee Epiphany convent in Uglich.

Yet another side of the Bogoyavlenya Gospodnya Cathedral in Uglich - as you can see it has not received the restoration that some other churchs in town have received.

Another colorful home in Uglich.

The road to Rostov where it starts at the city square near the river front. The domes of the Transfiguration Cathedral at the kremlin are visible behind the trees. This was a Sunday afternoon so there was little local traffic, only tourists and vendors at the many stalls of which some are visible at the square.

The blue domes of the Church of St. Dmitri on the Blood and the red brick lower building which is the Palace of Andrei Bolshoi - all in the former area of the city kremlin in Uglich. The narrow spire with gold dome behind the church is on the bell tower.

Close-up of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Uglich

Close-up view of the drums and onion domes of the Church of St. Dmitri in Uglich

Mural in the Cathedral in Uglich.

Icon in the iconostasis in the Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich.

Icon of the Virgin and child in the iconostasis in the Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich.

The iconostasis in the Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich

Fresco on wall of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich.

Fresco on wall of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich.

Iconostasis in the Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich

Elizabeth standing outside the 15th century Prince's chambers in the Uglich kremlin area.

The Prince's palace in the Uglich kremlin area.

Downtown Uglich on a Sunday afternoon - vendor's stands at the right.

The lane of vendor's stalls in Uglich - since this is one of the main stops on the Volga for all tourist cruise ships, practically every kind of Russian handicraft or tourist item can be found here.

Russian family hosted lunch for Elizabeth and Amanda and their group in Uglich