Description Bogoljubovo, Russia

Village Bogoljubovo located 14 kilometers east of the city of Vladimir, on a hilly ridge along the old riverbed Klyazma. Grad Bogolyubov was the first stone city of Northern Russia, witnessed the rise, glory and the tragic death of one of the outstanding people of ancient Russia, Prince Andrew Bogolyubsky. It is here the prince brought a miraculous icon of the Mother of God, leaving the land without permission of Kiev, and then ferried it to Vladimir.

Now, in place of the former princely residence - of a nunnery. Here is preserved a unique piece of civil architecture of the 12 th century, part of the former palace built Grand Duke Andrew - a tower with spiral staircase and a shift in the cathedral.

Among the later buildings of the monastery attracts a huge five-domed shrine in honor of the loving Mother of God icon (1866), which is externally and internally in many respects similar to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

Keep the church of the Nativity of the Virgin (1756) on the ground and with the elements of the same name the 12 th century cathedral, the saints of the gate with a bell tower and the gate of Dormition Church (1842), the Annunciation Church of the refectory (1804) in the cell body and other domestic buildings.

Among the protected floodplain meadows looking into standing water Bogolyubov old women white stone church of the Intercession on the Nerl (1165). Temple-monument to military victory of Vladimir regiments of the Volga Bulgars, while at the same time the temple was a monument to his son Andrew - Izyaslav who paid for this victory of life. This was the first in Russia temple dedicated to the new feast of the Protection of the Virgin.

Go for a walk in 1.5 miles. to this house could be called a pilgrimage, because thousands of tourists are coming to a breathless bow to the talent of the unknown architects, perfectly fulfilled mandate of the Grand Duke, a masterpiece of world civilization, the spirit of unity and harmony. Truly, said: "who saw this temple at least once, can not say that his life was not happy moments ...."