Cities of the Vladimir region - list, history, sights and interesting facts

The Vladimir region is rich in unusual,interesting places. There are museums and architectural heritage, impressive landscapes. Seven cities of the Vladimir region are included in the Little Golden Ring of Russia.

List

The Small Golden Ring includes:

Vladimir.
Suzdal.
Goose-crystal.
Murom.
Alexandrov.
Yuryev-Polsky.
Gorokhovets.

Each city of the Vladimir region has architectural heritage. They can be seen in Alexandrov, Pokrov, and Raduzhny. Some property is located even in the townships.

Alexandrov. History

The city of Alexandrov Vladimir region is famousevents related to Ivan the Terrible. However, it is not established that the king, and Vasily third, received in 1513 a magnificent palace in the country. It consisted of the palace buildings, residential chambers, a vast territory, surrounded by ramparts and moats. The entire system was not inferior to the Moscow Kremlin.

This city of the Vladimir region has become historicallysignificant place. Here lived more than seventeen years of his life Ivan the Terrible. There were also various talks with foreigners. In this city, the king kills his son. After this incident, Ivan the Terrible never returned to the Alexander Sloboda.

Many buildings are well preserved in the city. Among them:

The Alexander Kremlin.
The farmstead of merchant Pervushin.
Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. It was built in 1696, and in 1847 completely rebuilt for money merchant Baranov. In 1929, the cathedral was closed. Currently, he works, services are being maintained and restoration work is continuing.

In the city of Vladimir region there are museums,monuments, churches. Among all the existing assets, the residence of Ivan the Terrible is very popular. On its territory there are exhibitions, there is a house temple. The refectory chamber of the seventeenth century is preserved in the Kremlin. Here is the Uspensky and Pokrovskaya churches, built in the sixteenth century. In the city of Alexandrov, Vladimir region, there is a museum showing the way of life of the nineteenth century. It can be seen in the manor of the merchant Pervushin. At first glance, everything here is simple, modest, but every thing is in its place, each element brings its own charm.

Vladimir

The city of Vladimir is a historically significant settlement, founded in 1108 by Vladimir Monomakh. Initially, it was a huge, powerful fortress, located on the edge of Meshchersky forests.

With the advent of Yuri Dolgoruky, in 1157, Vladimir became a new prince's court. On the territory of the fortress the church of St. George was built.

Throughout the centuries, the city was rebuilt and expanded. In 1238, it was burnt by the Tatars. After this incident, Vladimir was rebuilt, but he became an ordinary city of the Moscow state.

There are more than twenty architectural monuments in the city, among them:

Assumption Cathedral. This is a whole complex of buildings from different eras. According to legend, the first was built in 1158. In this place is kept a large number of frescoes by Rublev, executed in different years. There are murals of 1408.
Golden Gate. They were built in 1158-1164. This architectural heritage played the role of a battle tower and a fortress tower. In total, there were five gates in Vladimir, but only one of them has survived to this day. At the end of the eighteenth century, the city was redeveloped. Because of her, all the ditches around the fortress were hidden. Now in the gate there is a museum of military valor, dedicated to the assault of Vladimir Khan Baty.
Dmitrievsky Cathedral. It was laid in 1194. The building is unusual for that time because of sculptural ornaments. In Russian architecture, such execution was extremely rare. At the cathedral, every facade is decorated with statues, in the center of which is King Solomon.
Church of St. George the Victorious. Originally the church was built in 1157, but burnt. The new building was built only in 1796. The church is in operation, and it is a national monument. A chapel in honor of Prince Vladimir was added to the church. In 1930 the temple was closed. In the eighties there was a center for choral singing, but now the church is functioning again. Inside it is a very beautiful painting, made in the century before last.
Trinity Church built in 1740.

In the city there is a monument to Alexander Nevsky and many other interesting places: a chocolate workshop, a spoon museum, museums of the history of a local prison, a museum of optical illusions.

The city of Pokrov. A little more history

History of the city of the Intercession of the Vladimir regionbegins in the sixteenth century. When in its place was the Pokrovskaya Desert. The monastery grew rapidly, the settlement around it grew. An interesting fact is that the Pokrov is the only city in Russia, whose population has always been growing.

Since 1997, the city has opened the first chocolate factory. From this moment began his "tasty" story.

The main property of the Intercession is the St. Vvedensky Island Monastery. This is a quiet, peaceful place. He is acting.

The city of Raduzhny. Young, but fairly large

The city of Raduzhny in the Vladimir region isone of the youngest settlements. He appeared thanks to the creation of a constructive bureau "Rainbow", which was engaged in testing of lasers, development of power engineering and military-industrial development.

At first they began to build buildings for employeesthe Bureau. After that, apartment houses began to appear. In 1972 the first residential building was built in the town. So, on the marshy area one of the most comfortable cities of the region grew. Here worked and lived only the best graduates of prestigious universities of the USSR. In 1991 Raduzhny received the status of a city.

The new city of Raduzhny

The settlement is closed, but, despitefor this, life in it is full of key. There are several schools, kindergartens, a children's health camp, a cadet school, a hospital, a polyclinic, a swimming pool, a library, a school of arts. On the territory of the town there are many large enterprises where people develop unique projects.

Annually from all settlements, the cities of Vladimirregion and from other regions in Raduzhny come talented people in order to take part in the annual festival "Rainbow String". This is a great opportunity to show your talent.

In the Vladimir region there are many other, unusual cities and towns, each of which has its own, unusual history.