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Sights of Yaroslavl, a city with a millennium-long history

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Yaroslavl is so diverse that locals and visitors all have a story associated the unique atmosphere of the city, says the Yaroslavl tourist site.

Yaroslavl is so diverse that locals and visitors all have a story associated the unique atmosphere of the city, says the Yaroslavl tourist site.

© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankYaroslavl is so diverse that locals and visitors all have a story associated the unique atmosphere of the city, says the Yaroslavl tourist site. Photo: Pedestrian area in Kirov.
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Yaroslavl is so diverse that locals and visitors all have a story associated the unique atmosphere of the city, says the Yaroslavl tourist site. Photo: Pedestrian area in Kirov.
© RIA Novosti . G. Kostenko.  / Go to the mediabankThe Russian State Volkov Academic Drama Theater is named Fyodor Volkov, the founder of the first Russian theater.
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The Russian State Volkov Academic Drama Theater is named Fyodor Volkov, the founder of the first Russian theater.
© RIA Novosti . E. Kuzin / Go to the mediabankThe Church of Our Savior, one of the oldest in Yaroslavl.
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The Church of Our Savior, one of the oldest in Yaroslavl.
© RIA Novosti . Yury Kaver / Go to the mediabankThe Church of Our Savior stands on a gentle slope on the lower bank of the Kotorosl River.
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The Church of Our Savior stands on a gentle slope on the lower bank of the Kotorosl River.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankThe Trinity sculpture group was installed to mark the millennium since Russia’s conversion to Christianity at the site of the altar of the Dormition Cathedral, which was destroyed in the 1930s. This is the only monument in Russia that depicts the Holy Trinity.
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The Trinity sculpture group was installed to mark the millennium since Russia’s conversion to Christianity at the site of the altar of the Dormition Cathedral, which was destroyed in the 1930s. This is the only monument in Russia that depicts the Holy Trinity.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Lyskin / Go to the mediabankThe Church of Elijah the Prophet is the pearl of the 17th century Yaroslavl school of architecture and painting, which has almost entirely preserved its original appearance.
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The Church of Elijah the Prophet is the pearl of the 17th century Yaroslavl school of architecture and painting, which has almost entirely preserved its original appearance.
© RIA Novosti . V. Seleznev / Go to the mediabankIn the mid 17th century, wealthy merchants Vonifaty and Ioanniky Skripins constructed the church with their own funds in one of the central squares.
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In the mid 17th century, wealthy merchants Vonifaty and Ioanniky Skripins constructed the church with their own funds in one of the central squares.
© RIA Novosti . Yury Kaver / Go to the mediabankVlasyevskaya, or Znamenskaya Tower is one of the two fortification towers of the Earth Town, a suburb of Yaroslavl. The tower was built of bricks in 1658-1659 on the site of the mid 16th century wooden tower that was destroyed by extensive fire.
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Vlasyevskaya, or Znamenskaya Tower is one of the two fortification towers of the Earth Town, a suburb of Yaroslavl. The tower was built of bricks in 1658-1659 on the site of the mid 16th century wooden tower that was destroyed by extensive fire.
© RIA Novosti . V. Robinov / Go to the mediabankGostiny Dvor was constructed on the site of the market square to provide comfortable trade for locals and guest merchants in conditions of intensified economic growth in the city.
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Gostiny Dvor was constructed on the site of the market square to provide comfortable trade for locals and guest merchants in conditions of intensified economic growth in the city.
© RIA Novosti . V. Robinov. / Go to the mediabankAt first, Gostiny Dvor occupied an entire block.
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At first, Gostiny Dvor occupied an entire block.
© RIA Novosti . Yury Kaver / Go to the mediabankA rotunda on Kotoroslnaya Embankment is one of the most romantic places in the city.
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A rotunda on Kotoroslnaya Embankment is one of the most romantic places in the city.
© RIA Novosti . R. Beniaminson  / Go to the mediabankThe Alexander Nevsky Chapel was built in commemoration of the miraculous rescue of Alexander III and his family in a train crash on October 17, 1888.
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The Alexander Nevsky Chapel was built in commemoration of the miraculous rescue of Alexander III and his family in a train crash on October 17, 1888.
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