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In front is the belfry built in 1810 to
replace the 16th century building destroyed by lightning. In the rear is the
Uspensky Cathedral built by Prince Andrei Yuryevich Bogolubski in 1160 as part
of his development of his capital. This was the official cathedral of the
rulers of Vladimir and burial place of its princes including Andrei and
Vsyevolod. The rulers including Alexander Nevski and Dmitri Donskoy were
crowned here. This Uspensky Cathedral served as a model for that in the Moscow
Kremlin. It was damaged by fire in 1180's after which Andrei's brother,
Vsyevolod III Yuryevich restored it and added the gallery and 4 domes. The
original building's walls are now inside the visible structure. It was burned
by the Mongols in 1238. In the 1400's Andrei Rublyev and Daniel Chormei painted
new frescos and iconostasis. The cathedral was again burned by the Tatars in
1411. It was reconstructed in the18th century at which time a baroque
iconostasis was added. Major restoration work has been accomplished in recent
years.
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