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Only two years later the Nehdanov brothers,
also merchants from Yaroslavl, began the construction of their Church of Saint
John Chrisostom at Korovniki, a suburb of Yaroslavl on the opposite side of the
river Kotorosl. It was finished in 1654. They chose a lovely spot for it and
the graceful church looked even more picturesque because of it. The Church of
Saint John Chrisostom was the first in the Yaroslavl region to have its
exterior walls decorated with terracotta red tiles. Later multicolored tiles
embellished its corners, its cornice, the brick insets of its galleries and the
very ornamental window architrave of its central apse. The church has, like
most others, the five cupolas prescribed by Moscow, but the appeal of
tent-shaped forms struck the patrons, and the two attached chapels received
high tent-shaped roofs, adding greatly to the gracefulness of this remarkable
church which later inspired many builders. A few decades later, to the west of
the church, a very slim and tall octagonal tent-shaped belfry, one of the most
beautiful in Russia was built, and became known by the people as "The
candle of Yaroslavl." For photos please go to the section in Russian Volga
river cities on Yaroslavl.
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