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The first to be built was the Church of
Saint Elijah, 1647-1650, erected by the rich merchants, the Skripin brothers.
The main church is surrounded by three chapels, a two-story gallery along its
northern and western sides, and a belfry. One has the impression that
everything was built spontaneously and with the intention to defy symmetry, an
element that often intrigued Russian builders. This made the Church of Saint
Elijah look more like a monastery ensemble than the parish church of a merchant
family.
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