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Built in the mid-16th Cent., this is Tver’s oldest surviving building, situated in an old part of the city notable for its many wooden buildings. White in colour, it had a very pleasing architectural style. The front section and façade are crowned by a fairly tall spire, and continue backward through a flat middle section to a sloping rear from which 6 cupolas of varying sizes emerge ---- diminishing in size as they proceed backwards. We had a pleasant walk around the exterior, but could not enter to see the iconostasis and the 200-year-old wall paintings that apparently are highly regarded. It has the additional distinction of being the only church of Tver that survived WWll.…
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Date of experience: September 2014
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