A walk through the historical center of Pereslavl-Zalessky
We suggest you take a trip through the historical part of the city, framed by ancient fortifications – earthen ramparts. Traditionally, acquaintance with Pereslavl begins with the Red Square, where the oldest city church, the Transfiguration Cathedral, is located. Once upon a time, decrees were announced in this historical place, the Pereslavl princes were "put on the table" and shelves were assembled. Inside the shaft ring there are other ancient temples, as well as objects of civil architecture of the city of the XIX – early XX century. XX centuries.
waypoints
1. Earthworks
- Ярославская обл., г. Переславль-Залесский, ул. Валовое кольцо
- 15 min
Earthen ramparts is an ancient city wall with a circumference of about 2.5 km, erected in the middle of the XII century and strictly delineating the boundaries of ancient Pereslavl.
2. The Transfiguration Cathedral
- Ярославская обл., г. Переславль-Залесский, Красная пл.
- 10 min
The earliest surviving architectural monument of the Vladimir-Suzdal School of architecture. It belongs to the first stone structures erected in the middle of the XII century.
3. Monument to Alexander Nevsky
- Ярославская обл., г. Переславль-Залесский, Красная пл.
- 10 min
The authors of the monument are the sculptor S.Orlov and architect L.Kapitsa. The monument to the Grand Duke was erected here for a reason: Pereslavl-Zalessky is the birthplace of Alexander Nevsky, and throughout his life he owned it as a patrimony.
4. The Church of Peter the Metropolitan
- Ярославская обл., г. Переславль-Залесский, ул. Садовая, д. 5
- 5 min
The ancient tent church is located on the site of the former princely court and, by its architecture, is the most beautiful temple in Pereslavl. According to legend, the original wooden church of the same name appeared here in the XIV century. Then it was laid at the site of the trial of Metropolitan Peter, whom the Tver princes accused of simony (trading in church positions), but Peter was acquitted at the Pereslavl Cathedral. This monument church was built in stone at the end of the XVI century at the expense of Ivan the Terrible, who considered St. Metropolitan Peter his spiritual patron.
5. Vladimir Cathedral and Alexander Nevsky Church
- Ярославская обл., г. Переславль-Залесский, ул. Советская, д. 12а
- 20 min
Two similar five-domed temples are located near the central road in close proximity to the Red Square of Pereslavl. They were built in the 1740s at the expense of the Pereslavl manufacturer F. Ugryumov, the owner of a linen manufactory. Until the second half of the XVIII century, these church buildings were part of the Bogoroditsko-Sretensky Novodevichy Monastery, and with the abolition of the poor monastery they became parish buildings. However, up to the first third of the twentieth century, they were surrounded by walls, and there was a monastery bell tower in the form of a round and high tower, which stood next to the temples at the same time. Subsequently, only a small fragment remained of the monastery walls, and the bell tower was dismantled in the 1930s due to the expansion of the roadway.
Reviews
