Uglich, a regional center of the Yaroslavl area, is situated west of @2112000 Yaroslavl at the distance of 110 km in the Upper Povolzhie.
You can get there by bus as well. The bus station is located near the metro station Shchyolkovskaya.
Kremlin, Transfiguration Cathedral of Our Savior
Transfiguration Cathedral of Our Savior (1713) was erected on the site of the royal Church of Constantine and Elena which was a part of the prince's palace ensemble. The cathedral, topped with five solid domes, was built by Yaroslavl's master-craftsmen. An arcatured frieze encircles the cupola drums, windows are embellished with decorative casings. The entrance into the cathedral is of a rare beauty. It is ornate with a white-stone portal lavishly adorned with a pattern.
The interior of the Transfiguration Cathedral of Our Savior is unique for its period. Its architects and builders have performed an intricate engineering job: a spacious quadrangular hall is spanned by a light close vault without supporting pillars with a 14-meter bay.
Kremlin, Church on blood prince Dimitriy
A small five-domed temple and a belfry with a tent roof stand on the site where according to the legend was murdered Tsarevitch Dmitry. In the first half of the 17th century there used to be a wooden chapel.
The walls of the church are painted in bright red, the extraordinary murals are of high artistic merit. A composition presenting the history of Tsarevitch Dmitry's murder is depicted on the western wall.
In the center there is an exposition of memorabilia related to the tragic events of the 15th-17th centuries. It contains the alarm bell that announced the death of the tsarevitch.
The bell was exiled and got back only in 1892. It became the first exhibit of the antiquity museum. The grave board has survived which contained the nuts from the child's hands which he was holding at the moment of the assassination.
Church birth Ioann Predtesha
Elegant five-headed temple connects dining-hall and richly decorated belfry. Its image repeats the features of the Church of St. Dmitrius "on the blood". Fantastic clay decorations are well seen on the red walls.
One can get in temple by stairs on huge jar-shaped columns.
Building of this temple was connected with tragical event.
In spring 1663 son of leather-merchant Nikifor Chepolosov went to his teacher in Vhodo-Ierusalimsky settlement and disappeared. Church of the Nativity of Iohan Predtecha was built on merchant's money for buring his son.
Resurrection Monastery
The Resurrection Monastery located not far away from the Volga bank in Luzhniki was established in the 14th century. The remained constructions were erected in the 17th century in the time of the Rostov Metropolitan Jonah in honor of his sojourn in the Resurrection Monastery when he took the vows.
The architectural ensemble of the monastery, like all the constructions made by the commission of Jonah, was designed as a town-cloister.
It is comprised of the five-domed Resurrection Cathedral with side-chapels, a three-bay bell-tower with a passage gate leading into the inner ward, the single-domed church of Maria the Egyptian, positioned under the bell tier, and a refectory chamber with the church of Virgin Hodegetria and a clock-tower above.
All the constructions have the same foundation (a tall ground-story) and are connected by a gallery. The buildings comprising this imposing ensemble are amply ornate with insertions of green tiles inscribed with fairy animals and double-headed eagles, along with scenes of heroic defense from Polish interventionists in the 17th century.
The monastery ensemble amazed passing-by travelers coming into town from the Moscow side.
Alexeyevsky monastery
In 1371 the monk Adrian founded the monastery on the site of a pagan temple by the order of Alexei, the Metropolitan of Moscow.
The fortress of the monastery was erected on the approach to the town along the road to Yaroslavl in order to strengthen Moscow's positions in upper Povolzhie.
In the 16th century the monastery was put on fire by Polish interventionists. After the events of the Time of Troubles the territory of the cloister was rebuilt.
In 1628 the Church of the Assumption was erected. For its outstanding beauty it was called the name Wonderful. It became a memorial to all defenders of the town against invaders. The three high well-proportioned tent roofs with elegant refined decor make the church special.
In 1681 the Church of St. John the Forerunner was erected in the vicinity of the Wonderful Church. The edifice is conspicuous for its five picturesque domes with a lavishly decorated central cupola.
The passage through the Holy Gate offers an access to the monastery grounds. Old lime-trees grow there, along with a giant elm - witness to the by-gone days of the monastery.
