Description of the attraction
In the city of Murom at the Trinity Monastery there is a Kazan Gate Church. In the middle of the 17th century, on the south side of the Trinity Church, there were bobyl courtyards, which soon moved to the posad with the support of Bogdan Tsvetnoy. In 1648, on the site of the former location, the Kazan Gate Church was erected from stone. From the south of the temple, namely above the window openings, there are records telling about the date of the construction of the church and its builder. The temple was built five years after the construction of the Trinity Church and is a magnificent building belonging to the ensemble of the Trinity Monastery.
The building of the Kazan Church is small in size and in plan is much smaller in comparison with the Trinity Church. The total size, including the altar part, is 2.5 sazhens. It should be noted that the temple is somewhat raised above the "gate", which plays the role of the main entrance. The Kazan Church is characterized by an extraordinary solution of the tent-roofed composition. There are suggestions that Bogdan Tsvetnoy made the decision to build a temple that has not yet existed in the entire city of Murom and even in Moscow. At one time, Bogdan Tsvetnoy was the richest man among the entire living room of a hundred.
The main architect, who was invited by a wealthy merchant for the purpose of erecting the Kazan Church, had an exquisite taste, as well as tact in relation to the main building of the monastery - the Trinity Church. In his work, the master showed the deepest understanding of Russian folk architecture, applying even hanging columns to the temple, which are especially characteristic of traditional Vladimir-Suzdal architecture. Another technique in the process of building the temple was the use of details of the 16th century hipped-roof temples.
The gate church is somewhat displaced from west to east, which marked the beginning of the creation of a complex composition, which was further continued during the construction of the church bell tower.
As for the decoration, the Kazan Gate Church even surpasses the Trinity Church in this matter. The proportions of the temple are very elegant, which gives the impression that the entire church building is hewn from a single piece of a monolith.
The temple is inherent in a cubic shape, while it is installed on a high stone base of the Holy Gates. The gate itself consists of 2 arches: smaller and larger, which is an elegant sculptural composition made of suspended semi-columns.
The arched bases are somewhat supported by tall rectangular pillars equipped with white stone details and niches. On the south side, the quadrangle façade is divided by paired columns into two identical parts, which fully reflect the interior layout. Window openings are slit-like and very narrow, hewn in the 18th century and framed with curved bricks. The brick itself rests on consoles and semicircular arches connected to each other. Above all window openings there are six helmet-shaped decorative inserts and stamps. The most central hallmarks are carved with the name of the architect and the date of construction.
The cornice of the church is especially wide, but flat; a continuous row of tiles is inserted into it, which continues along the perimeter of the entire building. The completion of the quad is made with kokoshniks with pozakomarny covers. The connection of the corner kokoshniks with each other is done with decorative inserts, which indicate the taste characteristics of the master.
One of the most interesting parts of the Kazan Church is the porch, located on the western side and located directly above the stone tents necessary for household purposes. The decor of the part adjacent to the quadrangle exactly repeats the features of the main volume, but the walls are decorated in a completely different way. It is believed that this part was framed by an open gallery with elegantly made window openings with two-blade solid fillings.
One of the most distinctive and characteristic features of the Kazan Gate Church is the presence on the wall surfaces of "holosnyaks", which are pitcher-shaped resonators, which are recessed into the walls and significantly improve acoustics.
Today the Kazan Gate Church is a true architectural monument of Murom.
