Description of the attraction
The Archangel Michael Monastery was founded in the 13th century, but later buildings have survived to this day - the 16th-18th centuries. The five-domed gate church of St. John the Theologian, built in 1670, rises above the Holy Gates. Inside the Holy Gates, special niches have been carved out for the seats of tired worshipers.
In the center of the monastery stands the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, built in 1729, with an earlier hipped bell tower (17th century). The high volume of the cathedral, completed with a dynamic five-domed dome, echoes the composition of the gate church.
The Znamenskaya refectory church is located in the southern part of the monastery. Its first floor was intended for economic purposes, on the second floor there was a refectory chamber, to which the church itself was adjacent. From the west, the refectory is adjoined by the cellar chamber, which protrudes into the courtyard of the monastery and is connected by a narrow passage to the Archimandrite building of 1684. On the second floor of the Archimandrite building, tiled stoves of amazing beauty with various inscriptions have been preserved.
The best of the buildings is the monumental bell tower, built in 1683. The wide low quadrangle with three symmetrically located windows on the front facade bears a massive octagonal pillar-pedestal with wide shoulder blades at the corners and cornices. All of its planes are richly decorated. The bell tower ends with a majestic tent with ridges of ledges on the edges, three tiers of rumor windows and an elegant dome covered with green, shiny tiles.
The Yuryev-Polsky Historical, Architectural and Art Museum operates on the territory of the monastery.
