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YAROSLAVL
Founded almost 1,000 years ago by Yaroslav the Wise, along the picturesque banks of the mighty Volga River, at its confluence with the smaller Kotorosl River, Yaroslavl is an absolute treasure chest for art-lovers -- a dream world for lovers of old Russian architecture and icons.
While in Yaroslavl, one may feast at a banquet of churches and monasteries, built in an
elaborate and distinctively Yaroslavl style, that abound with magnificent ornamental brick
and glazed ceramic tile decorations (photo to the left), and whose equally
elaborate interior fresco
Another one of the extremely beautiful churches in Yaroslavl, located almost next to
the main hotel, is Among Yaroslavl's magnificent treasures is a fine museum of icons. In addition to driving to sites on a city tour, it is also pleasant to take time to walk along the Volga River and the city's squares and look closely at some of the many spectacular churches that are located fairly close together, within walking distance from the hotel. It is also delightful to take a boat ride on the Volga to get a perspective from the river of some of the magnificent structures, which include the Women's Monastery of the Tolga Icon of the Mother of God, where the relics of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov are located, and the ensemble across the Kotorosl River in Khorovnikakh -- the Churches of St. John Chrysostom (right) and Vladimirskaya (left) (photo at the top).
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A wealthy commercial city, Yaroslavl reached its zenith in the 17th and 18th
centuries, as a result of taking full advantage of its location on the Volga for lucrative
trade. 
icons are unusually well
preserved. The frescoes cover every inch of the interior walls, ceilings and
pillars, such as in the Church of St. Elias/Elijah (photo to the right), whose
extremely awesome fresco icons are very extensive. Located adjacent to a large open
square, the exterior of this Church of St. Elias/Elijah (photo below) is just as
beautiful as the interior. Sometimes a quartet from the 
Yaroslavl
Male Chorus, who sing at this church for Divine Services, is present, eager to sing for
visitors if requested, (and to sell their wonderful recordings of sacred music).
the Church of the Theophany (photo to the right), with
its gorgeous glazed ceramic tile decorations all around it. The example shown above
is a detail from this church's facade.