Cathedral of the Assumption

cathedral, Volodymyr-Volynskyy, Ukraine

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The Cathedral of the Assumption is an architectural monument located in Volodymyr-Volynskyy, Ukraine. It was built in 1160 and is a significant example of the Byzantine architectural style that spread throughout Kievan Rus'. This style emphasized the physical splendor of edifices, with a standard church design featuring a cross inscribed in a rectangle and a dome supported on piers or pendentives. The Cathedral of the Assumption in Volodymyr-Volynskyy, while built in this tradition, is one of the city's notable historical structures.12

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Western architecture
Kievan Rus and Russia
…monuments of Vladimir-Suzdal are the church of the Assumption (1158–89), which was to serve as a model for its namesake in the Moscow Kremlin; the church of the Intercession of the Virgin on the Nerl, one of the loveliest creations of medieval Russia (1165); and the church of St. Dmitri…
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…monuments of Vladimir-Suzdal are the church of the Assumption (1158–89), which was to serve as a model for its namesake in the Moscow Kremlin; the church of the Intercession of the Virgin on the Nerl, one of the loveliest creations of medieval Russia (1165); and the church of St. Dmitri…
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Vladimir-Suzdal school
Dmitry and the Assumption in Vladimir, the Church of Saints Boris and Gleb in Kideksha, and Suzdal Cathedral. These fragments, the remains of work by Greek artists, depict aristocratic, dignified, classically featured figures painted with a confident impressionist technique. They maintain the delicate balance between the real and…
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Dmitry and the Assumption in Vladimir, the Church of Saints Boris and Gleb in Kideksha, and Suzdal Cathedral. These fragments, the remains of work by Greek artists, depict aristocratic, dignified, classically featured figures painted with a confident impressionist technique. They maintain the delicate balance between the real and…
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Volodymyr-Volynskyy
…city’s architectural monuments is the Cathedral of the Assumption, built in 1160. One of its principal industries has been the processing of agricultural products. Pop. (2001) 38,256; (2005 est.) 38,111.
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…city’s architectural monuments is the Cathedral of the Assumption, built in 1160. One of its principal industries has been the processing of agricultural products. Pop. (2001) 38,256; (2005 est.) 38,111.
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