Kazan Gate Church of the Trinity Monastery
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In the city of Moore at the Trinity Monastery acts Kazan Gate Church. In the mid-17th century on the south side of Trinity Church were bobylskie yards, soon moved to the townsmen supported by Bogdan Color. In 1648, on the former location was built of stone Kazan Gate Church. From the south of the church, namely over the window openings, there are records that tell of the date of construction of the church and its builder. The temple was built five years after the construction of 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 terms of a lot less than the Trinity. The total amount, including the altar piece is 2, 5 fathoms. It is worth noting that the temple more elevated above the "gateway" to play the role of the main entrance. Kazan Church inherent unusual decision tent composition. There are suggestions that Bogdan Color decided on the construction of the temple, which has not been all over the city Moore and even in Moscow. At the time, Bogdan Color was the richest man among all living hundreds.

The chief architect, who was invited by a wealthy merchant for the purpose of construction of the Kazan Church, had exquisite taste and tact against the main building of the monastery - the Trinity Church. In his case the master has shown the deepest understanding of Russian folk architecture applying to the temple, even hanging speakers, especially characteristic of the traditional architecture of Vladimir and Suzdal. Another technique in the process of construction of the temple was the use of components tent churches of the 16th century.

Gate Church shifted to a side from west to east, which gave rise to the creation of complex composition, further extended with the construction of the church bell tower.

As for decoration, the Kazan Gate Church even superior in this regard Trinity Church. The proportions of the church is very elegant, because that gives the impression that the whole edifice of the church carved from a single piece of the monolith.

Temple inherent in cubic form, while it is set to high, made of stone based on the Holy Gate. Sami gates consist of 2 arches: lesser and greater, which is a graceful sculptural composition made of suspended polukolonok.

Arched base number is based on a high rectangular columns, equipped made of white stone details and niches. From the south facade of the quadrangular separated by paired columns into two equal parts, which fully reflect the interior layout. Window openings are presented slotted and very narrow, rastesany in the 18th century and from straight-edged bricks. Himself brick rests on the console and connected to each other semicircular arches. Above all window openings are six helmet decorative boxes and stamps. On the most central stamps carved name of the architect and the date of construction.

The cornice of the church - especially wide, but flat; it is inserted into a continuous series of tiles that extends around the perimeter of the building. Completion quadrangular performed using kokoshniks with pozakomarnymi coatings. The compound angle kokoshniks with each other decorative inserts made that point to the taste characteristics of the master.

One of the most interesting parts of the Kazan church became the church porch, located on the west side and is located directly above the tents of stone needed for economic purposes. The decor of the adjoining quadrangular closely follows the main features of the scope, but the walls are decorated very differently. It is believed that this part has been issued an open gallery with exquisitely executed window openings with a twin durable filling.

One of the most distinctive and characteristic features of the Kazan Gate Church was the presence on the wall surfaces "golosnyakov" representing the pitcher-shaped resonators, which are recessed into the walls and significantly improve the acoustics.

Today Kazan Gate Church is a true monument of architecture of Murom.

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