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Church of Boris and Gleb in Matveevsky

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The Church of Boris and Gleb was built in 1825 on the site of a previous wooden structure. The architectural unity of the church, the refectory, and the lower part of the three-tiered bell tower topped with a spire attracts attention with its harmony and classical strictness. The decorative element uniting the church consists of rhythmically arranged pilasters with square windows between them and small blue tondos, creating a semblance of a frieze under the cornice that highlights the corners. The northern and southern facades are distinguished by porticos with four half-columns. The semicircular arch in the center of the facades and the blind niche with a similar finish beneath it remind one of the architectural style of the church in the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery in Rostov the Great. A wide drum supporting the dome with an elegant finial is set on a blind stylobate, which emphasizes the square in the volumetric-spatial composition of the church.

Closed in 1940, the church was used as a warehouse, and it is currently abandoned.

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Церковь Бориса и Глеба в Матвеевском

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