The Church of Euphemia of Suzdal is a small brick temple, whitewashed and built in the simplest three-part style. Its decor combines baroque forms and motifs from the 17th century. The main volume of the building, low and square in plan, is topped with a large four-sided dome roof from the mid-19th century with a miniature vase-shaped cupola. The altar, rounded and significantly protruding to the east, is lower than the main volume, as is the very short rectangular refectory, which is slightly narrower than the main square.
The archaic appearance of the facades is given by elements characteristic of the mid-17th century: flat pilasters framing the corners, a roll indicating the level of the plinth, and wide cornices with rows of sawtooth or large teeth on the altar and refectory. Arched window openings are predominantly concentrated on the southern facade, partially bricked up, while the northern facade has only one window in the square, shifted to the east. All windows are decorated with simple baroque frames with arched lintels and protruding sills on consoles. The main volume is covered with a vaulted ceiling, the altar with a barrel vault and conch, and the refectory with a barrel vault and trough from the west. In the vault of the square, small fragments of 19th-century oil painting have been preserved. A 19th-century tiled stove has also survived, decorated with cobalt-painted tiles depicting vases with flowers.
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