The Church of the Resurrection, built in the traditions of ancient Russian architecture with elements of baroque in the decor, features an unusual composition. On a single longitudinal axis are a three-part apse, of which only fragments of the northern and eastern walls remain, and a spacious rectangular refectory. The temple's square base, extended transversely, was topped with three domes aligned along the north-south axis. The altar has a rare shape with three polygonal apses, the middle of which protrudes forward. The southern and northern facades of the church had an unusual composition: they were divided by a cornice into two unequal parts, each of which was separated by a pilaster. In the lower part of the facades, there was one window in each half, but only one window remains on the northern facade. It has a rounded arch and is framed with a surround featuring rounded ears and a pediment. The upper part of the facades was blind and finished with a frieze of semicircular kokoshniks. The walls of the apse and refectory are divided by pilasters, and the windows are decorated similarly to the church.
Today, the internal structure of the church has lost many of its features, with most vaults having collapsed. The narrow and low space of the temple was covered by a trough vault with arches above three openings on each longitudinal side, leading to the apses and refectory. This vault was at the same height as the ceilings of the altar and refectory. Above it was a high attic, also covered by a vault. The altar has a complex vaulted ceiling with horns and arches. The space of the refectory was divided by solid walls into four rectangular rooms of varying sizes. The main column-free space was covered by a semi-trough vault with arches. It connected through two openings to the northern chapel, which was covered by a barrel vault. The narthex and baptistery in the western part of the refectory were covered by semi-trough vaults, with the vault in the narthex partially preserved. In the church, a small fragment of a wooden carved single-tier iconostasis in the classical style has survived, with the northern part featuring a side entrance topped with a triangular pediment. The central part of the iconostasis is designed as a triumphal arch, and the side wings are separated by Corinthian columns. The entablature is decorated with fine carvings featuring palmettes and other plant motifs. In the altar, oil paintings from the second half of the 19th century have been preserved: The Last Supper above the central window, the Crucifixion on the northern wall, and a frieze with a woven motif at the base of the vault.
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