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Belfry of the Holy Resurrection Convent in Murom

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On the western side of the Introduction Church, along its longitudinal axis, there is a belfry. Its first tier features a gentle arched opening that serves as the main entrance to the convent from the north.

The belfry is separated from the Introduction Church by a narrow arched passage. The entrance is adorned with carved white stone balusters on consoles. The cornice that completes the first tier of the square structure stands out above the pilasters. The supports of the arch form deep niches created by numerous beams in the shape of shelves and semicircles. The upper part is finished with a protruding cornice. Above the entrance arch, there is a deep niche framed by beams on consoles and topped with a pediment with concave sides. Similar niches are also present on both pediments of the main volume. The composition of the church is simple and clear, reminiscent of wooden churches that typically consisted of three cells differing in size and height.

The decorative design of the entrance under the belfry is similar to that of the entrance of the gate church of St. Stephen of the Annunciation Monastery. However, since the square of the belfry of the Resurrection Church consists of two tiers, its octagonal tent has a more squat form. The proportions of the belfry are less elegant, and it is inferior in beauty to the belfries of the Trinity and Annunciation Monasteries, which were likely built around the same time as the belfry of the Resurrection Monastery.

Like the belfry of the Annunciation Monastery, the corners of the square are highlighted by wide pilasters that extend through both tiers. On the southern side of the second tier, there is a paired window with two narrow openings framed by a lintel with three semi-columns on a common console, topped with two kokoshniks of a keel-like shape. The lintel closely resembles the design of the lintel of the second tier of the belfry of the Annunciation Monastery. Although the window is currently enlarged and the lintel is damaged, restoration to its original form is possible.

The lower part of the octagon, like that of the belfry of the Annunciation Monastery, is decorated with paired strips. Gentle arches supported by eight columns feature three flat beams, the uppermost of which has a keel-like shape.

The octagonal tent at the corners lacks ribs, and one row of openings with keel-shaped kokoshniks ends with an onion-shaped dome on a thin octagonal neck.

Geo point

Колокольня Свято-Воскресенского женского монастыря в Муроме

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