The palaces of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky represent a unique monument of civil architecture from the 12th century and are the oldest structure on the territory of the Holy Bogolyubsky Monastery, which was built on the site of the former princely residence. According to legend, on June 18, 1155, Prince Andrei Yurievich passed through this place, heading from Kiev to Suzdal, his estate. He was carrying a miraculous icon of the Mother of God in Byzantine style, which later became known as the Vladimir Icon. Suddenly, his horses stopped and refused to move further. This continued until dark, until the prince ordered a tent to be set up for the night. At night, he fervently prayed before the icon, and his prayer was so intense that the Mother of God appeared to him. At this place, the prince founded a palace and ordered an image of the Mother of God, which had appeared to him, to be painted. The white-stone palace on the high bank of the Klyazma occupied the southern part of the city and included a complex of palace buildings grouped around a square. The princely chambers were connected to the palace's Nativity Cathedral through arched passages with towers, inside which were spiral staircases. Andrei Bogolyubsky spent 17 years in his country residence. On June 29, 1174, he was killed by his political opponents, the boyars Kuchkovich. The palace was looted and turned into a men's monastery. For a long time, it was believed that the Palaces of Andrei Bogolyubsky were lost. However, in 1954, archaeologist N.N. Voronin discovered a passage to the choir and a stair tower, above which a tent-like bell tower was added in the 18th century. Thus, the two-tiered tower and the adjacent gallery are all that remains of the extensive palace complex. Currently, a chapel in honor of Saint Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, canonized in the 18th century, has been established here. After the Tatar invasion, Bogolyubovo is mentioned in the 'list of Russian cities' from the late 14th century; later it became a village and during the Soviet era, a settlement.