In the center of the Pereslavl Kremlin, near Red Square, there are two tall five-domed churches, one of which is the Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. An attentive traveler will notice a small section of an ancient monastery fence to the right of the churches, indicating that there was once a convent here. This territory previously belonged to a girls' monastery known as the Sretensky-Vladimir and Bogoroditsky Monastery. Initially, like other Pereslavl monasteries, it was wooden. In the 1740s, two similar stone churches with unusual large domes on thin drums appeared here, built with the funds of the manufacturer Philip Fadeevich Ugryumov. Later, he founded the largest linen factory in the region, employing over 1,000 people and using 200 looms. A few decades later, the girls' monastery was abolished, and its churches became parish churches. The appearance of the monastery remained unchanged for a long time. In the last century, there were monastery towers and walls, residential and utility buildings near Red Square. Between the five-domed churches stood a tall round bell tower, the sound of which could be heard far beyond the city limits. In the early 20th century, the Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was restored and adorned with two elegant iconostases featuring copies of Vasnetsov's icons. The funds for this were provided by the manufacturer Sergey Petrovich Pavlov, who lived across from the church. The cathedral became the New City Cathedral, and the ancient Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral was attached to it. A tradition emerged in Pereslavl to celebrate New Year in the Vladimir Cathedral, where a festive prayer service was held at midnight under the light of five chandeliers. According to eyewitnesses, by half-past eleven, the residents of Pereslavl flocked to the church, where a full choir sang under the direction of the choirmaster Arkady Arkadyevich Kozlov. The Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God remained central among Pereslavl churches even in the early years of Soviet power when the Pereslavl Diocese was established. Almost all archbishop services were held in this church. In the late 1920s, most churches in Pereslavl were closed. The cathedral was rented by a local religious society consisting of priests and merchants. In 1919, a five-year lease agreement for the cathedral was concluded, and the society had 60 parishioners. By the end of the lease term, there were almost none left. In August 1928, 315 athletes from Pereslavl appealed to the City Council to provide them with the cathedral for a sports house, as it is located in the city center and is convenient for most sports enthusiasts. On August 30, workers and employees of Pereslavl-Zalessky gathered in the city theater and resolved to satisfy the athletes' request, and to use the bell tower as a fire tower. The City Council decided to close the cathedral and transfer it to the District Council of Physical Culture. When the fate of the cathedral was being decided in 1928, a rally took place on People's Square, attended by more than five hundred residents of Pereslavl. Attempts to prevent the closure of the church were unsuccessful, and all church property was removed from the cathedral and the Church of Alexander Nevsky. The premises were converted into a House of Athletes and a library, and the bell tower was used as a fire tower, from which parachute jumps were even made. In the 1930s, it was decided to connect Pushkin Square with the area for physical activities in front of the cathedral. The old bell tower and stone fence, which obstructed this, were dismantled for bricks. Civil institutions were located there, part of the cathedral was adapted for baking bread, and another part was turned into a garage, with pits cut into the floor for car repairs. The bell tower disappeared between the churches, its foundation ended up under the Yaroslavl highway. The church looked unseemly: the wall paintings faded, the iconostases disappeared, and the area was littered. In 1936, the Vladimir Cathedral was recognized as a historical landmark and was decided to be preserved. Services in the cathedral have been held since 1992 in the renovated Philip's chapel. Work is underway to restore the chapel of the Sretensky Icon of the Mother of God. An exhibition-sale of paintings and photographs by local artists has been established in the white wing of the cathedral, where findings made during excavations on the territory of the former monastery can be seen. The cathedral is built of brick as a summer monastery church. It is a five-domed square with side projections, covered by a single roof with dormers in the dome. A chapel in honor of the Apostle Philip has been made in the refectory. The windows are arranged in two tiers. The external appearance of the cathedral attracts attention with its complex layout and completion, characteristic of baroque. The building is quite large, with five domes on high drums located close to each other. The dome under the main drum is disproportionately large, giving the structure a memorable appearance. Recently, the cathedral was white with blue domes, but during the renovation in 2010-2011, it was painted brick-red, and the domes green.