Авторские фотографии города Ростов

ROSTOV, RUSSIA
РОСТОВ, РОССИЯ

Rostov is a city in Yaroslavl region, Russia, one of the oldest towns in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, 202 kilometers northeast of Moscow. While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is popularly known as Rostov Veliky (Rostov the Great). First mentioned in documents in the year 862 as an already important settlement, by the 10th century Rostov became the capital city of Vladimir-Suzdal, one of the most prominent principalities in Rus. It was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1474. Nowadays Rostov serves as the administrative center of Rostov district of Yaroslavl region. Currently, Rostov, with a population of more than 30,000 people, is the administrative center of the Rostov district of the Yaroslavl region. The architecture of the city shows many examples of early Russian Orthodox architecture. The central town square of Rostov is occupied by the Assumption Cathedral. An area situated between the cathedral square and the lake is often erroneously called Rostov kremlin, includes many churches and eleven ornate tower bells, numerous palaces, several small belfries, and the diminutive baroque Church of Our Lady of Smolensk. All the churches are elaborately painted and decorated.

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