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Sberbank C3
SIGHTS
FORTRESS
KREMLIN
10am-6pm Wed-
Mon)
This kremlin is the grandfather of the one in Moscow. In the 12th century it was the base of
prince Yury Dolgoruky, who ruled the vast northeastern part of Kyivan Rus and, among
many other things, founded an outpost, which is now the Russian capital. The 1.4km-long
earth rampart of Suzdal's kremlin encloses a few streets of houses and a handful of
churches, as well as the main cathedral group on Kremlyovskaya ul.
CHURCH
NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN CATHEDRAL
The Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral, with its blue domes spangled with gold, was founded
in the 1220s. Only its richly carved lower section is original white stone, though; the rest is
16th-century brick. The inside is sumptuous, with 13th- and 17th-century frescoes and 13th-
century damascene (gold on copper) west and south doors.