Church of St. John the Baptist in Yaroslavl - the biggest and the most famous temple in the city. Drawings and photographs of the church are in all publications and textbooks about Russian architecture. Its image was placed on a thousand-rubble banknote, which was released in 1997.
Let's read some fun facts about it and its history here.
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The temple is located on the banks of the river Kotorosl in the territory of the plant "Yaroslavl Paints". According to legend, in ancient times there was located a convent church, ravaged by the Poles in the era of the Time of Troubles 1598-1613 period. Previously, it was a suburb of the city, populated mainly by tanners, which was called Tolchkovskaya Sloboda.
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