Pictures from Vladimir.
Vladimir is one of the oldest Russian cities located approximately
200 km to the east from Moscow. Suzdal is a small town in this region
renowned for its architectural and historical treasures.
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Vladimir,
the city founded in 992a.c. which was once a
capital of ancient Russia (second half of the XII century).
Nowdays, it is a large regional center included
in Golden Ring of Russia thanks to famous historical monuments,
churches and museums located in the city and its suburbs.
Guided tour includes beautiful
Church of Intersession on Nerl river constructed in 1165
by order of the prince Andrei Bogolyubski.
The server maintained in Vladimir State Technical University
presents also
map of Vladimir.
Russian part
of that server includes brief
historical note. Send comments to Valery Gruzdev:
grue@vpti.vladimir.ru
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Suzdal', the illustrated travelogue written by Brian Melcher
(melcher@ece.arizona.edu)
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