Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia - smallest of the Russian Golden Ring towns
Suzdal is a town and the administrative center of Suzdalsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Kamenka River, 26 kilometers north of the city of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. Suzdal is one of the oldest Russian towns. In the 12th century it became the capital of the principality, with Moscow being merely one of its subordinate settlements. Nowadays Suzdal is the smallest of the Russian Golden Ring town, but a major tourist attraction. Several of its monuments are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Suzdal is a cluster of ancient towns northeast of Moscow. The Suzdal Kremlin is a centuries-old fortress. Within its ramparts, the Cathedral of the Nativity has gold-starred domes and 13th-century frescoes. The Archbishop's Chambers has striking 15th-century icons. North, the Monastery of St. Euthymius features the white stone Transfiguration Cathedral and history exhibits.
The main industry in the town is tourism. Suzdal avoided the industrialisation of the Soviet times and was able to preserve a great number of stunning examples of the Russian architecture of the XIII-XIX century. There are 305 monuments and listed buildings in Suzdal, including 30 churches, 14 bell towers and 5 monasteries and convents. 79 of them are federally protected buildings and 167 are regionally protected.
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