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St Nicholas' Old-Believer Church in the Posad

St Nicholas' Old-Believer Church in the Posad (February 2012)

St Nicholas' Church was built in the late 16th - early 17th century to replace an older version if the church. It is unusual for two reasons: firstly as it is an Old-Believers church and secondly as it is an excellent example of an architectural style known as Russian Uzorozhie, which is similar to Russian baroque. The small white-stone church is topped with five small domes but what is unique is the five rows of small corbel arches known as kokoshniks. Next to the church is a small separate bell tower.

Location 18 Ulitsa Posadskaya