Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir
Успенский собор
A white-stone cathedral completed in 1160, containing a Last Judgment fresco painted by Andrei Rublev.
The cathedral was built by Grand Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky. It was once the metropolitan cathedral of Rus', and the Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin was later modeled on it. The church preserves a Last Judgment fresco painted in 1408 by Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny, which is extremely precious. Its white stone walls and five golden domes rise on the high bank of the Klyazma River. Admission costs several hundred rubles. It remains an active church, so dress appropriately.
Opening hours
Approx. 13:00–16:45; closed Mon (follows prayer schedule)
Nearby sights
- Palaty Museum Complex, Vladimir
- Cathedral of Saint Demetrius
- Nativity Monastery, Vladimir
- Georgievskaya Street
- Water Tower (Old Vladimir Museum)
- Knyaginin Convent, Vladimir
- Golden Gate of Vladimir
- Trinity Church (Crystal, Lacquer Miniature & Embroidery Museum)