Friday, January 8, 2016

St. George’s Cathedral in Vladimir region may fall under the protection of UNESCO – REGNUM

Yuriev-Polsky, Vladimir region, January 8, 2016, 11:58 – REGNUM St. George’s Cathedral, located in the city of Yuriev-Polsky (Vladimir region), included in the list of the most valuable objects of cultural heritage. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev December 31, reports IA REGNUM to the official government website.

The document states that the order will allow to create the legal conditions for the preservation of the monument, as well as provide its submission to UNESCO for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

As previously reported IA REGNUM , in August 2015 it was reported that the UNESCO World Heritage List can be submitted fragment of historical settlement Gorokhovets Vladimir region.

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St George’s Cathedral was built in 1230-1234 years on the territory of the ancient citadel in the city of Yuriev-Polsky Vladimir region. Created Prince Cathedral Svyatoslav . In the church is preserved a stone cross, which was carved in memory of Svyatoslav salvation on the Volga in 1224. In addition, in the cathedral, and the tomb was a prince.

Decoration of the Cathedral of the time is quite complex – on the stone carved figures, which are joined into a single picture. The image of St. George’s Cathedral in 1326 was built the first stone church in Moscow – Cathedral of the Assumption. Now the cathedral is a museum.

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