St. John the Baptist Church in Yaroslavl (Russian: Церковь Иоанна Предтечи)
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St. John the Baptist Church St. John the Baptist Church, dating from the 1680s, is the acme of traditional Russian architecture.
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Where is located It was built in 1671-1687 on the bank of Kotorosl river in the Tolchkovo Sloboda (district) which at that time was the largest and wealthiest part of the town.
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Its walls and dome drums are covered with richly glazed tiles; the temple's fifteen onion domes are assembled in three groups.
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The bell-tower The 7-storey, 45-metre high bell-tower was built later than the church itself in mid-1690s.
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The entire interior is covered with frescoes depicting Christian saints, St. John the Baptist hagiography and biblical topics. They were painted by Dmitry Plekhanov and Fyodor Ignitiev in 1694-1695.
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You can see the Church of St. John the Baptist in Yaroslavl on the 1000 ruble banknote.