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The
Church of the Intercession on the Nerl
is a
Russian Orthodox
church situated at the confluence of the
Nerl
and the
Klyazma
in
Bogolyubovo, Vladimir Oblast
. It was commissioned by
Andrey Bogolyubsky
, a 12th-century Russian
grand prince
, and has been little altered since. The building is constructed in white stone, and has one dome and four columns in the interior. Its proportions are elongated on purpose to make its outline seem slenderer, although this architectural solution restricts its use in holding services. In 1992, the church was inscribed on the UNESCO
World Heritage List
as part of the
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
.
Photograph credit:
Alexander Savin
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