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IMG_3851 Church of Saint John the Baptist in Tolchkovo (1671-1687)

Yaroslavl, Russia

 

The church and its free-standing bell tower are featured on the back of the Russian 1000-ruble banknote. www.cbr.ru/eng/bank-notes_coins/bank-notes/print.asp?file...

 

Now part of the Yaroslavl State Museum - Preserve of History, Architecture, and Arts.

 

Does anybody else see a woman wearing a kokoshnik in this picture? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoshnik

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Uploaded on January 27, 2009
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