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Утро у Вологодского кремля. Morning at the Vologda Kremlin.

The Vologda Kremlin is a historical and architectural ensemble in the central part of Vologda, founded as a fortress in 1567 by the order of Tsar Ivan the Terrible and played the role of defensive fortification in the 16th-17th centuries. By the 1820s, the walls and towers of the Kremlin had been dismantled.

From the left to right: Cathedral of the Resurrection (Воскресенский собор), bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral (колокольня), Sophia Cathedral of the Wisdom of God (Собор Софии Премудрости Божией)

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Uploaded on May 8, 2018