Michailo- Archangelsky Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery that was originally found in the 16th century. It was dedicated to Archangel Michael. Most of the buildings in this religious complex date back to 16th- 19th centuries.
The Archangel Michael Monastery was founded in the
XIII century, but later buildings have survived to this day - the
XVI-XVIII centuries. The five-domed gate church of St. John the
Theologian, built in 1670, rises above the Holy Gates. Inside the
Holy Gates, special niches have been cut for the seats of tired
worshipers.
In the center of the monastery stands the
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, built in 1729, with an
earlier hipped bell tower (17th century). The high volume of the
cathedral, completed with a dynamic five domes, echoes the
composition of the gate church.
The Znamenskaya refectory
church is located in the southern part of the monastery. Its first
floor was intended for economic purposes, on the second floor there
was a refectory chamber, to which the church itself was adjacent.
From the west, the refectory is adjoined by the cellar chamber,
which protrudes into the courtyard of the monastery and is connected
by a narrow passage to the Archimandrite building of 1684. On the
second floor of the Archimandrite building, tiled stoves of amazing
beauty with various inscriptions have been preserved.
The
best of the buildings is the monumental bell tower, built in 1683.
The wide low quadrangle with three symmetrically located windows on
the front facade bears a massive octagonal column-pillar with wide
shoulder blades at the corners and cornices. All of its planes are
richly decorated. The bell tower ends with a majestic tent with
ridges of ledges on the edges, three tiers of rumor windows and an
elegant dome covered with green, shiny tiles.
The
Yuryev-Polsky Historical, Architectural and Art Museum operates on
the territory of the monastery.