Ryazan is one of the cities that is quite possible to visit for one day from Moscow.

The Ryazan Kremlin (believed to have been founded in 1095) is very beautiful. It's a shame there are no walls or towers.

Map of the Kremlin at the main entrance.

The 86-meter cathedral bell tower took fifty years to build.


The huge Assumption Cathedral is one of the symbols of the city.

It was built, like most of the stone buildings of the Kremlin, at the end of the seventeenth century.

The Transfiguration Monastery is part of the Ryazan Kremlin.

Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior.

This is the so-called Hotel of the Nobility (there is also a Hotel of the Common People in the Ryazan Kremlin), now a seminary.

Church of the Epiphany.

The Archangel Cathedral. One of the oldest buildings in the Kremlin. Formerly the prince's house church.

In the courtyard of the Kremlin.


Oleg's Palace. Despite its name, it has no direct connection to Prince Oleg of Ryazan—this building was constructed several centuries after his death.

The main part of the museum exhibition is now located here.


The singing corps is now also part of the museum.

Church of the Holy Spirit outside the Kremlin walls.


Kremlin pier on the Trubezh River.

House of the clergy.

Oleg's Palace from the embankment.

Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ.


The oldest building in the Kremlin. It was formerly known as the Dormition Cathedral (before the construction of the new Dormition Cathedral).


You can also see a map of the Kremlin in English.

Domes of the Assumption Cathedral.

View of the Ryazan Kremlin from the Cathedral Park.

Chapel in honor of the 900th anniversary of Ryazan.

The Church of Elijah the Prophet, built at the end of the seventeenth century.

View of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior on the Yar from Glebovsky Bridge.

A few more photos of the Ryazan Kremlin.




Source: travel.ru