The Church of the Intercesion on the Nerl was built in the 12th century under St. Andrei Bogolyubsky, Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal and is found a couple of hours northeast of Moscow. It's well worth a small detour if you're visiting Vladimir and Suzdal, two cities of the famed Golden Ring, which showcase some of the richest exemplars of Russia's medieval heritage.
The Church sits on a area at the confluence of two rivers which tends to flood in the spring; the way it rises above it all has made it a frequent subject of photography. It also figured in the opening scene of Andrei Tarkovsky's monumental 1966 film Andrei Rublev, in which a peasant tries to fly from the bell tower in a crude 15th-century hot air balloon.
The first three pics are from my 2001 trip to Russia; the last from Wiki Commons.
See you next week with another edition of "Summer Reading List," this time a commentary on the works of Graham Greene.
The Church sits on a area at the confluence of two rivers which tends to flood in the spring; the way it rises above it all has made it a frequent subject of photography. It also figured in the opening scene of Andrei Tarkovsky's monumental 1966 film Andrei Rublev, in which a peasant tries to fly from the bell tower in a crude 15th-century hot air balloon.
The first three pics are from my 2001 trip to Russia; the last from Wiki Commons.
See you next week with another edition of "Summer Reading List," this time a commentary on the works of Graham Greene.
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