Webcam Kirzhach. Exit from the city, direction to Pokrov (Vladimir region).
Kirzhach is a small town in the Vladimir region, which is the administrative center of the district of the same name. Kirzhach is not far from Moscow - only 90 km, but many travelers hear its name for the first time. Here you can not only expand your knowledge of small Russian cities, but also have a nice time before heading to the more popular Vladimir and Suzdal.
There are many wooden buildings in the city. So, in Kirzhach you can walk on the longest wooden bridge in our country (555 m), which is included in the "Book of Records of Russia. It is called "Typographic".
In Kirzhach you will find something interesting and lovers of temple architecture. The buildings of the Annunciation Monastery have been preserved since the 16th century. The complex includes the Annunciation Cathedral, the burial vault of the Boyars Miloslavsky, Vsekhsviatskaya church, and the cellar building. Nowadays it is a functioning nunnery. Here you can lay your hands on the holy relics of St. hieromonk Roman of Kirzhach, a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh. In addition to the monastic buildings, in the city itself there are several churches built in the XVII and XIX centuries.
Fans of unusual exhibitions and museums will find in Kirzhach unique "Museum of copper and brass"; an exhibition of photographic works of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, who was born in these places and is one of the first Russian photoartists, who created color photographs; a very original exhibition of unique Russian documents on incentives and education, relating to the XVIII-XX centuries. By the way, the local printing house prints school leaving certificates, diplomas of higher and secondary vocational education: look at your school leaving certificate, where is it printed? There's even a "snack museum."
Those who prefer to walk in the fresh air can see the Orthodox crosses, stroll through the fruit and berry orchard "Kirgel".
