Vladimir City

Vladimir is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, 200 kilometers (120 mi) to the east of Moscow. It is served by a railway and the M7 motorway. Population: 345,373 (2010 Census); 315,954 (2002 Census); 349,702 (1989 Census).Vladimir was one of the medieval capitals of Russia, with significant buildings surviving from the 12th century. Two of its Russian Orthodox cathedrals, a monastery, and associated buildings have been designated as among the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the past, the city was also known as Vladimir-on-Klyazma (Владимир-на-Клязьме) and Vladimir-Zalessky (Владимир-Залесский), to distinguish it from another Vladimir in Volhynia(modern Ukraine).

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SightsThe Golden Gate of Vladimir was constructed between 1158 and 1164, is the only (albeit partially) preserved ancient Russian city gate. A museum inside focuses on the history of the Mongol invasion of Russia in the 13th century.

Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir used to be a mother church of medieval Russia in the 13th and 14th centuries. It is part of the World Heritage Site entitled White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal.

The Cathedral of Saint Demetrius is a cathedral in the ancient Russian city of Vladimir. It was finished in 1191 during the reign of the Grand Prince Vsevolod the Big Nest of Vladimir-Suzdal to the honour of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. Being an important component of the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal, the cathedral belongs to the World Heritage of UNESCO.

Temple of the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic church in the city of Vladimir. Administratively belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow headed by Metropolitan Archbishop Paolo Pezzi. Located at the address: ul. Gogol, d. 12. The temple is conducted social work, opened a bookstore with religious literature.

EducationVladimir is the site of the following education establishments:•Vladimir State University•Vladimir Judicial Institute of the Ministry of Justice•Vladimir Business Institute•The American Home English & Russian Language SchoolVladimir is also home to the Federal Centre for Animal Health and Welfare.

SportsThe city association football team, FC Torpedo Vladimir, currently plays in the Football Championship of the National League (former Russian First Division), having entered the second level of Russian professional football after seventeen years of competing in Russian Second Division and Russian Third League. Vladimir VC (previously known as Skat and Dinamo Vladimir) represents the city in Volleyball Major League B – Zone Europe.Vladimir is also home to Polaris-Vladimir ice hockey club, which competes in regional hockey competitions and Russian minor leagues, and both male and female Luch table-tennis teams.

Notable people•Valentin Afonin, association football player•Yuri Lodigin, association football player•Nikolai Andrianov, gymnast•Vladimir Artemov, gymnast•Aleksey Batalov, actor•Mikhail Lazarev, admiral•Yuri Levitan, radio announcer•Anna Loginova, fashion model•Alexey Prokurorov, cross-country skier•Yuri Ryazanov, gymnast•Vasily Shulgin, politician•Mikhail Speransky, statesman•Aleksandr Stoletov, physicist•Nikolai Stoletov, general•Sergei Taneyev, composer•Dmitri Vyazmikin, association football player•Venedikt Yerofeyev, writer•Denis Yevsikov, association football player•Nikolay Zhukovsky, scientist

Modern Vladimir is a part of the Golden Ring of the ancient Russian cities and a popular tourist destination. Its three chief monuments, White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal, inscribed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List, are the following:1.The magnificent five-domed Assumption Cathedral was designed as a sepulcher of grand princes and dedicated to the holy icon Theotokos of Vladimir, which had been brought to the city by Andrew the Pious. The cathedral was constructed in 1158–1160, expanded in 1185–1189, and painted by the great Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny in 1408. In 1810, a lofty bell-tower was added in Neoclassical style.2.The warrior-like cathedral of St. Demetrius was built in 1194–1197 as a private chapel of Vsevolod the Big Nest in the courtyard of his palace and was consecrated to his holy patron, St. Demetrius. For all its formal unity, the cathedral represents an international project of Russian and Byzantine masters, Friedrich Barbarossa's masons, and carvers sent by Queen Tamar of Georgia.3.The Golden Gate, originally a tower over the city's main gate, was built in 1158–1164. The gate acquired its present form after having been reconstructed in the late 18th century, to prevent the dilapidated structure from tumbling down.Other remarkable monuments of pre-Mongol Russian architecture are scattered in the vicinity. For more information on them, see Suzdal, Yuriev-Polsky, Bogolyubovo, and Kideksha.

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