Portals

Carved portals were executed by the Italian makers in the early XVIth century, perhaps, at the time of construction of the new Grand Prince's palace. White-stone walls were decorated with fretwork of delicate workmanship. Images of dolphins, sphinxes, ornamental pattern in the form of vases, lamps etc. were very popular in the Renaissance. Presumably, wall painting of the portals was multicoloured till the XVIIIth century.