Architecture

The Church of Laying of Our Lady's Holy Robe was built in 1484-1485 by Pskov makers on the place of a more ancient church. The architectural outlook of the small elegant church has no Pskov features. Brick ornamental tiers on the drum are the only point reminding us Pskov architecture.  The church is built in Moscow architectural traditions. It is a four-pillared church, built on high ground floor (podklet). Its walls have vertical sections topped by zakomaras.

The terracotta ornamental frieze goes round the church's volume and the higher part of the altar apses. 

Thanks to the makers' craftsmanship and talent, the complicated architectural problem was solved successfully as the small church near to the monumental Assumption Cathedral looks very harmoniously. The contrast silhouettes of the Church of Laying of Our Lady's Holy Robe and the Assumption Cathedral adorn the whole Cathedral Square complex.