World Heritage Identification Number: 1170
World Heritage since: 2005
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇷🇺 Russian Federation
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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A Journey Through Time: Exploring the Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
The Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl, nestled at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl Rivers, offers a captivating journey through Russia's rich historical tapestry. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, this ancient city boasts a fascinating blend of architectural styles, spanning from the 12th century to the neoclassical era.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Situated at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl Rivers some 250 km north-east of Moscow, the historic city of Yaroslavl developed into a major commercial centre from the 11th century. It is renowned for its numerous 17th-century churches and is an outstanding example of the urban planning reform Empress Catherine the Great ordered for the whole of Russia in 1763. While keeping some of its significant historic structures, the town was renovated in the neoclassical style on a radial urban master plan. It has also kept elements from the 16th century in the Spassky Monastery, one of the oldest in the Upper Volga region, built on the site of a pagan temple in the late 12th century but reconstructed over time.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (ii): The historic town of Yaroslavl with its 17th century churches and its Neo-classical radial urban plan and civic architecture is an outstanding example of the interchange of cultural and architectural influences between Western Europe and Russian Empire.
Criterion (iv): Yaroslavl is an outstanding example of the town-planning reform ordered by Empress Catherine The Great in the whole of Russia, implemented between 1763 and 1830.
Encyclopedia Record: Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers (160 mi) northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. It is part of the Golden Ring, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history. The population of the city at the 2021 census was 577,279.Additional Site Details
Area: 110 hectares
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: 57.65278 , 39.87611
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