The Church of the Resurrection of Christ is located above the northern gates of the Rostov Kremlin; it is a gate church. In Rostov Veliky, the kremlin differs from the fortifications of other ancient Russian cities: here, the Bishop's Court came to be called the kremlin.
Accordingly, the Rostov Kremlin was built not by voivodes, but by a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Iona, although the walls were still built following the model of defensive structures. The Nativity Church became the starting point in the revival of the Bishop's Court. In 1660, Iona launched large-scale construction on the site of the old court, of which only parts of ruined buildings remained.
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ is a complex architectural ensemble. Above the high three-span gates in the fortress wall and the arcaded gallery rises a five-domed church. On the northern side, two round towers are built into the wall, standing like guards at the corners of the church. The towers are crowned with onion domes that echo the style of the five domes of the Resurrection Church. Next to one of the towers, directly on the fortress wall, a small belfry with a pointed roof was erected.
Inside, the Church of the Resurrection of Christ is decorated with ancient frescoes whose creator's name has been lost to the centuries. Most impressive is the church's iconostasis, executed directly on the monolithic wall in the form of a monumental painting. Only some of the icons here are familiar ones - in frames and with decorations, while most of the saints' faces are presented as frescoes.
