Every Russian has seen this chapel! And there is no exaggeration in those words, because it is depicted on the thousand-ruble banknote. Bet you're reaching for your wallet right now?
The Chapel of the Kazan Mother of God was built in Yaroslavl in 1997, when the whole country was celebrating the 385th anniversary of the liberation of Moscow from the invaders.
In 1612, Yaroslavl became the capital of the state for several months, since it was here that the militia from Nizhny Novgorod led by Minin and Pozharsky arrived. Their headquarters were located in the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery.
Having gathered strength and increased their army, on July 27, 1612, they set out from Yaroslavl for Moscow. And then, almost four centuries after the liberation of the capital, the Chapel of the Kazan Mother of God was erected at the gates of that very Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery.
From the outside, its silhouette resembles a rocket, inside hangs a bell, and one of the sides is made in the form of a colored stained-glass window depicting the icon of the Kazan Mother of God. The project was designed by architect Grigory Dainov.
Inside the chapel there is a commemorative plaque with words of gratitude to the people's militia from posterity. So this structure is essentially not only a chapel, but also a monument to historical events.
