Not far from the Church of Spasa na Gorodu there is another white-stone beauty - the Church of Nikoly Rublenogo. It is the only one to have survived on the territory of the Yaroslavl Kremlin since the 17th century, and is therefore considered especially valuable.
The church's name consists of two parts: 'Nikoly' - in honor of Nikolai the Wonderworker, who was considered the patron saint of travelers, and 'Rublenogo' - after the name of Yaroslavl's historic center. The church is said to have stood above the gate, meaning that visitors entered Rubleny Gorod through it.
The stone church was built in 1695, and before that it had been wooden. It is no longer possible to know what it looked like then, but the version preserved in stone is considered very successful. The five onion domes are crowned with gleaming crosses, and the tented bell tower, like a prayer, rises upward to the very heavens.
On the outside, the church walls have almost no decoration, and the windows are set in deep niches. But the overall architectural ensemble is so proportionate and expressive that the Church of Nikoly Rublenogo is considered one of the most interesting churches in Yaroslavl.
