Russia-England. Barrel of gold. Photo

Photographer’s Note

...In year 1645 rich merchant Kirill Isakov, who traded with English merchants, received a shipment of paint in barrels. To his surprise, one of the barrels was full not of paint, but of gold coins.
Merchant decided to spent this unexpected money to construct a church; thus this one, Church of Resurrection on Debri, was erected.
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Church is big, covered with reliefs and Dutch tiles. Inside it's very dark and it seemed to me that the walls are also black, but later I saw that all the walls are covered with frescoes, starting from the bottom and getting to the very top of it; the impression is really quite special.

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Buin (37374) 2008-07-20 1:53

Good morning from Germany!
Again a venerable and impressive church - with an incredible history! The architectural details here nearly are confusing - what a diversity! An obviously great place - also for photographers ... ;-)
Greetings from wet and cold Germany!
Frank

robjol (2047) 2008-07-20 4:04

Hello Uhu,
I really like this one.
Nice straight lines and lots details.
Colours are great also.
Kostroma was so lucky to have honest merchant and put the gold to good use, and not his pocket. For that he will be remembered in history.
Thanks you note and sharing.
Regards. Rob.

bracasha75 (21936) 2008-07-21 14:44

Zdravo Vladimire
Uvek cu uzivati u slikama u kojima pokazujes velelepe gradjevine
Puno pozdrava,Braca

danos (32170) 2008-07-22 4:26

Hello Uhu,
extraordinary shot of the Church of Resurrection,that was constructed from this barrel of the unexpected gold coins.I like the reddish color as the domes that are so impressive.The sharpness and the clarity of the image are marvelous.Well done.

Regards,danos

MLINES (10852) 2008-07-22 4:26

Hi Uhu, I just watched a movie about Russia and knights Templar etc it showed some of the buildings similar to this. The turrets are very unique and always good to see in these images. Good colours throughout and not OE which can be a problem in these conditions. TFS. Murray.