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Chapel of

Bishop Gregory

. Gallery
Running around
the outside of the
Central Chapel, the gallery
connects it to the other eight
chapels. It was roofed over at
the end of the 17th century
and the walls and ceilings
were decorated with floral
tiles in the late 18th century.

The Chapel of the

Entry of Christ into

Jerusalem was used as a

ceremonial entrance

during the annual Palm

Sunday procession.

On this day the

patriarch rode from

the Kremlin to St

Basil’s Cathedral on a

horse dressed up to

look like a donkey.

Chapel of St Varlaam

of Khutynskiy

Tiered gables

. Main Iconostasis
The Baroque-style
iconostasis in the
Central Chapel of
the Intercession
dates from the 19th
century. However,
some of the icons
inside were painted
much earlier.

Central Chapel
of the Intercession
Light floods in
through the windows
of the 61-m (200-ft)
high tent-roofed
central church.

Chapel of

St Nicholas

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