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Church of the Intercession on the Nerl

1165 · 12th century

The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl is a white-stone church near Bogolyubovo, outside Vladimir in Russia, built in 1165 under Andrei Bogolyubsky. Standing in a water meadow near where the Nerl joins the Klyazma, it is famed for its slender, harmonious form and carved façades, and is the best-known monument of the Vladimir-Suzdal school and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Church of the Intercession on the Nerl. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/church-of-the-intercession-on-the-nerl
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“Church of the Intercession on the Nerl.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/church-of-the-intercession-on-the-nerl. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Church of the Intercession on the Nerl.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/church-of-the-intercession-on-the-nerl.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Church of the Intercession on the Nerl’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/church-of-the-intercession-on-the-nerl (Accessed: ).

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