Tobolsk Kremlin

Tobolsk Kremlin is located in Tobolsk, Tyumen Oblast, Russia. Tobolsk changed into based in 1587. Moscow endorsed the construction of stone buildings there. In 1683-1686, masons despatched from Moscow and Veliky Ustyug built the stone St. Sophia-Assumption Cathedral. Around the beginning of the 18th century the stone partitions and the towers of the Kremlin had been constructed, as well as some of homes which have no longer survived to our days, the Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Bishop's House, the Holy Gate with the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh and the bell tower. The Siberian Metropolitan Paul who, before the appointment to Tobolsk, changed into the Archimandrite of the Chudov Monastery within the Moscow Kremlin supervised the construction.

The cathedrals built under his supervision have been go-domed structures topped by using five domes. Despite the 1714 ban of stone production, paintings continued until 1718. After the execution of governor Gagarin, the Demetrius gate remained unfinished. In 1743-1746 changed into constructed the Church of the Intercession, accessory building of St Sophia-Assumption Cathedral. Walls and towers have been steadily destroyed. In 1799 have been built the stone maintaining walls of St. Sophia gully and a brand new multi-tier bell tower - the tallest constructing of the metropolis.