As the last month of summer closes, with the submission of new projects for WEF (we'll show and tell soon), and a strong desire for a proper weekend break, our team organized a trip to the beautiful expanses of Yaroslavl. It’s a lovely place, and none of us had really explored it before. The last time I passed through was at night on my way to Vologda; I was enchanted by the views and set a goal to return (funny enough, we were submitting projects for the SPIEF back then 😄).
The city captivates with its similarity to Nizhny Novgorod. The master plan is divided into three parts by the Volga River and the Kotorosl River. There’s even a confluence point. Then there’s the architecture: low-rise merchant houses with stucco that feel familiar, along with a great number of diverse churches.
In terms of restoration and landscaping, the city lags behind Nizhny by about 8−10 years, but the projects funded visually look good. On the other hand, this situation allows us to observe fragments of facades without modern plastering. Considering Yaroslavl’s age (1010 years!), some buildings are simply mesmerizing.