ABSTRACT
The history of the construction of the Church of the Exaltation of the Exalted over the Holy Gate, which is part of the cultural heritage object “Vologda Kremlin Ensemble” and is accompanied by an architectural and artistic analysis of the building: “Bishop’s House and other buildings, XVI-XIX centuries.” is considered in chronological order. The methodology of the work is based on the study of archival and bibliographic sources, field surveys of the building, comparison of historical and modern photographs, analysis of the environmental environment in the historical context, identification of the characteristic features of the monument of ancient Russian architecture. The purpose of the study is the architectural and artistic analysis and systematization of information about the object of research. The Gate Church of the Exaltation is located above the main Holy Gate of the complex of residential, economic, buildings, and defensive fortifications, which, together with the grandiose St. Sophia Cathedral located nearby, is a single ensemble representing the compositional and ideological core of the historical center of Vologda.
