Materials on the architecture of the 18th century churchof the holy sign (St. Paraskeva church) in Vladimir

Architectural and archaeological explorations conducted in 2015 providednew data on the architecture of the 18th century Church of the Holy Sign (St. ParaskevaChurch) in Vladimir. In addition to the earlier archival photographs (Fig. 1), the plan ofthe church with the southern aisle and the belfry (Fig. 2) is now available. The northernaisle and the refectory were not included in the area of the excavated trenches. The newdata include information about the foundation pits of the construction and specific featuresof its construction materials, which helps identify the sequence in construction of separateparts of the church ensemble. The closest analogy to the classical forms of the Churchof the Holy Sign belfry (Fig. 3, 4) has been identified among Moscow churches. All thishelps date of the belfry of this Vladimir church more accurately. The new data amplify ourknowledge on the 18th century Vladimir church.