Charm of the Russian Province

In conversation with friends the name "Great" has flashed.
Looked on the Internet - there is such a village
in the Yaroslavl region. Has a rich cultural heritage. Why sit -
we must go and look. No sooner said than done!

Under the forecast, the weather, however, is cloudy. This, sorry. But, to us
then what? We do not care! We planned to leave for the morning. I wake up - the window shines
the sun! Miracles! Have left and around such beauty!

I made only a few landscapes along the road and saw clouds on the horizon. And by the time we drove up to Velikoje, the whole sky was covered with clouds. Beautiful scenery now do not wait. In the village there is a holiday. Mark the carnival. The people in the square, the boots on the column. Music is playing and roasting kebabs. But with cloudy weather, everything is somehow sad.

We walked around the village. There will be very beautiful in the spring, when there will be
open from the ice of the lake and they will reflect the temples. Many good stone houses of the ancient
the buildings. We walked along the streets and went out to one building!

This is the house of the merchant Lokalov. The house is built according to the project of our famous
architect Fyodor Osipovich Shekhtel. This house is a magnificent image of Art Nouveau in
architecture. It's amazing to meet such splendor in the Russian province. Shekhtel created a lot of magnificent buildings.
His first works were in the Gothic style, and after that he switched to modern.
The building of the Yaroslavl station in Moscow is his work.

Now the building houses an orphanage.

Although the weather pumped up, but I'm glad that we visited
here. And I'll definitely come here in the spring!