Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in the Market Place, Veliky Novgorod

The Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God on Torg' is located in the northern part of Yaroslav's Court in Veliky Novgorod, at the crossroads of Bolshaya Moskovskaya and Il'ina streets. In the immediate vicinity is the [church of Paraskeva-Pyatnitsa.

It is a cross-domed, six-pillar, three-pedestal church with one dome. The facades are finished with a four-slope coating, dismembered with blades, combined with arches, is zakomar. The roof is straight, four-spaced. The apse is smooth, semicircular. The drum is decorated with a runner. The windows are rectangular, located in niches, most of them have semi-circular completions.

History
In the Novgorod first chronicle there is a record that "in the summer of 1135 lay the church of the stone of The Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God on Torg, with Archbishop Nifont." Construction went on for nine years and was completed in 1144.

The church was dedicated to the Novgorodians, who died at Zhdana Mountain in an unsuccessful campaign to Suzdal land. Apart from the Church of the Savior on Nereditsa, the Assumption is the last major princely building in Novgorod. According to chronicles, she was repeatedly subjected to major restructuring in connection with the fire (for example, in 1541, 1606, 1745).

In 1409, from the north and from the south, the chapels of Alexis, a man of God and martyr Catherine, were attached to it. As a result of repeated rebuilding, the church retained only its original plan. Especially serious changes in its appearance were made in 1458. The chronicle reports that it was staged on an old basis, and "the old stone was crushed".

In the XIX century, in addition to the described Assumption Church, in Novgorod there were two more with the same dedication - in Kozmodemyanskoye Zapolye and Lubianitsa. In 1830-1860, a three-tier bell tower with six bells was built from the west of the church.

XX century
After the closure of the church as an active parish in the 1930s, it was adapted to the warehouse. During the Great Patriotic War, the church received relatively small damage, losing only the poppy and the roof. The southern side-chapel was preserved intact, together with a small dome, roof and apse. The northern side-chapel lost its roof, but it preserved the walls and the apse.

In the 1950s, many buildings of the Yaroslav Dvorishche and Torg were decommissioned by brick on the orders of local party authorities. In particular, the bell tower of the Church of the Assumption was demolished and its northern side-chapel was completely dismantled.