If we go to an exit from city in the direction of Vladimir, then pass through the bridge the river Kamenka, and proceed along the street a little more, we would see on the left the Church of the Sign (built in 1749), standing on the steep bank of the little river Mzhara.
Many centuries ago the Convent of the Presentation was founded here, and in the seventeenth century the village of Pinaikha stood not far away.
The portal of the Church, with its shallow arch, is submerged in shadows by an impressive porch with stocky, faceted pillars. It is possible that the porch was originally surmounted by a bell-tower. The south wall with its large regularly spaced windows is reminiscent of civic architecture, whereas the north wall, which faced the town, was more richly decorated and contained a second portal. Instead of kokoshniks there is a series of paintings on various religious themes between the two cornice bands, and on the west side there are two more large windows. The architects were obviously anxious to make the inside of the small Church as light as possible. The upper octagonal section under the dome is decorated with blue and white tiles of the type used on Russian stoves, instead of the polychrome glazed tiles favoured by seventeenth-century builders. The Church was restored by Alexey Varganov in 1959.
Nearby is the small heated Church of the Deposition of the Robe, built in 1777 by the Zubkov merchant family. In spite of its severe, classical lines it also reveals traces of early Suzdalian architecture. Its two intersecting double-hip roofs are reminiscent of the refectory Church in the Archbishop's Chambers.
From the eastern end of the Church of the Sign there is a particularly good view of the old burial mound on the other side of the Mzhara.
In the Church the excursion bureau is now located. The cross on a dome of the Church is absent, as you can see. It symbolically also characterizes the attitude of the States Historical Architecture and Art Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve, and the state to all Churches of the Vladimir region.