Instantly recognisable by its five gleaming gold domes, this church was built with the funding of the distinguished Stroganov family, and shows the typical Stroganov architecture with much attention to detail and use of classical baroque style. The church was built on the site of an older church of St. Sergiev, built in 1513 when the walls of the monastery were still wooden. The church’s geometrical style bears some resemblance to the Refectory church, with its octagonal windows and simple cube shape, surrounded on all sides by a gallery, and the complex multi faced domes have a distinctly baroque style. Its lower portion unctions as the arched western gate to the monastery, and also provides access to two staircases leading up to the gallery surrounding the main cube shaped part of the building.