The ancient Church of St. Nicholas of Chopped (or Nicholas in the City Chopped, or Nikola log Town) is located in the city of Yaroslavl address: Kotorosl embankment, 8. It was built in the spirit of the late-Yaroslavl architecture in 1695 with funds donated tradespeople people who were engaged in the shipbuilding business. The shipyard was located near the Church, on the river Kotorosl.

The Church of St. Nicholas of Chopped represents the only Church in the former Yaroslavl Kremlin, Dating from the XVII century.

Legend tells that the name of the Church came from the location of the first temple, made of wood and raised on this place by Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovich the Wise Chopped in local city, that is fenced chopped, wooden wall. Some scientists are inclined to believe that it could even be the gate temple, located at the entrance gate, since Nicholas has long been considered the patron Saint of traveling.

The stone Church was simple and straightforward, and at the same time elegant and proportional. Pillarless structure is crowned with five domes on elongated deaf drums, and his stateliness and orderliness perfectly resonate with the pointed bell tent. The temple was built according to the three-axial composition, representing the main volume, refectory room (once there was built a chapel in the name of Alexander Svirsky) and the bell tower. The bell tower stands on a high arched porch leading into the Church. The walls of the building are practically the decorated Windows located in the deep recesses, the reels feature a smooth rods. Only the bell tower is the exception in her tent slotted lucarnes, decorated aprons, and the belfry are decorated with picturesque arches.

Originally the head of the Church were covered with tiles of green shade. In the nineteenth century to save it was covered with iron sheets. Currently, the coverage of the former kind are reconstructed.

In 1918 the Church of St. Nicholas Chopped severely damaged by artillery fire. In 1920-ies it was abolished. For a long time the building was not used. Only in the 1980-ies settled here restoration workshops belonging to the Yaroslavl art Museum, which owns the building so far.