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The compound was originally the site of a pagan burial ground upon which the first bishop of Novgorod, [[Ioakim Korsunianin]] built the [[Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod|Cathedral of Holy Wisdom]] upon his arrival in the area in 989 or so. Thus the compound was and remained largely an ecclesiastical site, although many Novgorodian boyars built their houses in the southern part of the Detinets.<ref>S. V. Troianovskii, "O nekotorikh rezul'tatakh raskopok v Novgorodskom kremle v 1992-1996 gg.," ''Novgorod i novgorodskaia zemlia, istoriia i arkheologiia'', No. 12, (1998): 58-70.</ref>
 
The first reference to fortifications on the site dates to 1044, with additional construction taking place in 1116. These were probably earthen embankments topped by a wooden palisade, although stone towers and walls were built in 1302. [[Archbishop of Novgorod|Archbishop]] [[Vasily Kalika]] (1330–1352) rebuilt the stone wall along the eastern side of the Detinets in 1331-1335. The rest was completed in stone only in 1400. PartIn of1433, Vasily's walls collapsed intounder the Volkhovrule River in 1437 and were rebuilt byof Archbishop [[Evfimy II (Archbishop of Novgorod)|Evfimy II]] (1429–1458), a coucil hall for the nobility council of Novgorod Republic was built as a part of the episcopal compound. Today it is called the Episcopal Chamber or the [[Chamber of Facets]], due to its elaborate [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] vaults, one of the easternmost examples of [[Brick Gothic]]. In 1437, part of Vasily's walls collapsed into the Volkhov River and were rebuilt by Evfimy II, too.<ref>Troianovskii, "O nekotorikh rezul'tatakh raskopok v Novgorodskom kremle," 59.</ref>
 
===Modern Construction===
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