Original sentence: 1607-1690), that the town owes its main landmark: the kremlin that many regard as the finest outside of Moscow.First mentioned in the year 862 as an already important settlement, by the 13th Century, Rostov became capital city of one of the most prominent Russian principalities.In the 14th Century, the bishops of Rostov became archbishops, and late in the 16th Century, metropolitans.It is to one of those metropolitans, Iona (Jonah) Sysoevich (ca.Lower parts of the cathedral walls are dated to the 12th Century.Ravaged by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries (last sack by Edigu in 1408) and Poles in 1608, Rostov is now little more than a sleepy village.The metropolitan see was transferred to Yaroslavl late in the 18th Century.The ponderous bell-tower was constructed mostly in the 17th Century
Edited sentence: 1607-1690), commissioned the town's main landmark: the kremlin that many regard as the finest outside of Moscow.First mentioned in the year 862 as an already important settlement, by the 13th century, Rostov became capital city of one of the most prominent Russian principalities.In the 14th Century, the bishops of Rostov became archbishops, and late in the 16th century, metropolitans.Lower parts of the cathedral walls are dated to the 12th century.One of those metropolitans, Iona (Jonah) Sysoevich (ca.Ravaged by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries (last sack by Edigu in 1408) and the Poles in 1608, Rostov is now a medium size town.The metropolitan see was transferred to Yaroslavl late in the 18th century.The ponderous bell-tower was constructed mostly in the 17th century