Pedestrian tourist route through the city center. Walk from the Kyiv station to the Novodevichy Convent. Active holidays on holiday weekends

Moscow is very convenient transport node. From here you can fly cheaply to any part of the world. Therefore, every day millions of Russians come to the Russian capital to continue their an amusing trip. If between transfers and transfers you have several hours of free time, or even better, a whole free day, do not miss the opportunity to take a walk around Moscow.

Today we will talk about what you can see in Moscow in 1 day and how best to organize a walking route in the center of the Russian capital. The route presented in the post is a walking route, lasting about 7 km. You can always shorten it by covering part of the distance by subway.

If you have very little time left, but want to see Moscow, we recommend taking sightseeing tour. Tour desks in summer season You can find it right on Manezhnaya Square at the Resurrection Gate, or you can reserve seats for a convenient day in advance. For example, here:

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Walk along Tverskaya from Pushkinskaya Square to Manezhnaya

We suggest starting a walk around the center of Moscow with Pushkin Square. Right here is the Pushkinskaya – Tverskaya – Chekhovskaya metro interchange. You can recognize the area by the bronze monument to A.S. Pushkin, installed on the site of the demolished bell tower of the Strastnoy Monastery in 1950.

Behind the monument is the elegant Pushkinsky fountain, which rests on the main facade of the Rossiya Theater. The Rossiya cinema appeared in the 60s of the 20th century. and served for its intended purpose until 2012, when it was converted into a theater for musicals. Here on the square you can see the building of the Izvestia newspaper.

Pushkinskaya Square is the most convenient starting point for a walk around the center of Moscow

Meanwhile, we are positioning ourselves so that the monument to Pushkin and the theater are in left hand from us and go down Tverskaya Street towards the Kremlin.

Tverskaya is one of the most beautiful streets in Moscow, and after the global reconstruction in 2016 it became even more beautiful. The appearance of Tverskaya was formed in the 19th-20th centuries. Many elegant buildings have been preserved here.

A few steps away on your left will be the famous Moscow grocery store “Eliseevsky”. It was built at the end of the 18th century. The store still operates here today. And on the second floor there is a museum-apartment of N.A. Ostrovsky.

The next square that we will meet as part of our walking route around Moscow is Tverskaya. Here you can see an equestrian monument to the founder of Moscow, Yuri Dolgoruky, and opposite the elegant building of the Moscow City Hall in the style of Russian classicism, erected back in 1783 according to the design of M.F. Kazakova.

On Tverskaya you will come across other interesting buildings, for example:

the Central Telegraph building, built in the constructivist style in the mid-twentieth century,
the more ancient Postnikovsky passage, built in the early 1800s. in the style of classicism. Nowadays the theater is located here. M.N. Ermolova;
building of the prestigious Ritz-Carlton hotel, built in 2007 in a typical Moscow setting of the early twentieth century. eclectic style.

Asking the question: “What to see in Moscow in 1 day?” You can’t get around the central squares of the capital. Tverskaya Street will undoubtedly lead you to Manezhnaya Square, famous for its fountain complex. From here past Historical Museum It’s very easy to get to Red Square, or you can turn left onto the street. Okhotny Ryad.

Central squares of Moscow

At the intersection of Tverskaya and Okhotny Ryad streets you can see a pompous building built for the Council of Labor and Defense in 1935. Now it houses the State Duma of the Russian Federation. On the contrary, in the same style of post-constructivism, the Moscow Hotel was built in the 30s of the last century, now one of the most prestigious hotels in the capital, Four Seasons Hotel Moscow.

Another couple of tens of meters and our walking route through the center of Moscow will lead us to Teatralnaya Square. The ensemble of the square is formed by the buildings of the Bolshoi, Maly and Youth theaters, shopping complex“TSUM”, as well as the “Moscow” and “Metropol” hotels.

In the center of Moscow, squares smoothly flow into one another. We turn our backs to the Bolshoi Theater and move towards the monument to Karl Marx growing out of the rock. Behind it lies another central square - Revolution Square. In the 16th century The Neglinnaya River flowed here, on the left bank of which the Kitai-Gorod Wall was built. Unfortunately, the original wall of China Town has not survived to this day, but in Moscow, including on Revolution Square, you can see several restored fragments of it.

From here, along the Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812, you can go to the Resurrection Gate, which leads to main square Moscow - Red. About its attractions Be sure to check it out if you come to Moscow for the first time.

On a note! May holidays- not the best best time to visit Red Square. From May 1 to May 11, access to the square is blocked due to the preparation and holding of a military parade.

Revolution Square smoothly flows into Manezhnaya Square, named after the project built by O.I. Beauvais in the Moscow Empire style to the building of the Manege exhibition hall. Manezhnaya Square stretches along the Alexander Garden along the course of the former Neglinnaya River.

Manezhnaya Square is famous for its fountains. The most striking sculptural composition is the World Clock. This is not just a fountain. This is a real watch that shows time in the most major capitals northern hemisphere. The glass dome with the map constantly rotates, indicating the specific hour and the number of minutes that have passed since the beginning of the hour. The minutes can be counted by the lights coming on. There are 12 of them in total. Each light comes on after 5 minutes.

On a note! The "World Clock" fountain serves as the dome of the underground shopping center“Okhotny Ryad”, where you can not only shop, but also dine in one of the many cafes.

Another famous fountain on Manezhnaya Square is “Geyser” or “Seasons”, made in the form of four brave horses according to the design of Z. Tsereteli. Every year on April 30, a solemn ceremony of launching all the fountains in Moscow takes place at the fountain.

From here you can go down to the bed of the former Neglinnaya River, where the same Zurab Tsereteli created the figures of heroes of Russian fairy tales. “Goldfish” is especially popular. It is believed that if you rub it, you will no longer have any problems with officials and government officials.

Interesting fact! The Neglinnaya River did not disappear from the face of Moscow at all; it was hidden in a tunnel underground, where it continues to flow to this day.

Behind Neglinka, parallel to Manezhnaya Square, stretches the Alexander Garden. This place is iconic and interesting, which, without a doubt, deserves a separate post. Today we’ll just say a few words about its attractions.

The main value of the Alexander Garden is the national memorial of military glory with the tomb of the unknown soldier and the eternal flame, where a ceremonial changing of the guard takes place every hour.

From the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, granite pedestals with the names of hero cities of the Great Patriotic War stretch along the walls of the Kremlin. Capsules with earth from the sites of the most fierce battles are embedded inside the pedestals.

Other attractions of the Alexander Garden include the Obelisk of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the “Ruins” grotto as a memory of the Patriotic War of 1812, and the monument to Alexander I, in whose honor this garden was named. By the way, in the Alexander Garden there are. If you want to see the sights of the Kremlin, be sure to stop by here.

From left to right: the monument to Patriarch Hermogenes and the “Ruins” grotto, the obelisk of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the monument to Alexander I in the Alexander Garden

Alexander Garden will lead to another central square— Borovitskaya, where not so long ago, in November 2016, a monument to Prince Vladimir, the baptizer of Rus', appeared.

From here you can return to the metro station “Biblioteka im. Lenin" and go to the neighboring station "Kropotkinskaya", or dive under the bridge to Prechistenskaya embankment, from where it is a 10-minute walk to the next iconic landmark of the capital's center - the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

From the Cathedral of Christ the Savior to Arbat

It is impossible not to include the main religious attraction in the itinerary of a walk around the center of Moscow - the Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The modern cathedral appeared not so long ago, in 1997, on the site of one destroyed in Soviet years temple of the same name in the 19th century. The grandeur of its architecture and interior wall paintings is amazing. Walk around it and be sure to look inside. Not a single sculptural composition or painting will be repeated.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior - the main cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church

By the way, the cathedral has observation platforms from where the entire center of the Russian capital can be seen. You can only get there as part of a tour with a group of at least 10 people. If there are fewer of you, it is better to call +7 (495) 637−28−47 in advance and find out the time of the nearest excursion.

In 2005, a monument to Tsar-Liberator Alexander II appeared next to the cathedral. On the granite pedestal in front of the sculpture all the merits of the sovereign are listed.

On a note! From the Patriarchal Bridge near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, pleasure trams depart daily along the Moscow River during the navigation season. You can take a fascinating one-hour or two-hour walk exploring all the main attractions of the capital. Great service for booking tickets for boat trips rivertickets.ru. Have used it ourselves several times. I recommend!

Meanwhile, we move on. Passing the Prechistensky Gate Square, you will get to Gogolevsky Boulevard. There are also many interesting old buildings and apartment buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries preserved here. In the central part, in the shade of trees, there is a pedestrian boulevard. After the noisy, crowded squares in the center, here you can truly relax your soul.

Along the way you will certainly come across a monument, and at the end of the boulevard you will see a monument to the writer N.V. Gogol, who gave the name to this boulevard.

The monument to Gogol is erected next to Arbat Square, which in turn leads to the pedestrian street Old Arbat. We can talk about Arbat endlessly, but it’s better to dedicate it to it. It is very pleasant to walk here, admiring the elegant apartment buildings on both sides of the street and listening to street musicians. This street is simply created for buying souvenirs, which will be the logical conclusion of our walking route through the center of Moscow.

Beware of hares, squirrels and other living creatures on the Arbat! They can appear in your frame out of nowhere, and then demand 100 rubles for a photo!

Among the attractions of the street, be sure to pay attention to:

the building of the Prague restaurant, whose chef invented the famous Prague cake,
a gray house with knights, where the “House of Actor” is now located;
located opposite the theater named after. E. Vakhtangov with a golden monument-fountain “Princess Turandot”;
modern art object “Tsoi’s Wall”;
a monument to B. Okudzhava next to the house in which he lived;
monument to A.S. Pushkin and N. Gocharova, installed opposite the writer’s Moscow apartment, where the memorial museum is now located.

Imperceptibly the Arbat will lead to one of the seven Stalin's skyscrapers- the building of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It’s quite logical here to end our short walking tour in the center of Moscow. If you still have some strength left, jump on the metro (the nearest station is Smolenskaya) and go to Vorobyovy Gory, where a stunning panorama of the entire city opens up. Just be prepared for the fact that from the Vorobyovy Gory metro station to observation deck you will have to walk uphill through a picturesque park. Assess your capabilities wisely!

How to show the city to someone who is in the capital for the first time? Kremlin, Red Square, Cathedral of Christ the Savior? A frantic attempt to plan a route leads to the most standard set. But I want Moscow to be remembered not only for the usual set of postcards, but also for something special. The route includes several amazing nooks and crannies that will be new even to native residents.

Walk down the street. Bolshaya Lubyanka 250m.

Walk along Varsonofevsky Lane, turn right and go up to Zvonarsky Lane, turn left and go straight to the street. Petrovka, then turn right and go straight to Petrovsky Lane, turn left and walk 150 meters.

Go down the street. Bolshaya Dmitrovka 250 meters, turn right and walk through Tverskaya Square.

Go down the street. Tverskaya 150 meters and go into the courtyard of house number 6.

Exit back to the street. Tverskaya, go down 100 meters, turn left onto Kamergersky lane. and walk 100 meters.

Standing facing the Bolshoi Theater, look to the right - this is TSUM

One of the most effective ways to get to know the city and immerse yourself in its environment is walking route. In our case, this is an independent walking route around Moscow. Hiking can be classified as optional, because there are ways to get to know the city externally and get to know all its most significant sights in a few hours. There are a lot of such methods in Moscow. For example tourist bus, which will take you through the center of the capital in two hours. You can sail through the very center of Moscow on a pleasure boat, thanks to the bed of the Moscow River for the opportunity to enjoy all the most significant sights of Moscow. By the way, we have already accomplished it.

But neither the bus nor river walks will not allow you to stop where you liked or unexpectedly change the route or interrupt it altogether. But the walking route gives such an opportunity; all that remains is to decide where to start and where to end. In addition to the walking route along historical center Moscow or walks around the Kremlin, we chose a route covering the following attractions in order of passage:

Europe Square Kievsky railway station
Novodevichy Convent

Length of this walking route in Moscow 3-4 km, it will take time 2 hoursf.

Europe Square in Moscow

Our route starts at Europe Square. It is located right in front of the Kievsky railway station, in the center of the square there is the “The Rape of Europe” fountain.

The square near the Kievsky railway station was renamed in honor of the fountain installed here. People with a vivid imagination will probably be able to discern here the ancient Greek plot of the abduction of Europa by Zeus, but we were unable to do so.

By pedestrian bridge Bogdan Khmelnitsky we move from the right side of the Moscow River to the left. For ease of movement, the bridge is equipped with escalators, and in some places you can go out into the open air from the covered part of the bridge and admire the wonderful views of the Moskva River and the city of Moscow.

By the way, it departs from this pier at the Kievsky railway station.

Having crossed the river, we find ourselves in the Khamovniki area, along which we have to do the lion's part of the walking route. And we will start with a walk along Savvinskaya embankment. We have to walk along it for 1.5 km. Therefore, if you want to pass the time or ride like a breeze, you can rent a bicycle; there are a lot of such stations in the center of Moscow, and near each there is a stand with directions to other stations and instructions for renting a bicycle.

Novodevichy Ponds

From Savvinskaya Embankment we move to Novodevichy Prospekt, on the right side of which is the Novodevichy Ponds park. This place is named after the Novodevichy Convent, which is located here. The place is very nice. Here we can make the first stop on our journey. Sit on a bench and feed the ducks; for this it is better to have a piece of bread with you, and for the squirrels that we will meet later it is better to stock up on nuts.

From here you can see the Novodevichy Convent, namely the Church of the Transfiguration in the Novodevichy Convent. This church is a gatehouse and was built at the end of the 17th century.

On the shore of the Big Novodevichy Pond there is a sculptural group called “Make Way for Ducklings.” It is named after an American children's book. Exactly the same monument is located in the USA in Boston, and this one was presented by Barbara Bush in 1991 as a gift to Soviet children. From here you can see the Savvinskaya Tower of the Novodevichy Convent and the tops of the domes of the Cathedral of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God.

In this photo, to the already listed buildings of the Novodevichy Convent, the Naprudnaya Tower of the Novodevichy Convent is added; it has a rounded shape, in contrast to the square Savvinskaya.

The two Novodevichy ponds are separated by a small bridge, behind which the walls of the Novodevichy cemetery begin.

We go out to Khamovnichesky Val Street and move along it to the Moscow River. This path will take another 2 kilometers. But the road will not seem difficult and at least here and there you will have to cross the roadway; in general, the route runs along well-equipped squares and alleys.

Moscow, of course, is big, but its entire center can be explored on foot. The capital has retained the structure of a traditional Russian city - in the middle there is a fortress, from which the streets radiate in rays and circles. Therefore, all walks in the center can be started from the Kremlin. Below are several suggested routes:

Kremlin - Smolenskaya metro station

The route from the Kremlin to the Smolenskaya metro station lasts about 3 km. You need to get out of the metro at Teatralnaya or Okhotny Ryad stations and walk along Mokhovaya Street towards . On the right hand first there will be the National Hotel (house no. 15), built in 1903 by the architect Alexander Ivanov. There is an interesting mosaic under the roof of the building. Further along Mokhovaya Street, two old buildings of Moscow University will appear on your right (houses no. 11 and 9), and on the left - the central exhibition hall "Manege" (house no. 1). Having reached the Lenin Library metro station, you need to turn right onto Vozdvizhenka Street. After some time you will reach the Arbatskaya metro station. On the right, directly opposite the exit of the Arbatskaya station, there will be Arseny Morozov's mansion in the Moorish style (house no. 16). This is one of the strangest buildings in Moscow, built in late XIX century. According to legend, when the house was ready, Morozov’s mother said that previously only she knew that her son had bad taste, but now all of Moscow would know it. However, tastes change: over time, Muscovites sincerely fell in love with this building, and today Vozdvizhenka is unthinkable without it. If you walk a few meters forward, you will find yourself at an underground passage. You can cross it to the other side of the street to find yourself on Arbat Square. On it stands the Khudozhestvenny cinema (house no. 14) - one of the oldest in Moscow: back in 1909, an electric theater was opened in this building. Behind "Khudozhestvenny" is old station metro station "Arbatskaya" (in Moscow there are two "Arbatskiye" and "Smolenskiye" stations - old and new). It is stylized as a mausoleum.

You need to cross the underground passage to the other side, and you will find yourself at the beginning of two Arbats - Old and New. On the corner between them there will be a restaurant "Prague" (house No. 2 on Arbat Square). On the Old Arbat side, in the same building there is an entrance to a store where you can buy culinary products from the most famous Moscow restaurant. Then you can move along Old or New Arbat. Old Arbat is a pedestrian street. There are shops and cafes on it, as well as shops with souvenirs. The famous Arbat lanes, sung by Bulat Okudzhava, diverge in both directions.

House No. 26 on Arbat is occupied by the E. Vakhtangov Theater, which has a statue of Princess Turandot. House No. 53 is famous for the fact that Alexander Pushkin lived there. Now this building houses the poet's museum. Closer to the Smolenskaya metro station there is a McDonalds (house No. 50/52, building 1). It ends at the Stary Arbat metro station.

You can walk along Novy Arbat. This is a thoroughfare street lined with modern buildings (including book-shaped high-rise buildings) with shops and restaurants on the ground floors. On the right side, at the corner of New Arbat and Povarskaya Street, you will see a small and very cozy church of Simeon the Stylite (house no. 5 on Povarskaya). In house No. 8 on the same side there is a large bookstore "Moscow House of Books". Closer to the Smolenskaya metro station is the Oktyabr cinema (house no. 24), which hosts the Moscow International Film Festival in the summer. To get to the metro, you need to turn left at the intersection with the Garden Ring (there is an underground passage), after a few tens of meters there will be the Smolenskaya metro station.

Kremlin - Cathedral of Christ the Savior

The length of the route from the Kremlin to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is approximately 2 km. This route goes almost in a straight line. You can walk along the Kremlin along, or along Mokhovaya Street. Accordingly, you will walk around the building of the central exhibition hall "Manege" (house No. 1 on Mokhovaya Street) on one side or the other. If you walk along Mokhovaya Street, you will see the old buildings of Moscow University on the right (houses No. 11 and 9). If you walk along the Alexander Garden, then on the left is the Kremlin wall, and on the right is the Manege.

You will need to take the underground passage to the Lenin Library (house No. 5). Coming out of the passage, you will see a monument to Dostoevsky next to the library. Moving along it along Mokhovaya Street, you will come to Pashkov’s house, one of most beautiful buildings in the city center, built by Vasily Bazhenov in the 1780s. Its long-term restoration recently completed. After Pashkov’s house there will be Borovitskaya Square and the intersection with Znamenka Street, on the corner of which stands the A. Shilov Gallery (house No. 5 on Znamenka). Mokhovaya Street turns into Volkhonka Street. Moving along Volkhonka, you will come to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (house no. 15), next to which there is an entrance to the metro (Kropotkinskaya station). On the road on the right you will have the Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. Pushkin (house no. 12), and directly opposite it is the I. Glazunov gallery (house no. 13). If, before reaching the temple, immediately after the museum fine arts, turn right into Maly Znamensky Lane, then you will come to the N.K. center-museum. Roerich (house No. 3/5).

From the Cathedral of Christ the Savior you can go straight and walk along the streets of Ostozhenka and Prechistenka and the alleys located in that area. Or you can turn right and go along Gogolevsky Boulevard to Arbat.

Kremlin - Pushkinskaya Square

The road from the Kremlin to Pushkin Square is about 1 km. From the Kremlin you need to go out to Tverskaya Street and walk up it to Pushkinskaya Square. Tverskaya is the central street of Moscow with many historical buildings. On the left side there will first be the Drama Theater named after. M.N. Ermolova (house No. 5), then the Central Telegraph building (house No. 7), built in the 1920s.

After building No. 9, to the left of Tverskaya Street there is Bryusov Lane, in which the museum-apartment of V.E. is located. Meyerhold (Bryusov Lane, building No. 12).

If you continue moving along the street, then approximately in the middle between the Teatralnaya and Tverskaya metro stations, on your right hand you will see Tverskaya Square with a statue of Yuri Dolgorukov standing on it. Opposite the square is the city hall building (house no. 13).

Further interesting houses are located on the right side. In house No. 8 there is one of the main bookstores in the city, called “Moscow”. In the next building is the Filippovskaya bakery (house no. 10). Before the revolution, the Filippov family owned a famous bakery in Moscow and a bakery attached to it. The bakery has been revived on its own historical place after the end of Soviet power. In house No. 14 there is the central grocery store "Eliseevsky".

Then you go out to Pushkinskaya Square, where there is a monument to the poet, designed by M. Opekushin in 1880. To the right will be the Pushkinsky cinema, and to the left will be Tverskoy Boulevard. In the area of Pushkinskaya Square there are three metro stations at once - Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya and Chekhovskaya. You can go into the subway, or you can continue your journey. If you go straight, along Tverskaya Street you will reach the Mayakovskaya metro station. If you turn to the right, you can walk along Strastnoy and then Petrovsky boulevards and go to Trubnaya station. If you turn left, then along Tverskoy and then Nikitsky boulevards you can walk to the Arbatskaya metro station.

Kremlin - metro station "Chistye Prudy"

Walk from the Kremlin to the metro station Chistye Prudy"will stretch for 2 km. A good walking route lies from the Kremlin to the northeast. To do this, you need to go to Manezhnaya Square and walk between the Moscow Hotel (house No. 2 on Okhotny Ryad Street) and the red chambers in the Russian style (in this passage there are usually shops with souvenirs), and then turn left. You will find yourself on Revolution Square. There is a monument to Karl Marx, made by the sculptor L.E. Apart from the monument, this square is not remarkable, but if you go through it and cross Teatralny. passage, in front of you will be theatre square, on which it stands Grand Theatre(house no. 1). In summer there are fountains in front of it, and in winter there is usually a Christmas tree. Bolshoi Theater in this moment closed for large-scale reconstruction. If you stand facing it and turn right, then along Teatralny Proezd you will reach Lubyanskaya Square (formerly Dzerzhinsky Square). Here is the famous Moscow store "Children's World" (house No. 5 on Teatralny Proezd). Now it is also closed for reconstruction.

Walking along " Children's world", cross the intersection where Pushechnaya Street and Bolshaya Lubyanka Street meet at an angle. You will find yourself near house No. 2. In Soviet time it was the personification of repression: it was successively occupied by the Cheka, the NKVD, the GPU and the KGB, and now the FSB of Russia. This building was built back in 1898 and initially housed apartments and shops. It was given to state security agencies in 1919. In 1930, reconstruction was carried out according to the design of A. Shchusev.

If you walk along it and then cross the underground passage to the other side of Myasnitskaya Street, you will find yourself next to the V.V. Mayakovsky (Lubyansky proezd, 3/6). A little further in the same building there is one of the main bookstores in Moscow - Biblio-Globus.

Continuing along Myasnitskaya, you will find yourself surrounded by old Moscow houses. Their first floors are now occupied by shops and cafes. On the right hand, on the corner of Myasnitskaya Street and Krivokolenny Lane, there is the Mumu cafe (house No. 14/2). Then you will reach Bankovsky Lane (it will also be on your right). If you walk along it, you will run straight into the cafe-club "Bilingua" (Krivokolenny Lane, 10, building 5). "Bilingua" is not only a cafe. There is also a bookstore and a haberdashery with designer items, lectures and poetry evenings are held here.

If you walk further along Myasnitskaya Street, you will see one very interesting Chinese-style building on your left. This is the “Tea-Coffee on Myasnitskaya” store (house no. 19) - one of the few retail places that was open before the revolution and did not close even in Soviet times. People call it the "Tea House". This is the main tea store in Moscow. On the other side of the street is the Main Post Office (house No. 26).

Myasnitskaya Street will lead you directly to Myasnitskie Vorota Square, on which the building of the Chistye Prudy and Turgenevskaya metro stations stands. If you go right, you will come to Chistoprudny Boulevard(at the beginning of it there is a monument to A.S. Griboyedov, erected in 1959), if to the left, then to Sretensky Boulevard.

We continue our walk through the center of Moscow. Those who have just joined can see the beginning here: but since we returned to the starting point of the first part of the route, we can consider the following proposed route as independent. I suggest a route for the upcoming walk:

So, we start from the intersection of st. Vozdvizhenka and Nikitsky Boulevard (Arbatskaya metro station). We cross the road along the underground passage to the right and come out to such a beautiful house - the Shakhovsky-Krause-Osipovsky city estate (Vozdvizhenka St., 18/9). This two-story house with a mezzanine floor, outbuildings and front gates was built by Prince Alexei Yakovlevich Shakhovskoy in 1783. Since 1842, ownership has passed into the hands of doctors. At first it was owned by the famous doctor I. I. Krause, and in 1852, when the house belonged to staff captain Nikolai Yakovlevich Kozlakov, the architect N. I. Kozlovsky rebuilt the house. The changes mainly concerned the decoration of the facade and interior. The house received a very impressive facade, made in the Rococo style with very interesting decorations in the form of flower garlands and shells. In 1868, the estate was bought by the doctor Dmitry Timofeevich Osipovsky (1812-1881). On June 14, 1878, he was granted nobility, and from that time on, the Osipovsky coat of arms was located in the pediment of the house.

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We turn onto Nizhny Kislovsky Lane. By the way, Kislovsky lanes are called lanes where people once lived who were engaged in fermenting cabbage, preparing kvass and similar products. These names are typical of Moscow, where many streets are named after the nature of the work that people who lived in the area did.

We reach house No. 5, which is now the residence of the Swiss Ambassador. This mansion, built in the 18th century, changed owners several times and was rebuilt. The end part of the house faces the street, which in 1894 received a new facade designed by the architect P. M. Samarin, and on the pediment of the house the letters “VD” appeared - the initials of its then owner Vladimir Dumnov, the owner of a well-known publishing house in Moscow, which published the first works of Turgenev and Gogol. By the way, the Turgenev family also lived in this house in 1832-1833. The composer P.I. Tchaikovsky also visited here, who often stayed here with his student and friend V.S. Shilovsky, who was also the owner of this house since 1872.

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We go further along the alley and reach house 13 (Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street, 19/13). The famous Mayakovsky Theater is located here. It received its original name “Paradise Theatre” after the German Georg (George) Paradise (1846 - 1901), an actor and owner of his own enterprise, who began theatrical productions in this building in 1886. The building was built according to the design of the architect K.V. Tersky (the author of the facade is F.O. Shekhtel; we will get to know the most famous house of this architect a little later). At first, European stars who came on tour performed in the room; World famous artists played on this stage, but after the revolution these tours stopped. Theater in different years It was headed by various famous directors and many famous actors played and continue to play on its stage. I will not dwell on this topic, otherwise the story will be endless. But going to this theater has always been very prestigious, so I recommend it!

We turn left along Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and almost immediately on the right we see another very famous TASS building ( Tverskoy Boulevard, D 2). The building of the new TASS building, built on the site of old buildings in 1977, was called one of the successful architectural projects of the 1970s. The windows of the building resemble TV screens, which reflects the essence of the organization that is located here.

And we cross Nikitsky Boulevard (by the way, from Arbatskaya to this place you could walk along the boulevard, there’s also a lot of interesting things there), and turn onto the continuation of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street. There, our attention was drawn to an ensemble of former apartment buildings from 1901-1903. on B. Nikitskaya, 31, built in the Art Nouveau style according to the design of architects N. D. Strukov and V. P. Zeidler. Now this is an administrative building.

NOTE: If you go further along this street, then cross Garden Ring road and turn right, you will come out to the Moscow Planetarium, or you can walk forward a little along Barrikadnaya Street, which is a continuation of B. Nikitskaya, there will be the Moscow Zoo.

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In general, our goal for the ball was the Great Ascension Church (B. Nikitskaya St., 36).

In one of the chapels of the still unfinished Church of the Ascension of the Lord, A.S. Pushkin got married to Natalya Goncharova. In honor of this event, in 1999, a fountain “Natalia and Alexander” with figures of the poet and his wife was opened near the church. On a granite pedestal there are columns made of gray marble brought from Italy, topped with a golden dome, symbolizing the dome of the Church of the Ascension of the Lord. Inside the rotunda are sculptures of Goncharova and Pushkin, made by Mikhail Viktorovich Dronov. The sculptures are very poorly visible and quite difficult to photograph.

The building of the Great Ascension Church in its current form was built on the site old church, and was finally completed in the 1830s. The consecration of the Cathedral of the Great Ascension took place on September 19, 1848. After the revolution, the bell tower was demolished, and the church was used first as a warehouse, then as a laboratory. On May 20, 1999, on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, the temple was re-consecrated by His Holiness Patriarch of All Rus' Alexy. And in 2002-2004 the bell tower was restored. Now the temple looks like this.

Interior of the temple:

After visiting the temple, we crossed to the other side, to Malaya Nikitskaya Street.

I really liked the facade of house No. 10 - the former apartment building of A. I. Toropova (1906, architect O. O. Shishkovsky).

Next we went to house number 6, known as the Ryabushinsky house (Gorky house museum). We arrived here at 17:00 (2 hours from the start of our walk, including the first part). The museum is open until 17-30. We had half an hour to quickly explore this beautiful house-museum. I wrote about this separately.

NOTE: If you go further from Ryabushinsky’s house along the street. Spiridonovka, and then turn into Bolshoi Patriarchy Lane, then you will come out to the Patriarch's Ponds. Getting around this famous place along Malaya Bronnaya to the left, you can go to the Garden Ring. Turning right and walking forward a little, you will see the house with the famous Bulgakov apartment No. 50 (Bolshaya Sadovaya St., 10), where the writer’s museum is now located. Walking further, you will reach Triumphal Square, where there are a lot of attractions: the Beijing Hotel, the Satire Theater, Concert hall them. Tchaikovsky. A major reconstruction has also recently been completed on Triumfalnaya Square, and now there is a wonderful recreation area around the Mayakovsky monument. After a walk, you can take the metro to the beautiful Mayakovskaya station.

Well, after visiting the wonderful museum, we returned to Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and walked along it towards the center. The buildings on it are interesting and beautiful, especially after restoration. But we won’t dwell on them, we’ll just take a look.

On this street at 18 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street there is the Church of the Ascension of the Lord (Little Ascension). This temple was first mentioned in Moscow chronicles in 1548. Since the 1830s it has been called the “Small Ascension”, so as not to be confused with the “Great Ascension” temple, which we recently visited. It is believed that a new stone church was erected on the site ancient church Tsar Theodore Ioannovich, son of Ivan the Terrible, in memory of his coronation to the throne on the day of the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, June 10, 1584. The head of the temple is crowned with a beautiful cross with a crown and a tsata (the so-called “crescent” or “new moon”) - a symbol of grand-ducal and patriarchal power, which dates back to the end of the 18th century. It survived and was restored to its original location in 1992. This year is the second year of the birth of the temple, which was closed in 1937 and completely lost its decoration, but last years restored and painted by famous artists Ivan Glazunov, Irina Starzhenetskaya, Dmitry Alimov. The temple is small, but very cozy. It contains several rare icons and church valuables. Since the temple is located opposite the Moscow Conservatory, many of its students and graduates sing in the church choir.

Across the road from the church, at 13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street, is the Moscow Conservatory. The building was built according to the design of the architect V.I. Bazhenov and purchased in 1766 for Ekaterina Dashkova. In 1812, the house belonged to Count M. S. Vorontsov; during the war, the house burned down and was restored by 1824. In 1878, the building was purchased by the Moscow Conservatory, founded in 1866. Soon this building became too small and the Small (1898) and Large (1901) halls were completed using donations. Reconstruction was completed in 2011 Great Hall, which was held in just a year, so now this place has become even more beautiful. If you have time, I highly recommend going here!

And we turn into Bryusov Lane. Walking along it, you can see part of the Anglican Church, located at Voznesensky per., 8/5, building 3. This church, built for the English community of Moscow in 1885, was closed during the Soviet years and was used, among other things, , for the all-Union company "Melodiya" - many famous gramophone records were recorded here. And the revival of services in the church began in 1991, which are now held here every Sunday on English language, and organ concerts are also organized.

We didn't go to church. We had more carnal needs. At 2/14 on Bryusov Lane there is this street-style establishment “Meat Point”, where they cook Turkish national cuisine. My son recommended a kind of “Window to Turkey” to me, saying that there is a very tasty Turkish kofta (lavash with lamb, vegetables and spices) for 200 rubles, which is prepared in front of you (you can watch the cooking process on the monitor screen). You can also order Turkish coffee, tea or other drinks. The establishment turned out to be popular. There were several people in front of us, and the girl was taking the order, which, as I understood, she had left over the phone. For the ever-busy Moscow, this food format is very suitable. We also liked the kufta.

Resurrection on the Uspensky enemy (Bryusov lane, 15/2, p. 3). The church survived many fires, and yet it was never closed, even during Soviet times, which is very rare for Moscow. It was not closed at the request of many famous actors and composers who lived in the area. Therefore, this church was and to this day remains one of the most visited in the center of Moscow. It has a special atmosphere; the interiors of the last quarter of the 19th century have been preserved, when the church was re-painted and received the existing iconostases, which house old icons, some of them especially revered. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to visit this temple properly, and it’s not worth just running into such a place. So we moved on.

In this area, thanks to its proximity to the conservatory, many cultural figures lived and live. The House of Composers is also located here. There are several monuments to famous composers around. Opposite the church in 2012, in honor of the 85th anniversary of his birth, a monument to Mstislav Rostropovich, created by the famous sculptor Alexander Rukavishnikov, was erected.

And in the courtyard of the House of Composers there is a monument to Aram Ilyich Khachaturian, which was created at the expense of the Yerevan mayor’s office and donated to Moscow in 2006, the year of Armenia in Russia. The authors of the monument were sculptor Georgy Frangulyan and architect Igor Voskresensky.

We pass by the House of Composers and past the Church of the Assumption on the Assumption Enemy (Gazetny Lane, 15), exit onto Gazetny Lane, turn left to Tverskaya Street. The Central Telegraph clock says 18-20, which means we walked from the Gorky Museum to this place in 50 minutes. It was decided to build the Central Telegraph building in 1925; it included a radio center and a long-distance telephone exchange. The open competition was won by the project of Ivan Rerberg, according to whose design the building of the Kievsky railway station in Moscow was already built. Note the coat of arms near the clock. Here the hammer and sickle are not located next to each other, but at the edges. This was one of the first versions of the coat of arms of the Soviet Union.

For fast food lovers, there is a McDonald's opposite the Telegraph (the second one to open in our country, the first was on Tverskaya, near the Tverskaya metro station). And we reach the crossing of Tverskaya. We glance at the expanded and renovated pedestrian zone, at the Kremlin and Manezhnaya Square ahead.

And we ourselves go to the pedestrian zone, which was opened not so long ago in the center of Moscow, but it has become so loved by residents and guests of the capital. This zone begins from Tverskaya from Kamergersky Lane, which we go out onto.