Zamoskvorechye
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Zamoskvorechye District is a district of Central Administrative Okrug in Moscow
, Russia
. Population:
The district contains the eastern half of historical Zamoskvorechye area (its western half is administered by Yakimanka District
), and the territories of Zatsepa Street and Paveletsky Rail Terminal south of the Garden Ring
. The boundary between Yakimanka and Zamoskvorechye districts follows Balchug
Street and Bolshaya Ordynka Street (north of Garden Ring
), Korovy Val and Mytnaya streets (south of Garden Ring).
This section is based on P.V.Sytin's History of Moscow Streets'
Territories on the right (southern) bank of Moskva River
, now known as Zamoskvorechye, were first colonized in the fourteenth century. Two river crossings, west and east of the Moscow Kremlin
's walls, provide access to roads which originally continued south to Kaluga
and Serpukhov
, and served as main axes of settlement. Bolshaya Ordynka Street (Serpukhov road), currently the western boundary of the district, is named after Orda, Golden Horde
, and was initially home to the Tatar community. Regular floods and the north-south migration of Moskva river bed limited construction to a narrow, 500-700 meter wide strip of land between Ordynka and Tatarskaya streets. The development of Zamoskvorechye followed the eastward expansion of the city on the northern bank, thus eastern Zamoskvorechye is younger than the western Yakimanka District. For example, present-day Pyatnitskaya Street emerged in early fifteenth century, when the expansion of Moscow Kremlin
moved the wooden Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge
one block eastward.
The fortified line on the site of the present-day Garden Ring was built in 1591-1592 during the reign of Feodor I
. Within the fortress wall, life was organized in a patchwork sloboda
system. Soldiers, craftsmen and foreigners settled in clearly defined communities, with some degree of personal liberty and independence from the tsar's authorities:
reforms. The century was preceded by mass executions of Streltsy
(September 30, 1698); all Streltsy troops were disbanded by 1720. Craftsmen lost their businesses when the royal court relocated to Saint Petersburg
in 1713; the territories were slowly re-settled by farmers and merchants. Wealthier class concentrated in Pyatnitskaya and Ordynka streets; Zamoskvorechye became a quiet, country-like land of single-story houses and conservative businessmen. They gradually improved the area with new churches like the 1755 Church of the Savior on Bolvany
. Administratively, Zamoskvorechye and Yakimanka were separated in 1782, when Catherine II
divided territory of Moscow into 20 police districts.
In 1783, Moscow was hit by a disastrous flood. As a consequence, the city cleared the old river bed, building a canal that separated Sadovniki from the mainland (see Vodootvodny Canal
for details and maps of 1780s canal). Large areas east of Tatarskaya streets were flooded with an intention of building a river harbour and a fortified grain port on the eastern tip of the new island
. These plans did not materialize; flooded lands were reclaimed in 1820s, and were used as pastures and gardens. Sadovniki fort was built on a different site, closer to city center, as the New Kriegskomissariat (1778-1780), a neoclassical
castle housing military offices and depots. Since that time, military has continuous presence in Sadovniki East.
in 1830s reduced the flood hazard, but the land remained cheap. This led to steady industrialization of Zamoskvorechye, starting with small home-based factories continuing the old sloboda traditions. Soon after Emancipation reform of 1861
, vacant lots in Sadovniki and Tatarskaya Streets became an industrialized, working-class area. These factories, from textile to turbine blades, were recently torn down or rebuilt into office space (Sparkling Wine Bottlery, in Sadovnicheskaya Street
, still operates). Construction of Pererva and Kolomna
dams in 1874-1877 attempted to improve shipping, however, at this time river shipping already lost competition to railroads and never picked up.
In 1857, English brothers Theodore and Edward Bromley set up a mechanical plant south from the Garden Ring, producing small hand tools. Bromley business rapidly expanded, and by 1917 controlled numerous metallurgical and mechanical plants around Paveletsky railroad, having a monopoly in plumbing supplies and railroad tooling. Another well-known business still has its headquarters on the corner of Pyatnitskaya and canal: Smirnoff
distillery, established on this site in 1862.
Moscow's first elecrical powerplant was built in 1886 in Tverskoy District; the oldest extant powerplant, MOGES-1 (1896) still operates in Sadovniki. Railroad came to Zamoskvorechye in 1900 with the completion of Paveletsky Rail Terminal (then Ryazan-Ural Railroad Terminal or Saratov terminal), causing rapid industrial construction south of Garden Ring. The builders planned to extend this mainline railroad north by the canal, terminating in Boloto square across Kremlin; this did not materialize.
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In 1922, Bolshevik
administration closed and looted 22 churches in Zamoskvorechye and Yakimanka; more destruction followed, leaving only one operational church in each district. 17 religious buildings survived to date, including a church of Novozybkov Bespopovtsy
(an Old Believers
denomination) and the Historical Mosque (est. 1823, www.tatarmoscow.ru). Housing construction in 1920s proceeded slowly, with some examples surviving (a big constructivist
block by Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge
was razed in 1990s, citing imminent hazards, the lot is still vacant).
1935 Master Plan of Moscow called for completing Boulevard Ring
through Zamoskvorechye, which was not done. However, a thin line of stalinist
buildings, starting from Komissariatsky Bridge
, indicates the path of this failed project. More Stalinist buildings were built on the perimeter of Zamoskvorechye (Garden Ring and embankments). Flood hazard was eradicated with the construction of 1932-1938 Moscow Canal
. River banks that used to change every season were firmly set in granite; downtown bridges were rebuilt to 6-8 lane capacity.
In 1941, residents of Zamoskvorechye formed the Twelfth Militia Division of Kirovsky District . Later renamed the 139th Rifle Division, this unit fought at Yelnya Offensive
and at Mozhaisk Defense Line. Few survived.
Zamoskvorechye was dramatically altered in 1960s-1970s by inserting standardized concrete buildings in the middle of historical century area, especially in Novokuznetskaya Street. One of these plattenbau
projects starred as the site of 1973 film Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future
. Destruction continues in 1990s-2000s, with facadist
insertion of highrise office blocks behind "restored" two-story facades. Meanwhile, permanent population decreases as the city condemns historical buildings for office redevelopment and evicts residents. An example is the large 1900s block at Sadovnicheskaya, 80, evicted in 2003, still vacant.
:
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Population:
The district contains the eastern half of historical Zamoskvorechye area (its western half is administered by Yakimanka District
Yakimanka District
Yakimanka District is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. Population: It is named after the former church of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne...
), and the territories of Zatsepa Street and Paveletsky Rail Terminal south of the Garden Ring
Garden Ring
The Garden Ring, also known as the "B" Ring , is a circular avenue around the central Moscow, its course corresponding to what used to be the city ramparts surrounding Zemlyanoy Gorod in the 17th century....
. The boundary between Yakimanka and Zamoskvorechye districts follows Balchug
Balchug
Balchug , also known as Bolotny Ostrov , is an island in the very centre of Moscow, Russia, squeezed between the Moskva River and its old river-bed which was turned into the Vodootvodny Canal in 1786...
Street and Bolshaya Ordynka Street (north of Garden Ring
Garden Ring
The Garden Ring, also known as the "B" Ring , is a circular avenue around the central Moscow, its course corresponding to what used to be the city ramparts surrounding Zemlyanoy Gorod in the 17th century....
), Korovy Val and Mytnaya streets (south of Garden Ring).
Old Muscovy
Territories on the right (southern) bank of Moskva River
Moskva River
The Moskva River is a river that flows through the Moscow and Smolensk Oblasts in Russia, and is a tributary of the Oka River.-Etymology:...
, now known as Zamoskvorechye, were first colonized in the fourteenth century. Two river crossings, west and east of the Moscow Kremlin
Moscow Kremlin
The Moscow Kremlin , sometimes referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River , Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square and the Alexander Garden...
's walls, provide access to roads which originally continued south to Kaluga
Kaluga
Kaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:...
and Serpukhov
Serpukhov
Serpukhov is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka and the Nara Rivers. It is located south from Moscow on the Moscow—Simferopol highway. The Moscow—Tula railway passes through the town. Population: -History:...
, and served as main axes of settlement. Bolshaya Ordynka Street (Serpukhov road), currently the western boundary of the district, is named after Orda, Golden Horde
Golden Horde
The Golden Horde was a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate that formed the north-western sector of the Mongol Empire...
, and was initially home to the Tatar community. Regular floods and the north-south migration of Moskva river bed limited construction to a narrow, 500-700 meter wide strip of land between Ordynka and Tatarskaya streets. The development of Zamoskvorechye followed the eastward expansion of the city on the northern bank, thus eastern Zamoskvorechye is younger than the western Yakimanka District. For example, present-day Pyatnitskaya Street emerged in early fifteenth century, when the expansion of Moscow Kremlin
Moscow Kremlin
The Moscow Kremlin , sometimes referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River , Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square and the Alexander Garden...
moved the wooden Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge
Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge
Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge is a concrete arch bridge that spans the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia, immediately east of the Moscow Kremlin. The bridge connects Red Square with Bolshaya Ordynka street in Zamoskvorechye. Built in 1936-1937, it was designed by V. S...
one block eastward.
The fortified line on the site of the present-day Garden Ring was built in 1591-1592 during the reign of Feodor I
Feodor I of Russia
Fyodor I Ivanovich 1598) was the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia , son of Ivan IV and Anastasia Romanovna. In English he is sometimes called Feodor the Bellringer in consequence of his strong faith and inclination to travel the land and ring the bells at churches. However, in Russian the name...
. Within the fortress wall, life was organized in a patchwork sloboda
Sloboda
Sloboda was a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for "freedom" and may be vaguely translated as "free settlement"....
system. Soldiers, craftsmen and foreigners settled in clearly defined communities, with some degree of personal liberty and independence from the tsar's authorities:
- Royal garden attendants (садовники, sadovniki) settled around BalchugBalchugBalchug , also known as Bolotny Ostrov , is an island in the very centre of Moscow, Russia, squeezed between the Moskva River and its old river-bed which was turned into the Vodootvodny Canal in 1786...
Street, in the beginning of present-day Sadovnicheskaya StreetSadovnicheskaya StreetSadovnicheskaya street is a street in the historical Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow, Russia, on a narrow island between Moskva River and the parallel old river bed . The street runs from Balchug Street south-east to the Garden Ring.-History:Historical neighborhood of Sadovniki Sadovnicheskaya...
from 1495 until the fire of 1701 - Tanners specializing in sheepskin settled the beginning of Pyatnitskaya Street, and gave their name to Ovchinnikovsky Lanes
- Royal mint workers settled in the southern end of the neighborhood on Pyatnitskaya Street (Monetchikovsky Lanes)
- StreltsyStreltsyStreltsy were the units of Russian guardsmen in the 16th - early 18th centuries, armed with firearms. They are also collectively known as Marksman Troops .- Origins and organization :...
troops under command of colonel Veshniakov gave name to Vishnyakovsky Lane - Tatar community, still identifiable in Tatarskaya Streets population
- Court translators in Tolmachevsky Lanes
18th century
Sloboda system fell apart as a result of PetrinePeter I of Russia
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
reforms. The century was preceded by mass executions of Streltsy
Streltsy
Streltsy were the units of Russian guardsmen in the 16th - early 18th centuries, armed with firearms. They are also collectively known as Marksman Troops .- Origins and organization :...
(September 30, 1698); all Streltsy troops were disbanded by 1720. Craftsmen lost their businesses when the royal court relocated to Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
in 1713; the territories were slowly re-settled by farmers and merchants. Wealthier class concentrated in Pyatnitskaya and Ordynka streets; Zamoskvorechye became a quiet, country-like land of single-story houses and conservative businessmen. They gradually improved the area with new churches like the 1755 Church of the Savior on Bolvany
Church of the Savior on Bolvany
Church of Transfiguration of Savior in Bolvanovka , also abbreviated to Saviour in Bolvanovka , is an Orthodox church in Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow....
. Administratively, Zamoskvorechye and Yakimanka were separated in 1782, when Catherine II
Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great , Empress of Russia, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg...
divided territory of Moscow into 20 police districts.
In 1783, Moscow was hit by a disastrous flood. As a consequence, the city cleared the old river bed, building a canal that separated Sadovniki from the mainland (see Vodootvodny Canal
Vodootvodny Canal
Vodootvodny Canal is a 4 kilometre long, 30-60 metre wide canal in downtown Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1780s on the old riverbed of Moskva River to control floods and support shipping. Canal construction created an island between Moskva river and the canal. The island acquired its present...
for details and maps of 1780s canal). Large areas east of Tatarskaya streets were flooded with an intention of building a river harbour and a fortified grain port on the eastern tip of the new island
Balchug
Balchug , also known as Bolotny Ostrov , is an island in the very centre of Moscow, Russia, squeezed between the Moskva River and its old river-bed which was turned into the Vodootvodny Canal in 1786...
. These plans did not materialize; flooded lands were reclaimed in 1820s, and were used as pastures and gardens. Sadovniki fort was built on a different site, closer to city center, as the New Kriegskomissariat (1778-1780), a neoclassical
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
castle housing military offices and depots. Since that time, military has continuous presence in Sadovniki East.
19th century
Construction of Babiegorodskaya Dam and clearing of Vodootvodny CanalVodootvodny Canal
Vodootvodny Canal is a 4 kilometre long, 30-60 metre wide canal in downtown Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1780s on the old riverbed of Moskva River to control floods and support shipping. Canal construction created an island between Moskva river and the canal. The island acquired its present...
in 1830s reduced the flood hazard, but the land remained cheap. This led to steady industrialization of Zamoskvorechye, starting with small home-based factories continuing the old sloboda traditions. Soon after Emancipation reform of 1861
Emancipation reform of 1861
The Emancipation Reform of 1861 in Russia was the first and most important of liberal reforms effected during the reign of Alexander II of Russia. The reform, together with a related reform in 1861, amounted to the liquidation of serf dependence previously suffered by peasants of the Russian Empire...
, vacant lots in Sadovniki and Tatarskaya Streets became an industrialized, working-class area. These factories, from textile to turbine blades, were recently torn down or rebuilt into office space (Sparkling Wine Bottlery, in Sadovnicheskaya Street
Sadovnicheskaya Street
Sadovnicheskaya street is a street in the historical Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow, Russia, on a narrow island between Moskva River and the parallel old river bed . The street runs from Balchug Street south-east to the Garden Ring.-History:Historical neighborhood of Sadovniki Sadovnicheskaya...
, still operates). Construction of Pererva and Kolomna
Kolomna
Kolomna is an ancient city and the administrative center of Kolomensky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Moskva and Oka Rivers, southeast of Moscow. The area of the city is about . The city was founded in 1177...
dams in 1874-1877 attempted to improve shipping, however, at this time river shipping already lost competition to railroads and never picked up.
In 1857, English brothers Theodore and Edward Bromley set up a mechanical plant south from the Garden Ring, producing small hand tools. Bromley business rapidly expanded, and by 1917 controlled numerous metallurgical and mechanical plants around Paveletsky railroad, having a monopoly in plumbing supplies and railroad tooling. Another well-known business still has its headquarters on the corner of Pyatnitskaya and canal: Smirnoff
Smirnoff
Smirnoff is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov , the son of illiterate Russian peasants. It is now distributed in 130 countries.Smirnoff products include vodka, flavored...
distillery, established on this site in 1862.
Modern history
In 1922, Bolshevik
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....
administration closed and looted 22 churches in Zamoskvorechye and Yakimanka; more destruction followed, leaving only one operational church in each district. 17 religious buildings survived to date, including a church of Novozybkov Bespopovtsy
Bespopovtsy
Bespopovtsy is one of the two major strains of Old Believers, the one that rejects priests and a number of church rites, such as the Eucharist...
(an Old Believers
Old Believers
In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers separated after 1666 from the official Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652–66...
denomination) and the Historical Mosque (est. 1823, www.tatarmoscow.ru). Housing construction in 1920s proceeded slowly, with some examples surviving (a big constructivist
Constructivist architecture
Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s. It combined advanced technology and engineering with an avowedly Communist social purpose. Although it was divided into several competing factions, the movement produced...
block by Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge
Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge
Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge is a steel arch bridge that spans Moskva River near the mouth of Yauza River, connecting the Boulevard Ring with Zamoskvorechye district in Moscow, Russia...
was razed in 1990s, citing imminent hazards, the lot is still vacant).
1935 Master Plan of Moscow called for completing Boulevard Ring
Boulevard Ring
The Boulevard Ring is Moscow's second centremost ring road . Boulevards form a semicircular chain along the western, northern and eastern sides of the historical White City of Moscow; in the south the incomplete ring is terminated by the embankments of Moskva River...
through Zamoskvorechye, which was not done. However, a thin line of stalinist
Stalinist architecture
Stalinist architecture , also referred to as Stalinist Gothic, or Socialist Classicism, is a term given to architecture of the Soviet Union between 1933, when Boris Iofan's draft for Palace of the Soviets was officially approved, and 1955, when Nikita Khrushchev condemned "excesses" of the past...
buildings, starting from Komissariatsky Bridge
Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge
Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge is a steel arch bridge that spans Moskva River near the mouth of Yauza River, connecting the Boulevard Ring with Zamoskvorechye district in Moscow, Russia...
, indicates the path of this failed project. More Stalinist buildings were built on the perimeter of Zamoskvorechye (Garden Ring and embankments). Flood hazard was eradicated with the construction of 1932-1938 Moscow Canal
Moscow Canal
The Moscow Canal , named the Moscow-Volga Canal until the year 1947, is a canal that connects the Moskva River with the main transportation artery of European Russia, the Volga River. It is located in Moscow itself and in the Moscow Oblast...
. River banks that used to change every season were firmly set in granite; downtown bridges were rebuilt to 6-8 lane capacity.
In 1941, residents of Zamoskvorechye formed the Twelfth Militia Division of Kirovsky District . Later renamed the 139th Rifle Division, this unit fought at Yelnya Offensive
Yelnya Offensive
The Soviet Army's Yelnya Offensive operation was part of the Battle of Smolensk during the initial period of the German-Soviet War....
and at Mozhaisk Defense Line. Few survived.
Zamoskvorechye was dramatically altered in 1960s-1970s by inserting standardized concrete buildings in the middle of historical century area, especially in Novokuznetskaya Street. One of these plattenbau
Plattenbau
Plattenbau is the German word for a building whose structure is constructed of large, prefabricated concrete slabs. The word is a compound of Platte and Bau...
projects starred as the site of 1973 film Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future
Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession is a Soviet comedy film produced by Mosfilm in 1973. In the United States the film has sometimes been sold under the title Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future....
. Destruction continues in 1990s-2000s, with facadist
Facadism
Façadism is the practice of demolishing a building but leaving its facade intact for the purposes of building new structures in it or around it....
insertion of highrise office blocks behind "restored" two-story facades. Meanwhile, permanent population decreases as the city condemns historical buildings for office redevelopment and evicts residents. An example is the large 1900s block at Sadovnicheskaya, 80, evicted in 2003, still vacant.
Museums
- Bakhrushin museum of theater (built in 1896), corner of Bakhrushina Street and Garden Ring)
- Vladimir LeninVladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
memorial train at Paveletsky Rail Terminal - Tretyakov GalleryTretyakov GalleryThe State Tretyakov Gallery is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating a collection,...
and all its affiliate halls are actually located in Yakimanka DistrictYakimanka DistrictYakimanka District is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. Population: It is named after the former church of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne...
, two blocks west from the boundary between two districts
Churches
- Church of Beheading of John the BaptistJohn the BaptistJohn the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
(18th century), Pyatnitskaya, 4 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/228.htm - Church of St. George in Yendova (1653), Sadovnicheskaya StreetSadovnicheskaya StreetSadovnicheskaya street is a street in the historical Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow, Russia, on a narrow island between Moskva River and the parallel old river bed . The street runs from Balchug Street south-east to the Garden Ring.-History:Historical neighborhood of Sadovniki Sadovnicheskaya...
, 6 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/92.htm - Church of Resurrection behind SerpukhovSerpukhovSerpukhov is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka and the Nara Rivers. It is located south from Moscow on the Moscow—Simferopol highway. The Moscow—Tula railway passes through the town. Population: -History:...
Gates (1762), Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya, 24 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/83.htm - Church of Iberian TheotokosTheotokosTheotokos is the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include God-bearer and the one who gives birth to God. Less literal translations include Mother of God...
in Vspolye (1791-1802), Bolshaya Ordynka, 39 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/100.htm - Church of Icon of Theotokos the Mother of the Dead, Zatsepa, 41
- Church of Icon of Theotokos the Mother of Joy in Sorrow, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya, 31-4
- Church of IntercessionIntercessionIntercession is the act of interceding between two parties. In both Christian and Islamic religious usage, it is a prayer to God on behalf of others....
of Theotokos, Novokuznetskayam 38-1, of Old BelieversOld BelieversIn the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers separated after 1666 from the official Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652–66...
Russian Old-Orthodox ChurchRussian Old-Orthodox ChurchThe Russian Old Orthodox Church is an Eastern Orthodox Church of the Old Believers tradition, born of a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church during the 17th century . This jurisdiction incorporated those Old Believer groups which refused to accept the authority of Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy,... - Church of life-giving TrinityTrinityThe Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three divine persons : the Father, the Son , and the Holy Spirit. The three persons are distinct yet coexist in unity, and are co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial . Put another way, the three persons of the Trinity are of one being...
in Vishnyaki (1824-1826, architect: Afanasy GrigorievAfanasy GrigorievAfanasy Grigorievich Grigoriev was a Russian Neoclassical architect, who worked in Moscow and its suburbs. Grigoriev is remembered for his refined Empire style mansions, completion of Great Ascension Church and assistance to Domenico Giliardi in rebuilding Moscow after the Great Fire...
), Pyatnitskaya, 51 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/13.htm - Church of Archangel MichaelMichael (archangel)Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael...
in Ovchinniki, Sredny Ovchinnikovsky, 7 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/246.htm - Church of Saint Clement, Pope of Rome, Pyatnitskaya, 26/7
- Church of Saints Mikhail and Fyodor, Martyrs of Chernigov (1675), Chernigovsky, 3. Named for two martyrs slain when they would not renounce their Christian faith
- Сhurch of Saint Martyrs Frol and Lavr in Zatsepa (1778), Dubininskaya, 9/3 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/27.htm
- Church of Saint NicholasSaint NicholasSaint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...
in Zayaitskoye (1741-1759, attributed to architect Ivan MichurinIvan Fyodorovich MichurinIvan Fyodorovich Michurin was a Russian architect whose designs marked a transition of Russian architecture from early Muscovite Baroque to mature Rastrelliesque style....
, Second Raushsky, 1-3 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/117.htm - Church of Saint Nicholas in Kuznetskaya and Church of Saint VladimirVladimir I of KievVladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...
, Vishnyakovsky, 15 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/258.htm - Church of Saint Nicholas in Pyzhi, Bolshaya Ordynka, 27 http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/261.htm
- Church of Transfiguration of Savior in BolvanovkaChurch of the Savior on BolvanyChurch of Transfiguration of Savior in Bolvanovka , also abbreviated to Saviour in Bolvanovka , is an Orthodox church in Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow....
(1755, disputed), Second Novokuznetsky, 10
Theaters
- Moscow International House of MusicMoscow International House of MusicThe Moscow International Performing Arts Center was officially opened on September 28, 2003 with the debut of a new orchestra, the National Philharmonic of Russia under musical director Vladimir Spivakov...
in Red Hills - Maly Theater, second stage (built in 1915 as Struisky Theater), Bolshaya Ordynka, 69
- Teatr Luny , Malaya Ordynka, 31
Listed memorial buildings
- 18th - early 19th century buildings in Pyatnitskaya Street (Nn. 18, 19, 31, 44, 46, 67 etc.)
- 18th - early 19th century buildings in Bolshaya Ordynka Street (Nn. 21, 41, 45 etc.)
- 19th century housing and military institutions in Sadovnicheskaya StreetSadovnicheskaya StreetSadovnicheskaya street is a street in the historical Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow, Russia, on a narrow island between Moskva River and the parallel old river bed . The street runs from Balchug Street south-east to the Garden Ring.-History:Historical neighborhood of Sadovniki Sadovnicheskaya...
(Nn. 57, 59 etc.) - 19th century buildings in Novokuznetskaya Street (Nn. 28, 29, 31 etc.)
- New Kriegskomissariat, Kosmodamianskaya, 24-26 and adjacent historical buildings (Nn. 28)
- School 518School 518School 518 is a high school in the historical Balchug area of Moscow, Russia. Designed by Ivan Zvezdin and completed in 1935, it is the only listed postconstructivist memorial building in the city...
(1935), the only listed postconstructivismPostconstructivismPostconstructivism was a transitional architectural style that existed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, typical of early Stalinist architecture before World War II. The term postconstructivism was coined by Selim Khan-Magomedov, a historian of architecture, to describe the product of avant-garde...
memorial building
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Moscow MetroMoscow Metro
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...
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- NovokuznetskayaNovokuznetskayaNovokuznetskaya is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line.The station was opened on 20 November 1943.- History :Construction of the station began shortly after the launch of the second stage in 1938. Despite the World War II the station was opened on time. Later in 1978 the platform...
, TretyakovskayaTretyakovskayaTretyakovskaya is a cross-platform station on the Moscow Metro serving the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya and the Kalininskaya Lines. It is named after the nearby State Tretyakov Gallery. Unlike Kitay-gorod which was purpose-built as a cross-platform interchange station, Tretyakovskaya operated normally...
- north and center - DobryninskayaDobryninskayaDobryninskaya is a station on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Opened on 1 January 1950 it was part of the first segment of the fourth stage of the system. Originally named Serpukhovskaya , after the Serpukhovskaya square....
, SerpukhovskayaSerpukhovskayaSerpukhovskaya is a station on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line of the Moscow Metro subway system. The station opened on 8 November 1983. Serpukhovskaya is 43 metres underground. Its name originates from the namesake street, which in turn originates from the historic town of...
- south-west - Paveletskaya-RadialnayaPaveletskaya-RadialnayaPaveletskaya is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. It was opened in 1943 and was designed by S.V. Lyashchenko and E.S. Demchenko. Paveletskaya features tall white marble pillars decorated with the hammer and sickle and a high, arched ceiling...
, Paveletskaya-KoltsevayaPaveletskaya-KoltsevayaPaveletskaya is a station on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Opened on 1 January 1950 as part of the first segment of the fourth stage, the station is a pylon-trivault built in the style of the late 1940/early 1950s Stalinist Architecture to a design by architects Nikolai Kolli and I.Kasetl...
- south-east - Tulskaya - southern extremity