Residential Building, 17th-19th Centuries
The history of the building begins in the late 17th century, when its owner was Yakov Baibakov, who served in the Pomernaya Chamber, where bulk goods were measured and accounted for sale. After him, the plot often change…
City Mansion of G.P. Yurgenson
The name of the alley where this beautiful house is located appeared in the 17th century. Here was the settlement of craftsmen who made hats and caps.
The mansion at number 9 on Kolpachny Alley belonged to Grigory Petro…
St. Peter and Paul Church
Until the beginning of the 19th century, the land on which the church now stands belonged to the Lopukhin family, relatives of Empress Evdokia, the first wife of Peter I. The large manor house was severely damaged in the…
Church of Cosmas and Damian (Moscow, Maroseyka)
At the intersection of Maroseyka and Starosadsky Lane, where it transitions into Pokrovka, stands a remarkable church resembling several "kulichs" connected together. It is evident that a talented architect worked on it,…
Botkin City Estate
In the second half of the 18th century, the estate was owned by the nephew of Peter I's associate, Savva Raguzinsky-Vladislavich, Count Yefim Ivanovich Vladislavich. According to legend, there was previously a metropolit…
House of the Dolgoruky Princes
This house is known as the chambers of the Dolgoruky princes. Built in the Baroque style in 1764, it is based on earlier white-stone and brick chambers from the 16th and 17th centuries and is a federal cultural heritage …
Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky Estate
The Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky Estate, one of the outstanding monuments of Russian architecture, is located at Maroseyka Street, 17. Built in 1782, it sparks debates among researchers: some attribute it to V. I. Bazhenov, whi…
Ivanovsky Monastery
The name of the monastery spread throughout the surrounding area, and one of the seven hills of Moscow is now known as "Ivanovskaya Gorka".
According to one version, the monastery was founded in the 14th or 15th century…
Pokrovsky Barracks
The famous Pokrovsky Barracks were for a long time the largest building on Pokrovsky Boulevard. Their construction began on July 7, 1798, by order of Emperor Paul I, who suggested that the city's residents free themselve…
Church of the Resurrection in Barashi
The Church of the Resurrection of the Word, located at the corner of Pokrovka and Barashevsky Lane, was part of the Barashevskaya sloboda that existed here in the 16th-17th centuries. This sloboda was inhabited by barash…
