The House of P. A. Smirnov
At the intersection of Pyatnitskaya Street and Ovchinnikovskaya Embankment stands a mansion, seemingly frozen in time. This house was built in the mid-19th century by merchant Morkovkin, of whom it is known only that he …
Church of Archangel Michael in Ovchinniky
In the 17th century, the state-owned Ovchinnaya sloboda was located in the area of Zamoskvorechye, which dealt with wool and sheepskin. This is recalled by the names of Runovsky and Ovchinnikovsky lanes, as well as the s…
17th Century Chamber House
The exterior of this house resembles the mid-18th century, although its foundation dates back to the 17th century. The main facade of the building faces the Drainage Canal, which did not exist at the time of construction…
Chambers in Ovchinnaya Sloboda, Order House of Ovchinnaya Sloboda
This is one of the oldest civil buildings in Zamoskvorechye that has survived to this day. The architect and exact purpose of the house are unknown, but it is believed that the stone chambers in the center of Moscow's Ov…
Chambers, 17th-18th centuries.
House number 13 on Pyatnitskaya Street is the main building of the estate, based on chambers from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, reconstructed in the first half of the 19th century.
On the map of Moscow from 17…
Residential Building, 18th Century
In the early 20th century, Moscow had two churches dedicated to Saint Paraskeva Friday, located in Zaneglimye and Zamoskvorechye. This is not a coincidence, as Paraskeva has long been considered the patroness of merchant…
The Magnificent Estate of the Velikoplovs
The former urban estate, a monument of history and culture from the 18th and 19th centuries, originally belonged to merchant S. Ivanov. It included the main house, a two-story stone wing, and service buildings in the cou…
Residential Building (Palace), 18th-19th Centuries
Piatnitskaya Street is located in one of the oldest districts of Moscow, Zamoskvorechye. The settlement of this area opposite the Kremlin began as early as the 14th-15th centuries. The street got its name from the Church…
Bell Tower of the Church of St. Paraskeva Friday
In ancient Russia, St. Paraskeva, also known as Friday, was particularly revered and loved. She lived in the 3rd century in Iconium, a city in Asia Minor, now part of modern Turkey.
In Moscow homes, icons of the saint w…
Pavilions of the Zhuravlyov Estate
Two buildings numbered 27, two pavilions of the Zhuravlyov merchants' estate, were erected in the early 19th century and reconstructed in the late 1850s. Originally single-story, they were connected by a fence with gates…
