A stone four-story building, erected in 1915 according to the design of the famous architect Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky, one of the creators of the first development of VDNH, was intended for wealthy residents and stood out…

In the 20th century, the building lost its original appearance as an Orthodox church, but thanks to recent restoration, it has regained its historical look and purpose. Krasnoe village, known since the early 15th centur…

This house on Novaya Basmannaya, known as the "fireproof," was famous for its art gallery, which contemporaries called the Moscow Hermitage in miniature. Here, one could see a variety of art pieces elegantly and tasteful…

Since the late 17th century, the property behind the Myasnitsky Gates belonged to Lev Kirillovich Naryshkin, the uncle of Peter I. It is likely that in the early 18th century, stone chambers of rectangular shape were ere…

For almost three centuries, the site where the Filaretov School was later established housed the Zaborov Monastery's courtyard. This monastery, one of the oldest in Moscow, was located in the Kremlin but was destroyed by…

The idea of constructing a steel railway towards Yaroslavl largely belonged to the mathematics professor at Moscow State University, Fyodor Chizhov, who later became a prominent theorist of industrial and commercial deve…

The first railway station in Moscow was built in the late 1840s based on the design of the famous architect Konstantin Ton. The opening of train services on the Petersburg-Moscow railway took place on November 1, 1851. …

The building is located in an area with a rich history. Before the 19th century, the famous Red Pond was situated where Yaroslavsky Station now stands, next to which was a manor owned by the first Moscow rulers, grand pr…

The house was built in the 1780s-1790s in the style of early classicism. In 1812, like many other buildings in Moscow, it suffered greatly from a fire and was partially dismantled. In the 1820s, the estate house was rest…

The first locomotive depot in Moscow was built between 1846 and 1851 by the famous architect Konstantin Ton, who also created structures such as the Grand Kremlin Palace, the Armory Chamber, and the Cathedral of Christ t…