The Manege of the 'Neskuchnoye' Estate
The history of the estate begins with Fyodor Grigorievich Orlov, who acquired two large plots of land here. After his death, they were inherited by his niece, eleven-year-old Anna Orlova-Chesmensky. However, the actual o…
Bathhouse
The bathhouse was built in the 1790s. In 1793, the estate was acquired by F.G. Orlov, and after his death in 1796, it passed to his niece A.A. Orlova-Chemskaya, whose guardian became A.G. Orlov.
It was during this perio…
The Estate of 'Neskuchnoye'. Garden and Park Structures.
The modern Neskuchny Garden combines three historical plots that came into the possession of Emperor Nicholas I in 1826 and 1832.
Interestingly, the plot that became the basis for the modern palace complex in Neskuchnoy…
Moscow City Merchant School, Arch. A.N. Bakarev, M.D. Bykovsky
Behind the Kaluga Gates of the Earth City in the 18th century, there was a rare but diverse development. On the site of the current MISiS and Mining University, there was a Tatar cemetery until 1771, which was then close…
Country House of Count A.G. Orlov
This unique three-tiered structure in the style of late classicism consists of a square stone basement, on which a wooden rotunda with elegant columns rises. The columns form a wide covered terrace on the second floor, w…
Charitable Institutions of the Medvednikovs and Rakhmanova
The history of the hospital at 27 Leninsky Prospekt, now known as the Central Clinical Hospital of Saint Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow, begins in 1900. At that time, the Moscow City Duma allocated a plot of land on Kal…
Church of Archangel Michael, Golitsyn Family Tomb
The description of the monastery from 1714 mentions that the church housed a five-tiered iconostasis and numerous icons, "painted with gold and colors." The interior decoration of the church can be judged by a descriptio…
Therapeutic Building of Dr. L.S. Zeitlin's Neurological Clinic
The therapeutic building is part of the historical ensemble of the city clinic for nervous diseases, founded by Dr. L.S. Zeitlin and built between 1912 and 1914 by the outstanding architect E.V. Shervinsky in the neoclas…
Varvarinsky Orphanage
In the mid-20th century, the name "Shabolovka" was firmly associated with radio broadcasting and television among Muscovites. It was here that popular television programs were created for a long time, and the Shukhov Tow…
The Almshouse of the Moscow Nobility Named After S.D. Nechaev
What do the State Museum of Fine Arts named after Pushkin on Volkhonka and a small building on Shabolovka have in common? They are united by the same creators: a benefactor who organized an almshouse for the nobility in …
