Savyolovsky Station
The railway from Moscow to the village of Savyolovo on the Volga was built at the initiative of Savva Mamontov, chairman of the Board of the Moscow-Yaroslavl-Arkhangelsk Railway. It was planned to extend it to Uglich, Ka…
Bell Tower of the Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral
History of its emergence and division
The bell tower of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Butyrki always raises many questions among passersby. For example, why does it stand separately from the church in fron…
Dacha 'Grekovka', 1890s, Architect V. A. Simov
The territory of the former village of Ivankovo, located near the estate of Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo, between the villages of Shchukino and Tushino, became a popular place for summer recreation for Muscovites in the second…
Transfiguration Church in Spasskoye-Tushino
On the site of the modern Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, built between 1886 and 1888, there previously stood the Spaso-Transfiguration Monastery, located on the banks of the Shchodnya River (formerly known as…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Bratsevo
The brick church with five domes, a three-part apse, and a low refectory without columns, adjoining from the west, as well as a tent-shaped bell tower, rose on a high hill, adorning the village. To this day, a stone slab…
Dacha of V. A. Nosenkov, 1909
On the banks of the Khimka River, two versts from its confluence with the Moskva River, there has long been the village of Onosino. In the 17th century, its owner was deacon I. T. Gramotin, in honor of whom the village w…
The Temple of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Businovo
The first mentions of the temple in the village of Businovo date back to 1584. According to legend, the site for the construction of the temple was blessed by St. Sergius of Radonezh when he passed through the village on…
Mikhalkovo Estate
Mikhalkovo is first mentioned in the land registry book of 1584 as the property of Semyon Fomin, son of Tretyakov. The name is likely related to the nickname or surname of the first owner. By the mid-17th century, Mikhal…
A. M. Korovin's Sanatorium Building
In the center of the park near the "Voikovskaya" metro station stands a small building, little known to many, that was once a sanatorium for alcoholics, founded by doctor Alexander Mikhailovich Korovin in the late 19th c…
Podmoskovnaya Station and Locomotive Depot
Old Moscow is not only cozy mansions and luxurious noble estates, but also industrial buildings, whose architecture received significant attention in the early 20th century. An example of such structures is the elegant w…
