Humped Bridge
Since 1847, after A.O. Zhilyardi moved to Italy, his student M.D. Bykovsky began working independently in Kuzminki. At various times, he oversaw several minor projects. One of his most successful original creations was t…
Grottos (Kuzminki-Lublino)
Under the Classical Pavilion, there are two grottos. One of them is called the Three-Arch due to its three arch entrances, while the other is known as the Large or Single-Arch. The word "grotto" comes from Italy and refe…
Horse Courtyard
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The Horse Courtyard in the Golitsyn estate, created by Domenico Giliardi, is an outstanding example of Moscow Empire style. Built between 1819 and 1823, it includes the stable building, fe…
Church of the Vlacherna Icon of the Mother of God
The Church of the Vlacherna Icon of the Mother of God, built in 1759-1762, 1774, and 1784, was restored with the reconstruction of the bell tower in 1994-1995 according to the project of architect E. A. Vorontsova. In Oc…
St. Nicholas Church in Zelenograd
In the 15th-16th centuries, the current church site was home to the Nikolsky pogost. The 1585 land registry mentions that the wasteland, previously the pogost of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on the Rzhavka River, belong…
Archaeological Monuments in the Mitino Landscape Park
The territory of the Mitino Landscape Park stands out among other places in the Moscow region due to the high density of preserved archaeological monuments. Twelve objects of archaeological heritage have been discovered …
1st and 2nd Spas-Tushino Burial Mounds
This burial site, discovered in the 19th century, once included 78 mounds, some of which were damaged or destroyed in the 20th century due to construction. Excavations revealed that beneath the mounds lie Slavic burials …
2nd Spas-Tushino Settlement
On the elevation where the Barishikha River once flowed, our ancestors built a city known as the 2nd Spas-Tushino Settlement more than eight thousand years ago, existing from the 7th century BC to the 13th century AD. Re…
3rd Spas-Tushino Settlement
On the shores of the Penyagin Pond lies a settlement of the Vyatichi from the 12th-13th centuries, known as the 3rd Spas-Tushino Settlement. It was discovered in 1990 and 1992 by the staff of the Moscow Archaeological Ex…
3rd Mitinskoye Settlement
On the northern shore of the Penyagin Pond, near the modern boat station, remnants of a settlement of the Vyatichi, known as the 3rd Mitinskoye Settlement, dating back to the 12th-15th centuries, have been preserved. Thi…
