First Electric Lantern in Moscow
The lanterns with the monogram "ЯЩ", representing the initials of the garden's founder, have retained their authentic bases and are among the oldest in Moscow. These lanterns, made in the late 19th century at the Moscow …
Synodal Znamensky Cathedral
The Synodal Znamensky Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign, is a stavropegial house church of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. It is located in a mansion at the intersection of Park A…
Income Houses of Prince K.A. Gorchakov
In 1899 and 1901, architect I.F. Meisner built a complex for Prince K.A. Gorchakov, consisting of several income houses.
Former Profitable House
The building was constructed in 1892 based on the design of architect P.A. Ushakov, and it is based on the hotel of V.P. Stasov, built between 1797 and 1803. Currently, it houses the business center "Sretenska, 1".
On t…
Spaso-Sumorin Monastery
Spaso-Sumorin Monastery, located in the city of Totma in the Vologda region on the banks of the Pesya Denga River, is a male monastery of the Veliky Ustyug Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was founded in 1554 b…
Church of the Assumption in Pechatniki
For the modern Muscovite, the Pechatniki district is associated with the metro station of the same name. However, in the 16th and 17th centuries, residents of Moscow had different associations: this is recalled by Pechat…
Sokolov's Income House
The two-story house number 21 on Petrovka Street is an excellent example of the first income houses that began to appear in Moscow in the 1870s. These early income houses did not exceed the height of old mansions and har…
City Estate of O.I. Bove and N.A. Terentyev
Petrovsky Lane is a historically significant small street connecting two ancient Moscow streets within the Boulevard Ring: Bolshaya Dmitrovka and Petrovka. Petrovka likely emerged along the road by the Neglinnaya River, …
Income House of the Bahrushins on Tverskaya
The five-story residential income house with shops on the first two floors was built on a plot owned by the "A. Bahrushin Sons" partnership, designed by architect Karl Gippius in 1900-1901.
Karl Gippius, a well-known Mo…
House of Porcelain
In 1893, Matvey Sidorovich Kuznetsov, known as the "king" of Russian porcelain and faience, acquired a corner plot on Myasnitskaya Street. In 1898, construction began on a new building for the office and store of the "Pa…
