Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow
It is believed that the history of the Bolshoi Theatre began in March 1776, when Prince Pyotr Urusov, a known patron and Moscow prosecutor, received permission to organize theatrical performances. Together with his partn…
Transfiguration Church (Moscow)
The Bogorodskoe district got its name from a small village that was located on the left bank of the Yauza River until the mid-19th century. The history of the village dates back to the 14th century when it was called Aly…
Grave of Baroness Olga Mikhailovna Wrangel
In memory of Baroness Olga Mikhailovna Wrangel.
On September 8, 1968, exactly 54 years ago, Baroness Olga Mikhailovna Wrangel passed away. She was the widow of the last Ruler and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army, …
Charles Aznavour Museum
Charles Aznavour, a renowned French chansonnier, composer, poet, writer, and actor of Armenian descent, was born on May 22, 1924, in Paris and passed away on October 1, 2018, in Muri, Switzerland. His real name was Shahn…
Central Children's Theatre Building (RAMT)
Konstantin Markovich Poltoratsky, son of Mark Fedorovich Poltoratsky, who led the Court Singing Chapel and was a descendant of a Chernigov Cossack, whose singing so impressed Empress Elizabeth that she invited him to St.…
City Estate of Y.I. Chekoysky, M.S. Kalmykov, V.S. Myshetsky
In the early 19th century, the property at the corner of Rozhdestvenka Street and Varsanofyevsky Lane belonged to the Burtsov merchants. In 1821, the plot was acquired by merchant Y.I. Chekoysky, and later it passed to t…
Insurance Society 'Salamandra'
In the 15th century, a Cannon House was built on the steep bank of the Neglinnaya River, which was transformed into the Cannon Yard after the fire of 1488. This structure was a brick conical tower surrounded by a fence.
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Insurance Society 'Russia' Building
The building consists of two large blocks with inner courtyards. The main part faces Turgenev Square and is adorned with a stylized Gothic tower reminiscent of the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin. The blocks are connected…
Central ('Chinese') Baths, 1891-1892
Until the mid-1990s, the complex of the Chinese (Khludov) baths, located in the courtyard of one of the blocks on Teatralny Proyezd, was used as a city bath complex. Since the late 1990s, it has become a multifunctional …
Complex of Income Houses and Baths of Khlyudov
In the 15th century, during the reign of Grand Prince Ivan III, a Gun House was established on part of the territory, which after the fire of 1488 became the Moscow Gun Yard. This yard, subordinate to the Gun Order, was …
