The Kropotkin House
House number 26 on Shatny Alley belonged to Ekaterina Nikolaevna Kropotkina, the mother of the famous anarchist. It was built by the grandmother of the future theorist of anarchism, Princess Gagarina. The house featured …
M.K. Morozova's Estate
The long single-story house No. 9, painted yellow and currently occupied by the Embassy of Denmark, was one of the most famous literary and artistic salons in Moscow and an intellectual center of the city in the early 20…
Main House of the Volkonsky Estate, von Meck
According to archival documents from 1843, the facade of the house underwent significant changes compared to its original appearance. The stucco decor was removed, and the window openings of the mezzanine and first floor…
Patriarchal Residence
The property at the site of the modern house No. 5 on Chisty Lane was founded in the 18th century by Captain Artemy Alexeyevich Obukhov, after whom the lane was named Obukhovsky or Obukhov.
Owners and Notable Personalit…
The Vsevolozhsky House, Early 19th Century
Let's take a stroll down one of the most beautiful streets in Moscow, Ostozhenka. It is rich in cultural institutions and ancient buildings. Special attention is drawn to the city mansion of Vsevolozhsky, built in the ea…
Moscow River Yacht Club
On a narrow cape formed by the Moscow River and the Water Discharge Canal, a beautiful house with a spire rises. In 1867, the Imperial Moscow River Yacht Club was founded here. An initiative group submitted a request to …
MGES-1: Office with Pumping Station
The control building, known as the office, was part of the original project of the Rausha Power Plant, approved by the Moscow City Administration on June 20, 1896. By November 1897, the construction of the three-story bu…
St. Nicholas Church in Zayitsky
Today, it is hard to imagine the Raushskaya Embankment without St. Nicholas Church: its tall bell tower and wide dome stand out against the backdrop of neighboring high-rises and the power station complex. It is difficul…
OTMA at Osborne Castle
OTMA (Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia) were at the royal Osborne Castle during their visit to England.
Merchant Grigory Babkin's Chambers in Sadovniki
The long Sadovnichesky Street is full of unexpected discoveries. Behind the Kriegskommissariat, in the courtyard of an ordinary residential building built in 1898 (No. 55), medieval chambers (building No. 55, structure 2…
