In 1779, a wooden church was built on the territory of the Intercession Cemetery by the order of the Governor-General of Livonia, J. J. Braun. Two years earlier, in 1777, there was a small wooden chapel located behind th…

Mikhail Ivanisov, a forgotten 19th-century poet from Penza, describes this place in his poem. He claims that the area can be preferred over many others, as the mountain's peak stretches three versts wide, while the valle…

In the square, there was a restaurant owned by the "Penza Brewery Society." In the early 1960s, the restaurant building was destroyed by fire, having existed for 30 years longer than the Spassky Cathedral. Later, a pavil…

This noble mansion, built in the mid-19th century, is located on the terrace of a sloped corner plot at the intersection of Sadovaya and Verkhne-Pokrovskaya streets (now Kalinina Street). This house was home to the fores…

The main source of income for Emil Fyodorovich Meyerhold, the father of the famous actor and director Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold, was vodka production. Emil Fyodorovich, with eagle-like facial features, thick wavy hai…

Pyatnitskaya Street is famous for its unusual mansions. One of these houses, number 33, stands out with its sky-blue color and scaly dome. Built in 1866, it was reconstructed in 1894 by Lev Kekushev for Trifon Ivanovich …

The city administration has not survived to this day. Initially, it was wooden, and the tower above the eastern entrance served as a backup water tower for the city's water supply and was built of brick. Later, the entir…

The grand gates made of ancient cast iron and the massive lions guarding them immediately create the impression that this is not just a hospital, but a building with a rich history. Behind the fence, a bright yellow pala…

Nikitsky Church Beyond the Yauza, known as the Athos Dependency, is a dependency of the Russian Panteleimon Monastery on Mount Athos. In the 19th century, this place began to be called Shvivaia Gorka to avoid using the w…

The first mention of the church at the site of the current temple dates back to 1547, when a wooden Church of the Holy Trinity stood here in Starye Kuznetsy. In 1625, it burned down, and a wooden church dedicated to St. …