A.A. Morozov Estate
The representative mansion, now known as property No. 27, is located in the Alexeyevskaya Sloboda on Alexander Solzhenitsyn Street. It was built in the 1820s-1830s by merchants Vasily and Pavel Chelyshev on the basis of …
Stanislavsky Factory
The merchant dynasty of Alexeevs gained fame from the mid-18th century. They became wealthy from the production of gold and silver tinsel, a fine metallic thread used for sewing ceremonial clothing, uniforms, and church …
Stables of the Tatarnikov Estate
The first mention of the estate's construction dates back to the early 19th century. An archival plan dated 1821 records the fire safety situation. The courtyard was located in the 1st quarter of the Rogozhskaya part und…
Tatarnikov Estate
Bolshoy Drovyanoi Lane is located between the Garden Ring, starting from Mokhovaya Street, and Nikoloyamskaya Street. The name of the lane appeared in the 19th century due to the Drovyana Square, which existed here in th…
Diocesan Women's Gymnasium
A two-story stone building was added to the craft school located on Dvoryanskaya Street, designed by provincial engineer Kolodko. This building housed a chapel in the name of Nicholas the Wonderworker, consecrated on May…
Dormitory of the Diocesan Women's School
When the Penza Diocesan Women's School was located on Dvoryanskaya Street, a dormitory for students was opened on the estate of Vroblova (previously owned by Hofmann), at the corner of Nikolskaya and Dvoryanskaya streets…
Archbishop's Garden (Now Zoo)
The Penza Zoo, formerly known as the Archbishop's Garden, served as a summer residence for the spiritual leader of Penza.
The publication "Proceedings of the Penza Scientific Archive Commission" (Vol. 2, 1904) mentions …
Rogozhskoe Cemetery
Rogozhskoe Cemetery in Moscow has served as a spiritual and cultural center for Old Believers in Russia for several centuries. It was founded in 1771 with the permission of Empress Catherine II, who allowed the Old Belie…
Rogozhskaya Old Believer Community
The Old Believer Rogozhskaya settlement has gone through many trials: before the revolution, it was under close scrutiny from the authorities and the official church, and after the revolution, it faced the anti-religious…
Church of the Nativity of Christ at Rogozhskoye Cemetery
The winter single-domed church in the name of the Nativity of Christ, located south of the Pokrovsky Cathedral, was built in 1804 in the Baroque style with the permission of the Moscow governor A. A. Bekleshev. It was in…
