Odoevsky Gate Tower of Tula Kremlin
The tower got its name because in ancient times the road leading to the city of Odoeva began from it, a road that has survived to this day. This road is now the central thoroughfare of the city, Lenin Avenue, which was c…
Alexander II's House in Tula
This house is known to all residents of Tula and is located in the very center of the city, next to the Kremlin. Currently, it houses the "Tula Samovars" museum, and those who have lived in Tula for a long time remember …
The Museum of Tula Samovars in Tula
The museum opened on November 7, 1990, in a two-story building constructed in 1910-1911 by architect V. N. Sirotkin on Mendeleevskaya Street, near the Tula Kremlin. The foundation for the museum's exhibition was an exten…
State Museum of Arts named after I.V. Savitsky
In Nukus, there is the State Museum of Arts named after I.V. Savitsky, which is considered the leading art collection in the Asian region. It has the second most significant collection of Russian avant-garde works. The E…
Spasskaya Tower of Tula Kremlin
The Spasskaya Tower got its name from the nearby Spasskaya Church. Its architecture is similar to that of the Nikitskaya Tower: both have four combat tiers and a hemispherical vault at the bottom.
Originally, there was …
The Pyatnitskiye Gate Tower of Tula Kremlin
The tower got its name from the nearby church of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. At the back of the tower, under the arches, there are two openings leading to small vaulted chambers. In the 16th century, muskets, carbines, armor, b…
Grandfather Filimon's Harmonica Museum in Tula
Tula has long been famous for its craftsmen, and it is here that the harmonica craft originated. Among the well-known masters who glorified this craft were Sizov, Vorontsovs, Kiselevs, Chulkovs, Vanikins, Glagolev, Batis…
Lopatins' Estate in Tula
The house was part of the estate of Dmitry Borisovich Lopatin, a prosperous Tula merchant from the second half of the 18th century, after whom the street was named until 1907. Built in the late 18th century, this house i…
Transfiguration Church in Tula
In the 17th century, there stood a church known as Nicholas on the Square at the site of the current temple, which was transferred to the Assumption Monastery in 1723. By the early 19th century, the building had deterior…
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tula
The exact time of construction of the first main church of the Assumption Convent is unknown. Documents from the 18th century indicate that it was a two-story stone building. The upper floor housed the altar in honor of …
