Railway Station in Kursk
The construction of the railway between Moscow and Kursk was completed on September 7, 1868. To reduce costs and speed up the process, the railway station was located in the suburban Yamskaya Sloboda, about 3.2 km from K…
Women's Diocesan School in Kursk
In Kursk, the building of the former women's diocesan school, now a branch of the Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense, is of significant architectural interest.
The school for girls was originally open…
Merchant V.N. Gladkov's House in Kursk
At the intersection of M. Gorky and Bebel streets stands a large two-story house with a corner balcony and elegant stucco on the facades. This building, numbered 15, belonged to the famous merchant N.V. Gladkov and is co…
The First Resort of Russia
In 1872, the dilapidated royal palace was demolished. Most of the resort buildings from the Peter the Great era had fallen into disrepair and collapsed, and in their place, the village of Dvortsы appeared.
Today, only t…
Imperial Stables in Kursk
In the 1880s, the zemstvo in Kursk chose a location for a stable on Kondyrevskaya Street (now Dimitrova St., 66), where the estate of the paramedic school had previously been located. The provincial zemstvo administratio…
Management of the Moscow-Kiev-Voronezh Railway in Kursk
In the late 19th century, after the management of the Kiev-Voronezh railway was transferred from Konotop to Kursk in 1898, there arose a need for a new building for the expanded staff, which became part of the Moscow-Kie…
Central Hotel in Kursk
In 1966, the left wing of the "Central" hotel was built on Lenin Street with 210 rooms, designed by architect Stenyushin with the participation of architect Ivanov. The building is adorned with a corner section featuring…
Medical Institute in Kursk
In 1849, the construction of a large three-story building began in Kursk behind the Moscow Gates, designed by architect G. A. Grigoriev. It was intended for prisoner battalions. Contractor N. Sveshnikov completed the con…
First Water Tower in Kursk
The first water tower in Kursk was built in 1873 on Podvalnaya Street, now known as Pavlov Street. This location was considered the highest point in the city, and in 1908, a fire station was constructed next to the tower…
Gladkov Hospital in Kursk
The wife of a first guild merchant, Anna Ivanovna Gladkova, dedicated herself to the establishment of a city hospital for infectious patients in Kursk. In 1900, as part of the city's medical and sanitary organization pla…
