The Church of the Ascension (1532), the first tent-roof stone church inRussia, was built by an Italian architect, supposedly Pietro Annibale (Little Petrok), at the order of Moscow Grand Prince Vasily III. In 1994 it …
The Palace of the Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich in Kolomenskoye is a monument of art and every-day life of the last and brightest period of Moscow Tsardom, the period from which modernRussiatakes its roots. This example …
Russian nature, ancient wooden architecture, legends, and bike tours – do you need any more excuses to go there? A few kilometers southeast of Red Square you will find the former royal estate of Kolomenskoye. …
When going out of the gate arch of the Tsar’s courtyard in Kolomenskoye (ancient summer residence of Grand Dukes of Moscow and Russian Tsars), one suddenly sees a high-water bed of the Moskva River, a …
In the 1670’s, in order to supply the palace in the Kolomenskoye country residence with water, a water tower was built. With the help of special mechanisms water was taken from a well and delivered …
The exposition focuses on the art of building in Old Russia and particularly on the development of Moscow. Different building professions such as bricklayers, carpenters and carvers, as well as various building materials and techniques …
The refectory of the St. George the Victorious Church (built in the middle of the XIX century) standing at Ascension Square, and St. George the Victorious Bell Tower (XVI century) make up a united …
Palace Pavillion is the only building that remained of the palace of Alexander I built at the beginning of the 19th century. The young Emperor-to-be together with his grandmother Catherine the Great visited the Kolomenskoye …
This unique museum collection illustrates the history of the Kolomenskoye village and its outskirts from V – III millennium BC to the beginning of the XX century. The archaeological findings presented at the exposition permit …
The Front Gate complex located at the Tsar’s Courtyard in Kolomenskoye was built in 1673 during the reign of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich. It was the main entrance to the summer residence of the Tsar: it …
