The bridge at the temple of Christ the Savior is called. Moscow Patriarchal Pedestrian Bridge - an openwork decoration for weddings and photos

The Patriarchal Pedestrian Bridge spans the Moscow River and connects the Prechistenskaya and Bersenevskaya embankments. This majestic hydraulic facility was built in 2004-2005. according to the project of the most famous painter and sculptor of our time and a group of the best Russian architects and engineers. In the appearance of the building, the creators tried to reflect the best traditions of bridge building in the 19th century, thanks to which Patriarchal Bridge is the most beautiful in the capital of Russia.

The main parameters of the structure: length - 203 m; width - 10 m; number of spans - 3; area - almost 260 m². The original cantilever type of span construction gives appearance bridge unique features.

The Patriarchal Bridge began to be built simultaneously on different banks of the Moscow River. When both parts were ready, with the help of special devices they were turned towards each other, fixing them in the desired position.

The section of the bridge, located on the side of Bersenevskaya embankment, is finished with white marble. In the structure of this stone, ancient fossils are visible - fragments of various plants, among which the stems and flowers of crinoids and crinoids predominate. The other half of the building is lined with rectangular stone slabs in contrasting shades.

Forged patterned railings all year round Streams of newlyweds and couples rush in, who “fix” their relationship with the help of locks. The metal fence is densely hung with locks of various types - both ordinary store-bought ones and original ones made to order (with hearts, engraved names, etc.).

Lanterns are built into the bridge deck at a fairly close distance from each other. During daylight hours, they serve as a decoration of architecture, a bright addition to the image of the 19th century. And with the onset of dusk, the lights of the lanterns fill the evenings with an atmosphere of romance: reflected in the dark water, they create a unique play of flickering highlights.

Today I invite you to take a short tour of the center of Moscow, around Cathedral of Christ the Savior. From here, magnificent views of Moscow open up - a city that is in constant motion, constantly changing. The main high-rise dominant of Volkhonka and its environs is, of course, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Almost everywhere you can see its huge golden dome, which sparkles in the sun.

Let's start our journey with Patriarchal Square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. It is located in a kind of hollow, from here you can get to the basement level of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, where the Hall of Church Cathedrals, the Refectory, a round-the-clock car wash, a parking lot and a car service center of the XXC Foundation, the Institute of Politics and Business Communications are located.

Here, in front of the Temple, stands monument to Emperor Alexander II the Liberator. Sculptor Alexander Rukavishnikov, architects Igor Voskresensky and Sergey Sharov. It was opened on June 8, 2005. Behind the emperor are two bronze lions.

Someone left a scarlet rose on the pedestal. As a sign of respect to the emperor? Or maybe a young man in love, whose girlfriend did not come on a date?

The sea-green building behind the monument - Art gallery of Ilya Glazunov, opened August 31, 2004. The gallery's address is 13 Volkhonka Street. It is open daily, except Monday, from 11.00 to 19.00.

From the side of the square, it seems to me, the Temple looks the most monumental.

From the Cathedral of Christ the Savior to the other side of the Moscow River, a pedestrian Patriarchal Bridge, which connects Prechistenskaya and Bersenevskaya embankments. It was opened in 2005 by architect M. Posokhin, artist Z. Tsereteli and engineers A. Kolchin and O. Chemerinsky. The bridge is 203 meters long and 10 meters wide. From here you can enjoy magnificent panoramas of the center of Moscow. At one time, the railing of the bridge was full of locks that were left by the newlyweds. However, they were all taken down a few years ago.

It opens in all its glory from the Patriarchal Bridge. In front of him - Big Stone Bridge. The first bridge at this place was built in 1686-1692 on the path of the ancient ford and was called All Saints, after the Church of All Saints on the left bank of the Moscow River. In 1859, according to the project of the engineer Tanenberg, a new bridge, called Bolshoy Kamenny. It was located a little upstream of the river - its continuation was Lenivka Street. The current single-span bridge was built in 1938.

On the other side - already mentioned in previous posts "House on the waterfront". The phrase "House on the embankment" came from the title of the novel of the same name by Yuri Trifonov. In the 1960s and early 1990s, this house was also called "Treshka", because it overlooks the Kremlin, depicted on the Soviet three-ruble bill. Official name — "Government House". It was built in 1927-1931 according to the project of architect Boris Iofan, the construction was supervised by the head of the OGPU Genrikh Yagoda.

In total there are 24 entrances, 505 apartments. It was a prototype of the house of the future: in addition to apartments, all the necessary infrastructure was provided - a canteen, a clinic, shops, a hairdresser, Kindergarten, post office, telegraph, cinema, gym, club, savings bank, laundry, etc. The house covers an area of 3 hectares. Of the 2745 residents, 242 were subsequently shot. The house is covered with many secrets and legends. They talk about the voids in the walls that were used for wiretapping. It is interesting that the 11th entrance is missing in the house - allegedly on the advice of numerologists, with whom Stalin consulted. In fact, there is an 11th entrance, but it is technical. Perhaps it was here that the equipment for spying on the residents was located.

"House on the waterfront"

The church was built in 1656-1657, the main altar was consecrated in honor of the Holy Trinity. Therefore, it is also often called Trinity. In 1854, a new bell tower was built on the site of the former one, demolished in the 20s of the 19th century. However, in 1932 it was demolished. The temple miraculously survived - it was supposed to be demolished.

In the chambers of A. Kirillov in 1870 the Imperial Moscow Archaeological Society, headed by Count Uvarov, was located. Now the Russian Institute of Cultural Studies is located here. The church was handed over to believers in 1992.

From the Patriarchal Bridge you can see in all its glory the square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the art gallery of Ilya Glazunov. Behind it, on the left, you can see the Museum fine arts them. A.S. Pushkin. The modern building on the right is the new building of the Russian State Library (former Lenin Library).

Another panorama of the Moscow Kremlin.

And on the other side - former territory confectionery factory "Red October", a monument to Peter the Great, the Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val. On the right is Prechistenskaya embankment.

And from the Patriarchal Bridge you can, by zooming in, see the buildings of the Khamovniki district. On the left, under the red roof, there is a residential building of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, built as an apartment building in 1900. Now it is an administrative office building. The bright house a little to the right is the residential building of the Ostozhensk worker housing cooperative, built in 1926 in the style of constructivism. To the left behind them is the profitable house of the merchant Ya.M. Filatov, known as the "House under the glass", built in 1907-1909. "Glass" - a bell-shaped tent over the corner tower, you can see it in the photo. According to legend, the merchant, being a bitter drunkard, almost lost his entire fortune. And he gave a vow that he would stop drinking and build a house with the saved money. And the “glass” on the roof is a symbolic last cup.

The skyscraper on the right is the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, built in 1948-1953. The height of the building is 172 meters, the central building has 28 floors. The modern skyscrapers of Moscow City can be seen in the background.

And, of course, being on the Patriarchal Bridge, one cannot help but take a picture of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior - from here it opens in all its glory.

A few more panoramas of Moscow from the Patriarchal Bridge:

A few more notable buildings in Moscow: the Golitsyn estate, a green building to the right - a gallery of European and American art of the XIX-XX centuries (refers to State Museum Fine Arts named after Pushkin). The yellow tower a little in the depth is the building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The gray buildings in the background - office and residential buildings on Novy Arbat (former Kalininsky Prospekt), the "false jaw of Moscow", as it is sometimes called - when it was laid in the 1960s, they literally "cut to the quick", destroying many memorable corners of the old Moscow, including the famous Dog Playground.

And now let's look at the other side of Prechistenskaya embankment again. Red building on the corner tenement house Pertsova. Seen to the right Church of Elijah the Prophet.

Even on Prechistenskaya embankment, the building of dark red brick attracts attention - Tsvetkovskaya gallery, built in 1899-1901 according to the project of architect L.N. Kekushev and artist V.M. Vasnetsov. The owner of the building, I.E. Tsvetkov, placed his collection here, and in 1909 he donated it and the building to Moscow. In 1926, the Tsvetkovskaya Gallery became part of the Tretyakov Gallery. In 1942 the building was handed over to the French military mission. Currently, the owner of the mansion is the military attache of France.

And now let's get closer to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Its walls are decorated with high reliefs - these are copies, the originals of the first Temple, destroyed in 1931, are stored in the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow.

When you are in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, you can’t even believe that under you is a basement floor with various services. The yellow building on the other side of Volkhonka Street - Golitsyn's estate. Until recently, it has been occupied by the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences for more than 80 years. Now the building has been transferred to the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and, after reconstruction, it will house an exposition of works by the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists of the second half of XIX- the beginning of the 20th century from the collections of S.I. Schukin and I.A. Morozov.

On Volkhonka, in an old mansion, is also located Institute of the Russian Language named after V.V. Vinogradov RAS.

Here you can also see the entrance to the basement level of the Temple, where the services belonging to the Foundation of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior are located.

Screens are installed in front of the entrance to the territory of the Temple, where various church services and sermons are constantly broadcast. Alas, when you are in the distance, these sounds merge with the street rumble and get a very unpleasant cacophony.

Now we are going to Volkhonka - one of ancient streets Moscow. You can read more about its history and architecture in the articles:

But one building, it seems, remained "behind the scenes" - an outwardly inconspicuous gas station, where only cars with special signals call in. It - Kremlin gas station. A mere mortal will not be able to refuel here. A few years ago, there were rare gas stations here. Now they have been replaced by new devices. This gas station is part of the never built Palace of the Soviets.

And, at the end of our walk, we will once again walk along the Volkhonka and again take a look at the square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

This concludes my story for today. It would seem that a very small corner of Moscow. But how full of history it is, how much you can see and learn here.

The address: Moscow, st. Volkhonka, 15.
Directions: metro stations Kropotkinskaya, Borovitskaya, Biblioteka im. Lenin.

Today I invite you to take a walk around the center of Moscow, around Cathedral of Christ the Savior. From here, magnificent views of Moscow open up - a city that is in constant motion, constantly changing. The main high-rise dominant of Volkhonka and its environs is, of course, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Almost everywhere you can see its huge golden dome, which sparkles in the sun.

Someone left a scarlet rose on the pedestal. As a sign of respect to the emperor? Or maybe a young man in love, whose girlfriend did not come on a date?

From the side of the square, it seems to me, the Temple looks the most monumental.

It opens in all its glory from the Patriarchal Bridge. In front of him - Big Stone Bridge. The first bridge at this place was built in 1686-1692 on the path of the ancient ford and was called All Saints, after the Church of All Saints on the left bank of the Moscow River. In 1859, according to the project of the engineer Tanenberg, a new bridge was built, called the Bolshoy Kamenny. It was located a little upstream of the river - its continuation was Lenivka Street. The current single-span bridge was built in 1938.

On the other side - already mentioned in previous posts "House on the waterfront". The phrase "House on the embankment" came from the title of the novel of the same name by Yuri Trifonov. In the 1960s and early 1990s, this house was also called "Treshka", because it overlooks the Kremlin, depicted on the Soviet three-ruble bill. Official name - "Government House". It was built in 1927-1931 according to the project of architect Boris Iofan, the construction was supervised by the head of the OGPU Genrikh Yagoda.

In total there are 24 entrances, 505 apartments. It was a prototype of the house of the future: in addition to apartments, all the necessary infrastructure was provided - a canteen, a clinic, shops, a hairdresser, a kindergarten, a post office, a telegraph office, a cinema, a gym, a club, a savings bank, a laundry, etc. The house covers an area of 3 hectares. Of the 2745 residents, 242 were subsequently shot. The house is covered with many secrets and legends. They talk about the voids in the walls that were used for wiretapping. It is interesting that the 11th entrance is missing in the house - allegedly on the advice of numerologists, with whom Stalin consulted. In fact, there is an 11th entrance, but it is technical. Perhaps it was here that the equipment for spying on the residents was located.

"House on the waterfront"

Nearby - Church of Nicholas on Bersenevka in Verkhnye Sadovniki and chambers of the Duma clerk Averky Kirillov, which form a single complex. The date 1657 is engraved on the foundation stone of the chambers. However, as archeological studies have shown, already in the 15th-16th centuries there was a wooden house with a basement on this site. The chambers were connected to the church, which was a brownie. Averky Kirillov, who was killed by archers during the Streltsy rebellion in 1682, is buried in it. The church was built in 1656-1657, the main altar was consecrated in honor of the Holy Trinity. Therefore, it is also often called Trinity. In 1854, a new bell tower was built on the site of the former one, demolished in the 20s of the 19th century. However, in 1932 it was demolished. The temple miraculously survived - it was supposed to be demolished. In the chambers of A. Kirillov in 1870 the Imperial Moscow Archaeological Society, headed by Count Uvarov, was located. Now the Russian Institute of Cultural Studies is located here. The church was handed over to believers in 1992.

From the Patriarchal Bridge you can see in all its glory the square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the art gallery of Ilya Glazunov. Behind it, on the left, you can see the Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin. The modern building on the right is the new building of the Russian State Library (former Lenin Library).

Another panorama of the Moscow Kremlin.

And on the other side - the former territory of the confectionery factory "Red October", a monument to Peter the Great, the Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val. On the right is Prechistenskaya embankment.

And, of course, being on the Patriarchal Bridge, one cannot help but take a picture of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior - from here it opens in all its glory.

A few more panoramas of Moscow from the Patriarchal Bridge:

A few more notable buildings in Moscow: the Golitsyn estate (now the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences), the green building to the right is a gallery of European and American art of the 19th-20th centuries (belongs to the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts). The yellow tower a little in the depth is the building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The gray buildings in the background - office and residential buildings on Novy Arbat (former Kalininsky Prospekt), the "false jaw of Moscow", as it is sometimes called - when it was laid in the 1960s, they literally "cut to the quick", destroying many memorable corners of the old Moscow, including the famous Dog Playground.

And now let's look at the other side of Prechistenskaya embankment again. The red building on the corner is Pertsova’s apartment building, which I already talked about in the post “A walk along the Moscow streets and lanes around the Zachatievsky Monastery”. There you can also see photos of the details of this amazing building. To the right you can see the church of Elijah the Prophet the Common, which I also already talked about.

When you are in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, you can’t even believe that under you is a basement floor with various services. The yellow building on the other side of Volkhonka Street is the premises of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The building has already been transferred to the balance of the Museum of Fine Arts, and the institute will be transferred to another location.

On Volkhonka, in an old mansion, the Institute of the Russian Language named after V.V. Vinogradov of the Russian Academy of Sciences is also located.

Here you can also see the entrance to the basement level of the Temple, where the services belonging to the Foundation of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior are located.

Now we are going to Volkhonka - one of the old streets of Moscow. I have repeatedly written about its history and architecture in the blog:, “Walking along Volkhonka”, “Old photographs of Volkhonka”, “Fate of Volkhonka: street of destruction”, etc.

And, at the end of our walk, we will once again walk along the Volkhonka and again take a look at the square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

This concludes my story for today. It would seem that a very small corner of Moscow. But how full of history it is, how much you can see and learn here. To be continued…

Maria Anashina, "Roads of the Middle Way", anashina.com

Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow - Cathedral Russian Orthodox Church (Volkhonka street, 15-17). The existing building, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the temple of the same name, created in the 19th century. The temple is a collective cenotaph of the soldiers of the Russian Imperial Army who died in the war against Napoleon; the names of officers who fell in the Patriotic War of 1812 and the Foreign campaigns of 1797-1806 and 1813-1814 are inscribed on the walls of the temple. The original temple was erected according to the design of the architect K. A. Ton. The construction lasted almost 44 years: the temple was founded on September 22, 1839, and consecrated on May 26, 1883. The temple building was destroyed in the midst of the Stalinist reconstruction of the city on December 5, 1931. Rebuilt in 1994-1997. The temple has the status of the Patriarchal Metochion.

The temple, the largest in Russia at the time of completion, is designed for 10,000 people. In plan, the temple looks like an equilateral cross about 80 m wide. The height of the temple with a dome and a cross is 103 m (1.5 m higher than St. Isaac's Cathedral). It was erected in the traditions of the Russian-Byzantine style, which enjoyed wide state support at the time of the start of construction. The painting inside the temple occupies about 22,000 m2.

The structure of the modern complex of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior includes:
The upper temple is actually the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. It has three thrones: the main one in honor of the Nativity of Christ and two side ones in the choir stalls in the name of Nicholas the Wonderworker (southern) and the holy prince Alexander Nevsky (northern). Consecrated on August 6 (19), 2000;
The lower temple is the Church of the Transfiguration, built in memory of the women's Alekseevsky monastery located on this site. It has three altars: the main one in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord and two small chapels in honor of Alexy, the man of God and the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God. The church was consecrated on August 6 (19), 1996.
The stylobate part, which houses the museum of the temple, the hall of the Church Cathedrals, the hall of the Supreme Church Council, refectory chambers, as well as technical and office premises.

House on the street. Prechistenka, 2. Located near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Attracted by their New Year's decorations. That's why he's here.)

The Patriarchal Bridge is a pedestrian bridge across the Moscow River. Connects the territory of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and Prechistenskaya, Bersenevskaya and Yakimanskaya embankments. Opened in 2004. The construction of the bridge began in 2002, the opening took place in September 2004. Commemorative plaques with the following text are installed on both sides of it: “The Patriarchal Bridge was built in 2004 according to the project of architect M. M. Posokhin, artist Z. K. Tsereteli and engineers A. M. Kolchin, O. I. Chemerinsky.” At the time of its opening, the bridge connected the Cathedral of Christ the Savior with Bersenevskaya Embankment. On June 14, 2005, by a decree of the city government, the bridge was given the name "Patriarchal".

In 2006, the city government decided to extend the bridge to Bolshaya Yakimanka Street. Since 2009, the Patriarchal Bridge has been part of the tourist zone " Golden ring Moscow". The bridge is located near the Kropotkinskaya metro station. It connects Prechistenskaya Embankment with Bersenevskaya, crosses Bolotny Island at a level of ten meters above the ground, and then the Vodootvodny Canal, ending at Yakimanskaya Embankment. From the bridge you can see the Kremlin, the House on the Embankment, the Central House of Artists, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Bolotny Island, the monument to Peter I by Zurab Tsereteli, Bolotnaya Square, Gorky Park, Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge (upstream), as well as Krymsky and Andreevsky bridges (downstream).

By its design, the bridge is arched, single-span. Length - 203 meters, span width - 105 meters, width ship's passage in flight - 54 meters, the height of the flight within the ship's passage - 12.5 meters. At night, the bridge is illuminated by more than 200 lamps, 500 spotlights and LEDs. To illuminate the lower surface of the bridge, colorchangers were used - equipment for automatic color change, diffused light fixtures with a CMYK color mixing system. The control program is configured in such a way that the lamps gradually change the color of their rays. The arches change color to green, purple, blue, red, and white with an interval of about 15 seconds.

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The Patriarchal Bridge is a relatively new building, it was built in 2004, but during the short period of its existence, Muscovites fell in love with the bridge. It offers a beautiful view of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Kremlin and the panorama of the center of Moscow.

History

The construction of a new footbridge began in 2002. The best Moscow specialists took part in the development of the project: the architect Posokhin, the sculptor-artist Tsereteli, the engineers Chemerinsky and Kolchin.

The grand opening of the patriarchal bridge took place in June 2004.
In 2006, it was decided to extend the bridge to Bolshaya Yakimanka Street. The new part was opened in 2007.
Two years later, in 2009, a memorial plaques in memory of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy.
In 2017, the city authorities decided to open the Alley of the Patriarchs, sculptures of the main spiritual shepherds of Orthodox Rus' from Job to Alexy are also planned to be installed on the bridge.

The Patriarchal Bridge has officially become one of the monuments of the "Golden Ring" of Russia.

Location

The bridge is located in the historical center of the capital, not far from the Kropotkinskaya metro station, it connects the main Moscow cathedral with Bersenevskaya embankment, crosses Bolotny Island and Obvodny Canal. You can get to it both from Kropotkinskaya and from Zamoskvorechye, from the Tretyakovskaya or Novokuznetskaya metro stations.

How to get to the bridge of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is located very close to the Kropotkinskaya station, the majestic building is clearly visible right from the entrance to the Metropolitan. You can also get off at Novokuznetskaya and take a walk along the Patriarchal Bridge.

Traditions

Despite the "youth" of the building, certain signs and traditions are associated with the Patriarchal Bridge. It is believed that if one of the lanterns lights up slowly, then this means that a new life has arisen in the Moscow family planning center.

The Patriarchal Bridge has become among the people a symbol of family unity. Here you can often see couples in love, as well as newlyweds, who, as a sign of the inviolability of marriage bonds, fix locks on the railing of the bridge, and throw the key into the Moscow River.

Bridge in the city center perfect place for a photo shoot. From here you can perfectly see the Kremlin, the famous House on the Embankment, which now houses a museum, a monument to Peter the Great, Pertsev's apartment building and other sights of Old Moscow.

bridge structure

The bridge was built in the architectural traditions of the nineteenth century. The structure consists of three arched spans. Part of the bridge, located closer to the Prechistenskaya embankment, is made with openwork railings, white marble was used to finish the second.

There are more than two hundred lanterns on the bridge, which serve as an architectural decoration during daylight hours, and beautifully illuminate the structure in the evening and at night. For lighting, spotlights and LED lamps are also used, which change color every fifteen seconds. The bridge is illuminated alternately in blue, red, white, purple and green.

Photo

Photos of the Patriarchal Bridge have taken a worthy place in the catalogs of Moscow sights. You can see both the building itself at different times of the day, as well as the panoramic views that open from the Patriarchal Bridge.