Vladimir Ivanovich Dal in the dictionary of living Great Russian explained the word "estate" as a derivative of the verb "seat". Usada, estate, estate - "the master's house in the countryside, with all the gardens, a garden and a kitchen garden."

In general, this definition corresponds to the nature of the Russian estate, and then the nuances begin. In order to see these nuances, it is enough to tear yourself away from the monitor on still fine days and go out into the street: it is likely that the nearest cultural and historical heritage hand over.

1. The most romantic

Photo: Ksenia Zhikhareva / website

The Marfino estate appeared at the end of the 18th century by the grace of Field Marshal Saltykov, who once defeated the Prussian King Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf. Not only outstanding Russian architects, but also talented serf masters were involved in its creation. Once the estate was famous for its magnificent receptions and theatrical performances, being the concentration of the cultural and spiritual life of the noble society: famous European artists and musicians who came on tour to Moscow often performed here. The fame of Marfin festivities and dog hunts resounded throughout the country. Now there is not a trace left of the past fun - the estate, in all seriousness, is occupied by one of the oldest military sanatoriums in the Moscow region. For this reason, it is not easy to get into the territory of the estate: you need to order a special pass in the sanatorium. But there are still workarounds. First you need to cross the wooden bridge over the pond, around which the main buildings of the estate are grouped. Somewhere near the greenhouses in the fence there are holes that can be easily found along the trampled paths leading to them. In winter, the task is simplified: the fence is bypassed on the ice of the pond. Of particular note is the descent from the estate to the water, which ends with a small pier with winged griffins, and garden pavilions that have remained untouched since the time of Saltykov.

In the 30s of the 19th century, the estate passed to the Counts Panin and was already rebuilt under them in the romantic neo-Gothic style: jagged combs, pointed turrets and lancet windows made the palace look like a medieval castle. Of the obvious disadvantages - permanent repairs and inaccessibility. Of the obvious advantages - an almost medieval romantic atmosphere and Marfina mineral water, which can be bought in shops along the way. Already outside the territory of the estate, on the way to Malo-Ivanovskoye, stands the Carriage Shed, next to which scenes from the films “At Home Among Strangers, A Stranger Among Our Own” and “The Pig and the Shepherd” were filmed. Also, the estate became the location for the filming of such films as "The Nest of Nobles", "The Woman Who Sings" and "The Master and Margarita".

2. The most unknown

Manor Znamenskoye-Gubaylovo"

How to get there:
by bus - from the stop "Metro Station Tushinskaya" by buses No. 542p and No. 542 to the stop "City Council";
by minibus - from the stop "Metro Station Tushinskaya" by fixed-route taxi No. 120 to the stop "City Council".
Official site (site of the Znamensky Temple).

In Dubrovitsy, right on top of the hill, stands one of the main attractions of the southern suburbs - the Temple of the Sign Holy Mother of God, made in the Baroque style, unusual for Russian architecture. The building, without reservations, belongs to the “must see” category.

At various times, Dubrovitsy was owned by such ancient noble families as the Golitsyns and Potemkins. It was Prince Golitsyn who invited Domenico Trezzini himself, the author of the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg, to build the temple. The famous master was assisted by Polish, Swedish, German and Dutch masters. To the left of the temple is the estate itself. In the foreground is the manor palace, originally also built in the Baroque style, but rebuilt in the spirit of classicism in the 19th century - three floors with balconies, terraces and covered galleries.

Next to the main manor house are four one-story outbuildings, once intended for the manager, servants, clergy and clergy. Inside the house, only the Armorial Hall, decorated with the family coats of arms of the owners, amazes with the luxury of artistic decoration today. Previously, the atmosphere of the palace was much more refined. Suffice it to say that in the late 80s of the 19th century, Prince Golitsyn enriched it with luxurious wooden Italian furniture, which he took from the ancient family palace in Rome. Not without reason, representatives of the House of Romanov and ambassadors of foreign states were frequent guests in Dubrovitsy. To the west of the estate there is a linden park: according to historians, some of the lindens were planted by Peter I himself. Currently, the All-Russian Research Institute of Animal Husbandry of the Russian Agricultural Academy, the Podolsky District OZAGS and the Council of Veterans of the Podolsky District are located in the estate palace. If there is no desire to participate in wedding photo shoots, then it is better to come to Dubrovitsy on a weekday - the estate is good almost at any time of the year. It is not surprising that Dubrovitsy often became a filming location for popular films and TV shows. So, a few years ago, an episode of the TV series Montecristo was filmed in the estate with Athos of All Russia Veniamin Smekhov. The sites, which have turned from historical to filming sites, are regularly taken by sightseers. For example, every Sunday an educational and interactive program is held under the mysterious name "Mystical Evening in Dubrovitsy", the organizers of which promise a complete immersion in the atmosphere of secrets and mysteries of the 19th century.

4. Most cinematic

The construction of Serednikovo fell on the golden age of Russian estates, and it is remarkable largely due to the fact that Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov stayed here for a long time in his youth. The estate passed to the relatives of the poet's grandmother, the Stolypins, from the Vsevolozhsky family, who had owned the estate since the 1770s. It is surprising that Serednikovo is still associated more with the name of Lermontov than with Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin, who, in fact, grew up here. The fact that under the last owners Chaliapin and Rakhmaninov were frequent guests of the estate, for some reason, also does not cause due interest. Fifteen years ago, despondency and devastation reigned in the estate, and now it is a revived estate complex with a well-groomed territory. The employees of the estate entice with "light romantic architectural style, historical interiors of the Parade House, classical landscape design and a mysterious landscape park."

In Serednikovo, they keep up with the times, offering to organize any (depending on the number of guests, program and budget) celebration - be it a wedding, anniversary or corporate event. The main modern feature of the estate is the Piligrim Porto cinema town, which is the scenery of England in the 18th century, which was built here for the filming of the feature film Notes of the Forwarding Agent of the Secret Office. In addition to "Notes", such historical films and popular modern TV series as "Admiral", "Servant of the Sovereigns", "The Case of Dead Souls", "Lermontov", "The Life and Death of Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin", the series "Poor Nastya" were filmed here. Cinema town is popular at any time of the year. Quests, theatrical themed shows and children's parties are organized here, wedding photo shoots are held.

fans active rest can combine a cultural program with playing paintball or airsoft, climbing on a climbing wall, as well as riding quad bikes and horseback riding. All these activities bring a stable income to the estate. You don’t need to sign up for a tour of the estate in advance: just come, pay for the entrance ticket to the park, and then pay for the ticket for excursion service in the front house.

5. Most Popular

Photo: Anton Agarkov / website

How to get there:
by car - along Volokolamsk or Novorizhskoe highway before turning to Ilyinskoye highway, then to the museum-estate "Arkhangelskoye";
by bus - from the Tushinskaya metro station by buses No. 541 and No. 549 to the Arkhangelskoye stop;
by minibus - from the metro station "Tushinskaya" by taxi No. 151 to the stop "Sanatorium".
by train - from the metro station "Rizhskaya", "Dmitrovskaya", "Voikovskaya", "Tushinskaya" to the station Pavshino, then by taxi No. 31 to the stop "Sanatorium" or by taxi No. 49 to the stop "Arkhangelskoye".
Official site .

The history of Arkhangelsk has more than one century. For three centuries, its owners were the princes Odoevsky, Golitsyn, Yusupov, and according to written sources, Arkhangelskoye has been known since the time of Ivan the Terrible. That architectural and park ensemble in the style of classicism, which visitors to the estate observe now, arose at the turn of the 18th-19th centuries. At this time, the heyday of estate construction in the Moscow region fell. Today, Arkhangelskoye is perhaps the only estate near Moscow that has managed to survive as an integral architectural and park ensemble with all the main elements of planning and development. The estate has often been compared and continues to be compared with luxurious Roman villas and French castles with their terraces, green lawns, clipped avenues and numerous marble statues.

Two-century-old larches, terraces descending to the Moscow River, stairs and balustrades, majestic statues and busts, a huge space in front of the main manor house, numerous paths and alleys - it’s worth coming to Arkhangelskoye if only to walk up to your heart’s content. As in the case of other estates, it is logical to combine walks along Arkhangelsk with a cultural program. No wonder that Prince Nikolai Yusupov, who bought the estate in 1810, placed his collections of fine arts here. To date, the collection of paintings of the museum of the estate has more than four hundred canvases and is still one of the most significant collections of Western European painting in Russia.

The entrance to the museum is open for visitors, but not yet to the palace (Big House). The costs associated with its restoration, according to Arkhangelsky's employees, turned out to be incommensurably higher than funding. Therefore, the museum prudently began work with the restoration of the park, one of the best not only in the Moscow region, but also in Russia. In May 2007, the estate was able to open three ceremonial halls for the first tour show. At present, the restoration work of the main halls of the first floor of the palace, the quintessence of the best that was created in Russian estate art in the 18th-19th centuries, continues.

6. The most traditional

Photo: Evgeny Ptushka / website

How to get there:
by bus - from the metro station "Ryazansky Prospekt" by buses No. 133 and No. 208 to the stop "Museum Kuskovo"; from the metro station "Vykhino" by bus number 620; from the metro station "Novogireevo" by buses No. 615 and No. 247 to the stop "Ulitsa Yunosti";
by minibus - from the metro station "Vykhino" by taxi No. 9M to the stop "Museum Kuskovo";
by trolleybus - from the metro station "Novogireevo" by trolleybus number 64 to the stop "Ulitsa Yunosti".
Official site .

In the view of most Muscovites, Kuskovo is such a park of culture and recreation, only
with a homestead on the coast. In fact, the Kuskovo estate of the 18th century, which belonged to the Sheremetevs, has nothing to do with the Kuskovo forest park. Among the entertainments that fit into the historical context is carriage rides. The permanent exhibition of Kuskovo consists of several buildings - the Palace, the Italian House, the Dutch House and the Grotto.

In addition, the State Museum of Ceramics is located on the estate, the exposition of which is located in the American Greenhouse and the Large Stone Greenhouse. These pavilions did not retain the historical "stuffing". Now they host the main exhibitions of the Museum of Ceramics. Entrance to exhibitions, the exhibits of which change from time to time, is for an additional fee.

From May to October, on Saturdays and Sundays, the museum is open until eight o'clock - information that cannot be found on the Kuskovo website, so it is better to check it by phone. Only one cafe is open on the estate, which is next to the American Greenhouse - a regular city diner with tea, coffee and buns. Outside the estate there is a large cafe with barbecue. The museum is aware that people sometimes want more than just a bite to eat, so if they have a ticket, museum visitors can leave the estate and then return safely. To enter the territory, it is enough to buy a ticket, and if you are a beneficiary, then go for free. Filming with a camera or camcorder - for an additional fee. Particularly desperate climb over a tall fence, but these are quickly caught. Entry into the estate on bicycles, roller skates or scooters is strictly prohibited - it is better to leave them outside, at the checkpoint, for example. The bike can be safely chained to the fence - the guards will not be indignant, they will even praise you.

7. Most creative

Photo from the archive of the Abramtsevo Museum-Reserve

How to get there:
by train - from Yaroslavsky railway station (Komsomolskaya metro station) to Sergiev Posad or Alexandrov to Abramtsevo station, then walk along the forest path to the Museum-Reserve;
by car - along the Yaroslavl highway until the turn to Leshkovo and Radonezh, then to Khotkovo, turn to Abramtsevo and along the main road to the Museum-Reserve.
Official site .

A one-story manor house in Abramtsevo, built under the Golovins at the end of the 18th century, is one of the few monuments of not stone, but wooden Russian classicism that have survived to this day. In the middle of the 19th century, the estate was acquired by the author of The Scarlet Flower, writer Sergei Aksakov, who began a new, creative and writing page in the history of Abramtsevo. Aksakov's friends Turgenev, Gogol and Tyutchev often visited here. Since the beginning of the 1870s, the estate has been inextricably linked with the name of one of the most prominent patrons of the time, Savva Mamontov. He buys the estate with only one purpose - to preserve the creative line set by Aksakov, and invites artists to the estate who could work here quietly. At different times, Mikhail Vrubel and Viktor Vasnetsov, Ilya Repin and Valentin Serov visited Abramtsevo. In 1878, the main backbone of artists was transformed into the newly created Abramtsevo Art Circle, whose members committed themselves to developing Russian national art. According to the project of Polenov and Vasnetsov, the Church of the Savior was built in Abramtsevo, which later became the burial place of the Mamontovs, and the famous "Hut on Chicken Legs".

After the October Revolution of 1917, the estate was nationalized and turned into a museum, but the artistic traditions of the Mammoth circle were not interrupted: in the 20th century, artists Igor Grabar and Pyotr Konchalovsky, sculptors Vera Mukhina and Boris Korolev lived and worked in Abramtsevo. The park in Abramtsevo is very beautiful and ancient, as evidenced by the 300-year-old, according to scientists, oak. The special pride of the park is the “Vrubel bench”, decorated with ceramics. True, now it is closed from visitors by a transparent cap.

Not far from the bench beats the Aksakov spring, where not only artists came for water, but also the owners - Aksakov and Mamontov. The territory of the museum-reserve, without exaggeration, is huge - about 50 hectares. So don't go over. The collection of the museum is also striking in scale: it houses more than 25 thousand exhibits - paintings, drawings, sculptures, works of arts and crafts and folk art, as well as photographs and archives of the former owners of the estate. Interactive programs and creative workshops are regularly organized for children in Abramtsevo, including making traditional rag dolls, the famous Khotkovo ball, painting on textiles and painting nesting dolls and porcelain cups.

Photo: Photobank Lori

How to get there:
by car — 12th km of Kashirskoe shosse, turn to the estate "Gorki", then to the right; along the A105 highway (road to Domodedovo airport), turn to Meshcherino, then to the left along the main road; along the M4 “Don” highway until the turn to Vidnoye, then at the traffic light to the right, then to the left and to the roundabout;
by bus - from the metro station "Domodedovskaya" to the stop "Experimental base" ("Museum") by bus number 439.
Official site .

The first mention of Gorki is found in a traveling letter of Moscow scribes and is dated to the 16th century. At various times, Gorki, one of the few middle-sized estates with well-preserved building interiors, was owned by representatives of ancient noble families: Trubetskoy, Beketov, Lopukhin.

The construction of the architectural ensemble, which consisted of the Big House, two wings and numerous outbuildings, as well as the creation of two parks, was completed in the 20s of the 19th century. Since the end of the 70s, representatives of merchant dynasties have already owned Gorki. In 1909, the estate was acquired by the widow of patron Savva Morozov, under whose leadership the architectural and park ensemble, with the participation of the notorious Fyodor Shekhtel, was reconstructed in the neoclassical style. In 1918 the estate was nationalized, the southern wing and other buildings of the estate were adapted for a sanatorium. In September of the same year, Lenin first came to Gorki - here he recuperated after being wounded, later came here on vacation and on weekends, and from May 1923 until his death in January 1924 he lived permanently in Gorki.

If you book a tour, you will be introduced to the life and daily schedule of the founder of the Soviet state literally by the minute: from waking up to going to bed. In the garage there is a Rolls-Royce sparkling to this day, in which Lenin traveled to the nearest villages and to hunt. A car bought in England was quickly adjusted to Russian conditions: at one of the Moscow factories, instead of the front wheels, they put skis for driving in the snow, and instead of the rear wheels, rubber tracks.

9. Most controversial

The Muranovo estate is best suited for the image of a “noble nest”. From 1816 until the revolution, the noble families of Engelhardt, Boratynsky, Putyat and Tyutchev lived here, all of whom were relatives to one another to one degree or another. And each of the surnames turned out to be involved in the literary life of Russia in the 19th century in its own way. It is not easy even for genealogists to keep track of the interweaving of destinies and family lines, but it is worth a try. Since 1816, Muranovo belonged to the Engelhardt family, one of whose daughters the poet Yevgeny Baratynsky married. He first visited Muranovo in 1826. In the poem “There is a sweet country, there is a corner on the earth…” he captured the typical Murano landscape with almost documentary accuracy: “I remember a clear, clean pond; / Under the canopy of branched birches, / Among the peaceful waters of its three islands bloom; / Lightening with cornfields between its wavy groves, / A mountain rises behind him, before him rustles in the bushes / And a mill splashes. A village, a wide meadow, / And there is a happy house ... There the soul flies, / There I would not get cold even in deep old age!

In the early 1840s, having become the owner of the estate, he built a cozy winter house adapted for living according to his own project. big family He himself had seven children. After his early death in 1844, the house passes to another line of descendants of the Engelhardts, the family of the writer Nikolai Putyata, who was visited by Nikolai Gogol in Muranovo, the owner of Abramtsevo Sergey Aksakov (both fished in the local pond), as well as the poets Maykov and Odoevsky (about their addiction nothing is known about fishing). Putyata's daughter, in turn, married the son of Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev Ivan. The poet himself, apparently, visited Muranovo only once, but over the years things and archives of all the descendants of Tyutchev have accumulated here, and as a result, the museum opened here in the Soviet years began to be named after him. The estate miraculously managed to survive during civil war and fully preserve their unique collections. Today it is an almost perfect example of a Russian estate of the 19th century.

Manor Kuskovo from a bird's eye view

The Sheremetevs were very wealthy and were among the first among the Russian nobility to be able to afford their own country residence. The main manor buildings appeared here in the 18th century. Then Kuskovo was outside of Moscow. Nowadays, the old estate is part of the city limits and is located on the territory of the Veshnyaki district.

The surviving palace and park complex includes the building of the Big House (or Palace), elegant Dutch and Italian houses and two pavilions. They were built according to the designs of one of the best architects of that time - Carl Blank and Yuri Kologrivov. The serf artist of the Sheremetevs, the famous Ivan Argunov, also took part in the creation of the palace buildings.

Many are familiar with Kuskovo in absentia, because this Moscow estate has been filmed more than once. In the picturesque park, many episodes were filmed for the popular films “Vivat, midshipmen!”, “Shirley-Myrli” and “Hello, I'm your aunt!”. Guests of the estate can visit the perfectly preserved interiors of the count's house, take a walk in the park and see a large collection of Russian and foreign porcelain and ceramics.

Trolleybuses, buses and fixed-route taxis run to the estate from the Moscow metro stations Ryazansky Prospect, Vykhino and Novogireevo.

Izmailovo - royal apiary and menagerie

The bridge tower and the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Izmailovo estate from a bird's eye view

The first buildings in the estate appeared in the 14th century, and since the 1670s, the royal residence began to be built here. In those days, Izmailovo was far outside of Moscow. The places around here were sparsely populated, there was a lot of game in the surrounding forests, and Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich gladly used Izmailovo for hunting.

In addition, the Russian tsar was distinguished by his great thriftiness and love of innovation. According to his decree, seeds and seedlings of fruit trees and shrubs were brought to the estate. The tsar organized a highly productive and profitable subsistence economy in Izmailovo with an apiary, linen and glass production, stables, poultry houses, wineries, oil churns and water mills. For fun, they even kept a large menagerie here, where they brought animals outlandish for Russians from Africa and Asia.

Today, the royal estate has been rebuilt. The buildings of the Izmailovo Kremlin combined the best traditions of Russian wooden and stone architecture of the pre-Petrine era. Today it is a place of revival of ancient crafts and art vernissage.

It is easy to walk to the estate on foot from the Izmailovo or Partizanskaya metro stations.

Lublino - a house in the form of the Order of St. Anna

The main house of the Lyublino estate

Small in size, but very picturesque manor Lyublino became famous thanks to its owner - Moscow rich man Nikolai Alekseevich Durasov. For services to the state, he was awarded the Order of St. Anne, and this gave Durasov the right to the so-called personal nobility. In honor of such a significant event, the owner of the estate ordered an unusual house from the fashionable architect Ivan Egotov. It resembled a rotunda and was very similar in plan to the image of the Order of St. Anne.

The Durasovskaya estate was famous in Moscow as a place for entertainment. The owner regularly gathered guests for magnificent balls. He kept his own musicians and theater. Outlandish fruits were grown on the estate, and sterlet swam in the Lublin Pond. Today, a museum exposition is opened in the old estate, telling about Durasov and the history of these places, and beautiful park has long been a favorite place for walks among the residents of the surrounding houses.

You can walk to the estate in 10 minutes along the Lyublinsky Pond from the Volzhskaya metro station. Another option is to come to the estate on foot from the Lyublino railway station in the same time.

Kolomenskoye - royal oaks and an apple orchard

General view of the Kolomenskoye estate

There are several reasons to visit Kolomenskoye. This is the place where the oaks under which Tsar Peter I grew up are preserved, and where his first literacy lessons took place. The sizes of 600-700-year-old giants are amazing. There are linden alleys in the estate, founded in 1825, and a large old apple orchard.

Kolomenskoye has always had the status of a royal estate. The oldest wooden buildings, of course, have long been destroyed. However, in the estate you can see a lot of interesting architectural monuments. Since 1532, there has been a slender hipped church of the Ascension here. It was built on the high bank of the Moskva River and for many centuries was used as a temple and as a sentinel post. Not far from the church rises the unusual Vodovzvodnaya tower and the Church of St. George. Of the wooden buildings, the most noteworthy are the house of Peter I brought here from the mouth of the Northern Dvina, the building of the mead factory, as well as the towers of the Nikolo-Karelian monastery, Sumy and Bratsk prison.

From the metro stations "Kashirskaya" or "Kolomenskaya" you can walk to the estate in 5-7 minutes.

Kuzminki - Golitsyn's possessions

Horse yard in Kuzminki estate

The old estate of Kuzminki is divided in two by a valley of a small river and a cascade of artificial ponds. The spacious green park is a pleasant place for walking. Parents with small children, joggers and skiers, as well as those who like to feed the squirrels and ducks that live along the banks of the ponds, come here at any time of the year.

The best architects worked on the manor buildings - Dominico Gilardi, Ivan Egotov, Andrey Voronikhin and Ivan Zherebtsov. Of the old buildings erected in the time of the Golitsyns, the main house, the horse yard complex, the Musical Pavilion, grottoes and the most beautiful church of the Blachernae Mother of God have been preserved.

Today, the estate houses three museums. One of them is dedicated to the history of Russian estates, another tells about the life and work of the writer Konstantin Paustovsky, and in the third one you can get acquainted with the traditions of honey production.

It is easy to walk to the estate on foot from the Moscow metro stations "Volzhskaya" or "Kuzminki". Bus number 29 runs to the manor temple from the Ryazansky Prospekt station.

Tsaritsyno - a masterpiece of a disgraced architect

Grand Palace in the Tsaritsyno estate

In the southern part of the capital, next to large ponds on the Gorodnya River, there is a manor complex with interesting history. Empress Catherine II planned to turn these lands into one of her residences. In the 1770s, the famous Russian architect Vasily Bazhenov began the construction of a palace and park complex that met all the needs of the empress. The work lasted 10 years, and when everything was almost ready, the empress arrived here.

Despite the fact that she approved the drawings and projects in advance, Catherine II did not like the construction. In the decor of Bazhenov's buildings, she saw many Masonic symbols and was offended. Matvey Kazakov was instructed to finish building the estate. However, with the death of the empress, the main work ceased.

Restored Tsaritsyno quite recently. Nowadays, it has become a large museum complex, as well as a well-groomed park area, where both city residents and tourists like to come. Many concerts are also held here.

It is easy to get to the estate on foot from the Tsaritsyno railway station or from the metro station of the same name.

Ostankino - a nest of nobles and a theater

General view of the Ostankino estate from the Ostankino TV tower

One of the most beautiful estates in the capital, Ostankino, was built over four centuries, and it was owned, like Kuskovo, by the Sheremetev family. Built in the 18th century, the building of the palace-theater is an outstanding example of classicism and one of the few pleasure palaces that have survived in Russia. Inside it has a stage, an auditorium and dressing rooms for the actors. The musical and theatrical traditions of the old estate are continued every year by the Sheremetev Seasons festival.

In addition to the palace, a beautiful park and a picturesque Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, built in the last third of the 18th century, have been preserved on the estate. The facades of the church are decorated with beautiful tiles, figured red brick masonry and elegant white stone carvings.

To get to the estate, you must first get to the VDNKh metro station. Trams and trolleybuses run from there to the estate. Another option is to come to the estate by trolleybuses or buses coming from the Alekseevskaya station.

Vorontsovo - a picturesque park and cascades of ponds

Entrance gate to the Vorontsovo estate

In the south-west of the city there is an old manor, which once belonged to the boyar Fyodor Voronets. Muscovites often call it Vorontsovsky Park. The estate complex reached its heyday in the 18th-19th centuries under Field Marshal Nikolai Repnin.

The history of the estate has preserved a curious fact. At the beginning of the 19th century, they began to build a huge balloon, which could lift up to 50 people into the sky. It was planned to conduct military operations against the troops of Napoleon. However, this ambitious plan was not fully implemented.

Today the estate appears in all its glory. It has been perfectly restored and is surrounded by a green park area with picturesque cascades of ponds.

You can come to the estate by bus from the Prospect Vernadsky or Novye Cheryomushki metro stations. In addition, it is about a quarter of an hour's walk from the Kaluzhskaya metro station.

Neskuchnoye - a manor that has become a park of culture

Country residence of the Yusupov princesArkhangelsk- the most luxurious of all the surviving estates near Moscow. The grace and beauty of the architecture created by the best French, Italian and Russian architects, as well as the splendor of parks with extensive terraces, parterres, bosquets and sculptural groups, have made Arkhangelskoye one of the most atmospheric corners of the Moscow region.
Alexander Pushkin sang the beauty of the Arkhangelskoye estate in his poems, Karamzin and Vyazemsky, Benois and Korovin, Stravinsky, as well as representatives of the imperial families - all Alexanders (first, second and third) and both Nikolai - the first and second, stayed here.

Several generations of talented craftsmen - architects and artists - worked on the creation of this magnificent palace and park ensemble. The first mention of Arkhangelsk dates back to 1537. In 1810, Prince N. B. Yusupov, a well-known collector and art lover, acquired Arkhangelsk. Under him, the palace, laid down under the previous owner, was completed. In the 1790s three terraces with marble balustrades were arranged in front of the palace. There are flower beds on the terraces, balustrades are decorated with vases, statues, busts of ancient gods, heroes and philosophers... At different times it was visited by such prominent figures of Russian culture as historian and writer N.M. Karamzin, poets A.S. Pushkin and P.A. Vyazemsky, writers A.I. Herzen and N.P. Ogarev, artists V.A. Serov, A.N. Benois, K.E. Makovsky, K.A. Korovin, musicians K.N. Igumnov and I.F. Stravinsky In the halls of the museum there is a rich collection of porcelain and faience, as well as Western European painting of the 16th-19th centuries. (A. Van Dyck D. B. Tiepolo, F. Boucher, G. Robert and others).

During the tour, we will get acquainted with the majestic and luxurious Grand Palace in Arkhangelsk and admire its unsurpassed beauty seven ceremonial halls.

From the majestic central enfilade of the Vestibule we find ourselves in the compositional center of the palace, the two-height Oval Hall, where ceremonial receptions and magnificent balls were held. Here you will admire the decorative painting of the walls and plafonds and enjoy the artistic vivacity of Courteil's painting "Cupid and Psyche" on the dome of the hall.
The floor-to-ceiling wall paintings of the "Egyptian" dining room were created based on the paintings of the palaces of the rulers of Egypt during the era of Roman domination. Imperial Hall, Hubert Robert Hall, Antique Hall, Tiepolo Hall…
The rarest rarities from the collections of Prince Yusupov, magnificent paintings, luxurious furniture, clocks, massive and elegant lamps, powerful chandeliers, figurines and lovely fine workmanship trinkets - a real immersion in the era of grace, nobility and taste! No wonder contemporaries called N.B. Yusupov "a connoisseur and connoisseur of the arts."
Our exciting journey continues on the top terrace, from where incredible, bewitching panoramas of the entire park, manor buildings and beyond the river are opened. "Postcard" views and incredible photo shoots in amazing perspectives.
Magnificent huge larches, "the same age" as the Big House, overshadow their majestic crowns with unprecedented beauty ... The park ensemble in Arkhangelsk is beautiful at any time of the year, and from the Upper Terrace you can fully appreciate its unsurpassed magnificence.
We will have free time for a walk in the park and independently explore the expositions of the Arkhangelskoye Museum-Estate.

Excursion program:
- Travel information
- tour of the museum-estate Arkhangelskoye: "I will see this Palace, where the architect's compasses, palette and chisel ..."
During the tour you will visit the Front Yard of the Arkhangelskoye Museum-Estate, the Main Halls of the Big House (familiarization with seven luxurious halls) and visit the Upper Terrace of Arkhangelskoye.
- free time in the Arkhangelskoye estate with the possibility of independent visits to other expositions of the museum-estate.

Palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in Kolomenskoye

Recreated in Kolomenskoye masterpiece of wooden architecture- the palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.Castle-"The eighth wonder of the world", as the medieval poet Simeon of Polotsk called it, embodied all the best that wooden architecture achieved in the 17th century.

Traveling through modern Moscow, we will find memorable places and remember the fate of crowned persons. One of the first palaces in Moscow, Mikhail Fedorovich arranged on the Yauza River, where he waited for the completion of the repair of the chambers in the Moscow Kremlin, and at the same time, for the first time in Russia, he began to plant double roses. On our tour, we will find the temple where the parents of Peter I got married, and where the font in which he was baptized was kept. The majestic Novospassky Monastery will show us the resting place of the first ancestors of the royal dynasty - the tomb of the boyars Zakharyins-Romanovs.

The village of Kolomenskoye near Moscow stood out among other patrimonial possessions of Russian sovereigns - grand ducal and royal country residences were located here. The heyday of Kolomenskoye is associated with the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich. The king loved the estate and constantly for thirty years came here every year for summer rest. In 1667-1668. magnificent wooden palace, which had 270 rooms. Over time, the palace gradually dilapidated and collapsed. The restoration of the Palace of Alexei Mikhailovich was carried out according to the drawings made at the behest of Catherine II. The total building area is over 5,000 square meters, and the total area of ​​premises is over 7,000 square meters. The interiors of the palace during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich amaze with their splendor and luxury.

Excursion program:

- excursion in the Palace of Alexei Mikhailovich

Tour duration 4-5 hours

*** THEMATIC EXCURSIONS TO THE MOSCOW STATE MUSEUM-RESERVE "KOLOMENSKOE" FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN 1-5 GRADES:

- Milestones in the history of Kolomenskoye(with a visit to the exposition in the Front Gate complex);

- Journey through the Sovereign Court of Alexei Mikhailovich (sightseeing tour on the territory with a story about the cultural and economic life of the royal residence and the way of life of Russian sovereigns);

- Tales and were of the old mill(acquaintance with the history and organization of the simplest flour milling, the operation of a water mill and the lifestyle of a miller in the 19th century), held from April to October;

- Tale of the industrious bee and the caring beekeeper(visiting the estate of a beekeeper, a functioning apiary and a pharmacy garden, a story about the history of the development of beekeeping in Russia, children get acquainted with the life and methods of work of a beekeeper, learn about useful properties honey plants and honey, the traditions of using honey in Russian cuisine and folk medicine). Tours run from May to October.

- Mysteries of the Stable Yard(travel in horse-drawn carriages from the Spassky Gates to the Stables Yard, visiting the working forge, getting to know the stables, visiting the carriage house);

- At our gates there is always a round dance(Like a priest in a tower) - an excursion with refreshments;

- Business time, fun - hour(a game lecture about the life of Russian children in the old days, riding on old Russian swings and carousels, teaching Russian folk games under the guidance of experienced instructors);

-Tour of Ethnographic complex (A tour of the estate of a Kolomna peasant with a visit to the exposition and an inspection of the outbuilding, where there are a horse, a cow, chickens and forges in the blacksmith's estate);

- Falcon service under the king(visiting the falcon yard with viewing the thematic exposition and watching the flight of birds of prey);

- Bell ringing in Kolomenskoye(with a performance by an ensemble of bell ringers).

*** EXCURSIONS TO THE MOSCOW STATE MUSEUM-RESERVE "KOLOMENSKOE" FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN 6-11 GRADES:

- Russia wooden (thematic tour on the monuments of wooden architecture with a visit to the Palace of Alexei Mikhailovich);

- Youth of Peter with a visit to the Front Gate Complex, the House of Peter 1 in Kolomenskoye and the Golovinsky Garden in Lefortovo), is held from April to October;

Palace of Catherine in Tsaritsino

Tsaritsyno is a palace and park ensemble of the 18th century, located on the territory of Moscow. The magnificent palace and pavilions in the pseudo-Gothic style, made of red brick with white stone decoration, shady alleys and beautiful ponds have always been a favorite vacation spot for Muscovites and guests of the capital. It is believed that Catherine II, wanting to have a corner that would remind her of her native Germany, approved the construction project to V.I. Bazhenov. After ten years of construction, Catherine unexpectedly ordered the ensemble to be destroyed, and M.F. Kazakov received a new order. But the death of the empress stopped the construction and over the years the buildings turned into ruins. Modern Tsaritsyno evokes conflicting responses, you can often hear that this is a remake, that there is nothing left of Bazhenov and Kazakov now ... But each of us can take a walk and see the recreated palace and park ensemble and try to find a clue to Catherine's controversial decision. After the tour, you can walk around the park on your own, listen to the musical fountain.

Tour duration ~ 1.5-2 hours

Program:

- the palace part of the architectural and park ensemble

Sightseeing tour of the Grand Palace (includes a show of ceremonial halls and halls of archeology)

Pashkov House

Vagankovsky Hill is one of the most mysterious places in Moscow. Here rises House of Pashkovs, about which there are still numerous rumors and legends. According to some researchers, it was here that secret underground shelters were built, in which the treasury of the Moscow Grand Dukes was kept. It is said that this is where entrance to the legendary underground Moscow.

Archaeologists under the building discovered a unique archaeological site - a well lined with white stone with a diameter of 8 meters and a depth of about 25-30 meters, along the walls of which the remains of a spiral staircase were visible. According to researchers, this unusual underground structure most likely represents entrance to the underground systems of ancient Moscow.

During the tour we will learn:
- how did it appear in Moscow two Vagankovs;
- why the Kremlin stands exactly in its place;
- what kind of river has become a favorite place for walking, what service did it and its banks carry to Muscovites, when and where did it go;
- what kind of square is between the Kutafya tower of the Kremlin and the monument to Dostoevsky;
- why the Terrible Tsar settled here his faithful guardsmen;
- why did the captain-lieutenant of the Semenovsky regiment Pyotr Yegorovich Pashkov buy land with all the buildings on the high Vagankovsky hill for a lot of money and build an estate on it

The Pashkov House has become one of the architectural symbols of Moscow. Artists paint pictures, engravings from him, postage stamps and postcards, boxes and wrappers of sweets are printed with his image. his richest and beautiful story we will not only hear in detail, but also see from within, walking for an hour through the courtyard and halls of this “aristocrat and worker”, “the most elegant building in Russia”. Tour duration ~ 1.5 hours

Manor Ostafyevo - Dubrovitsy

Most uniquetemple near Moscow. Some visitors see obvious elements in the Dubrovitsky templegothicstyle, others find similarities with architecture in the stylebaroque. In any case, you can draw your own conclusions. In 1690, Prince Boris Alekseevich Golitsyn laid the foundation forDubrovitsyan unusually beautiful temple, a true architectural masterpiece.

The pillar-shaped building, standing on a high stereobath, is surrounded by open galleries with fan-shaped staircases. Above the first, four-petalled tier, rises a slender octagonal tower crowned with an original openwork dome. The white-stone Znamenskaya Church is richly decorated with stone carvings and three-dimensional sculptures, as well as bas-reliefs, from the outside and from the inside. The nature of the sculpture and Latin inscriptions testify to the imitation of Western European Catholic Baroque churches, but there is something here from the "Naryshkin baroque".

Golitsyn was able to realize such a daring architectural idea only thanks to his closeness to Peter I, who was very interested in the construction of this temple. Visiting Dubrovitsy, you will get real pleasure. Extraordinarily beautiful square in front of the temple, European lawns, paths paved with white stone, and, of course, a mound with an observation deck.

Next to the temple famous manor Dubrovitsy. In a series of owners of the estate -famous faces of Russian history- the boyars Morozov, the princes Golitsyn, His Serene Highness Prince Potemkin-Tauride, Counts Dmitriev-Mamonov. Climbing the steps of a high mound, you can admirefamous "fork"- the confluence of two rivers, the Desna and Pakhry. Don't be surprised to see heremany locks. These are newlyweds and just lovers leave them. According to legend, this place haspower to bring happiness in love and marriage.This is where the famoussinging fieldis the site of annual song festivals. Here you can go down to the Pakhra River. An unusually picturesque place. And in the building of the estate there is a wonderful and inexpensivestylized cafe.

Passing through Podolsk, we will look intoestate Ivanovskoye- the estate of Count Arseny Andreevich Zakrevsky, the most unloved Moscow governor and at the same time the hero of the war of 1812, whose friends were the partisan poet D.V. Davydov and General A.P. Ermolov, who were here, as well as the whole high society the Mother See. His wife, the dazzling and ardent beauty Agrafena Fedorovna, was carried away by Baratynsky, Vyazemsky and Pushkin ... Alexander Sergeevich called Agrafena Fedorovna "Cleopatra of the Neva", "Copper Venus", and Muscovites - Messalina. In this place nand on the high bank of the Pakhra River, to which the once magnificent park descended, a solemn house-palace built in the classical style has been preserved.

And then we'll go in Ostafievo manorprinces Vyazemsky and Sheremetev. This is one of the most beautiful estates near Moscow, with a unique poetic charm, where "the spirit of great Russian literature" has always reigned. A.S. came here three times. Pushkin to his friend P.A. Vyazemsky, he planned to arrange his wedding here. In "Russian Parnassus" - so with the light hand of Pushkin they began to call the estate, there were I. Dmitriev, D. Davydov, V. Zhukovsky, K. Batyushkov, A. Griboyedov, N. Gogol, A. Mitskevich. For twelve years, N. M. Karamzin wrote a work here, the like of which has not yet been. These were the first eight volumes of the History of the Russian State.

And how pleasant it is to take a walk in the park of the Ostafyevo estate! The organic combination of beautiful Russian nature with the classical architecture of the buildings makes the estate cozy and solemn. The park is unusually calm and quiet - the bustle of the city with the noise of cars and other attributes of modern life does not penetrate into places where "the former trace is deeply impressed everywhere ...".8 hours. Travel time - 1 hour (Warsaw highway, 30 km).

Lublin Palace

The urban culture of nineteenth century Russia cannot be imagined without romance. Romances sounded in the capital's salons and on the outskirts of the city, in the country estates of the Russian aristocracy and at the gypsy fire. Lyrical, touching, deep romance, like a man, he lived, loved, suffered, hated and forgave...

We invite you to enjoy the beauty of Russian romance to a 19th-century Moscow estate in Lyublino. The owner of the estate is a retired brigadier Nikolay Alekseevich Durasov was known in Moscow as a hospitable and hospitable host. The doors of his luxurious palace in Lublino were always open to guests. So it was 200 years ago. Today the guests of the estate will meet tour guide in 19th century aristocratic costume, will lead you through the halls of the palace, telling in detail about the beautiful interiors, about the traditions of that time, about the owner of the house and his amusements. In the most elegant Pink Hall, a music salon is arranged for guests.

The attention of the listeners will be presented with examples of Russian vocal art - romances by such famous composers as Alyabiev, Gurilev, Varlamov. The music will be accompanied by an explanatory story, which will smoothly flow into an interesting dialogue between the audience and the host of the program.
You will hear an unforgettable "Nightingale" Alyabieva, "Don't Awaken Memories" Bulakhov, old gypsy romances performed by the laureate of international competitions Inna Malinina. Beautiful interiors of the palace and wonderful music will help you immerse yourself in the exciting atmosphere of the time when fiery poets and composers in love composed romances and gave them to their beautiful ladies, declaring their love or reproaching them for treason.

Excursion program:
- Walk along the shore of the Lublin pond and park;
- Excursion to the interiors of the palace;
- Concert of Russian romance.

Nemetskaya Sloboda - Lefortovo - Izmailovsky Island

Bus and walking tour with a visit to Izmailovsky Island.

The shortest road along which the Russian sovereigns traveled to their estates near Moscow: Pokrovskoye, Izmailovo, and later the Transfiguration Palace, was built faster and better than anything else. We will start with the oldest streets in Moscow from all those that stepped outside Kitay-Gorod. Maroseyka, as well as Pokrovka, Staraya Basmannaya, which continue it .... were the streets of the nobility. Sheremetevs, Naryshkins, Saltykovs, Trubetskoys, Golitsyns, Kurakins .... We will feel the thoughtful look of history in the faces of old buildings, palaces and estates, which have their own history and mystery. Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo. It is known that the first stone temple on the site of a wooden one was built back in the time of Peter the Great. Foreign settlement on Kukui. Peter I became so attached to Kukuy that every evening he rode here from his Transfiguration Palace. Peter did not love anyone, except for the kindly friend Aleksashka Menshikov, like Franz Lefort. And he built a palace for his pet, where the first Moscow social events, called assemblies, took place. Next to Lefortovsky stood the Sloboda Palace. The palace made a great impression on the Muscovites and caused numerous imitations. Lefortovo. Straight, wide streets, smart spacious houses... Here, on the banks of the Yauza, Peter I honed his eye and developed the spatial imagination, which was so useful to him when creating North Palmyra. Zealous in relation to the troops, Peter is building a “military hospital” for soldiers and officers, in the future the Military Hospital. Burdenko. And before taking care of the flesh of the army, Peter arranged his spirit: with his modest means, he built a beautiful temple, which was consecrated in the name of the apostles Peter and Paul. Although Peter established the capital in St. Petersburg, his heirs did not gravitate too much to the banks of the deserted Neva waters.

The desire to live in Lefortovo did not leave the royal house even after Peter I. We will see Palace Bridge, Lefortovo park, Catherine Palace, and also visit the Izmailovsky estate - an exceptional phenomenon for Moscow. It stands inside a ring of interconnected ponds and is an island. Until now, the estate has preserved its original layout and a significant part of the buildings of the 17th-19th centuries: the Bridge Tower, the majestic Pokrovsky Cathedral of the 17th century, the former Sovereign's Court. This island has played a special role in the history of Russia. Young Peter, walking around the barns of the Linen Yard, found an old English boat, “found the Dutchman Karshten Brant, who was repaired by this boat, and made the scale and sails ...”, and lowered into the waters of the Yauza. The found boat awakened in the soul of the sixteen-year-old king a passion for maritime affairs. Peter never forgot the old Izmaylovsky small boat and called him "the grandfather of the Russian fleet." Tour duration - (4 + 1) hours, incl. hour walking tour of Izmailovsky Island.

Stops and objects of display: Bogoyavlensky Cathedral, Lefortovsky Palace, Sloboda Palace, Lefortovsky Park and Palace Bridge, Catherine Palace, Church of Peter and Paul, Military Hospital, Vvedenskoye Cemetery, Izmailovsky Island.

Lublino - Kuzminki - Kuskovo

The pleasure estates of Kuskovo, Kuzminki and Lyublino were famous throughout Moscow for their holidays, and their owners were known as great hospitable people, originals and entertainers. During a seven-hour bus tour of the pleasure residences of the Russian aristocracy of the 18th-19th centuries, you will visit the palace of the retired brigadier Alexei Nikolayevich Durasov, walk around the vast estates of Prince Sergei Mikhailovich Golitsyn, and solve the riddles of Count Pyotr Borisovich Sheremetev. In the luxurious estates of the brilliant nobles of the past centuries, you will breathe in the atmosphere of celebration, beauty and fun. Each estate is good in its own way, each has its own "zest".

IN Lublino The palace will surprise you with its architecture. It has an unusual shape and is built in the form of a cross of the order of St. Anne. Why such an unusual form was chosen, you will definitely find out. Beautiful landscapes open from the high belvedere of the palace, and once even the domes of the Moscow Kremlin were visible.

IN Kuzminkah, as before, the majestic beauty of the Horse Yard - a masterpiece of architecture of the Empire era - is guarded by proud and beautiful horses, floating over the surroundings bell ringing, inviting you to serve in the estate church of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God, and crystal jets of water cascade down from the Upper Kuzminsky Pond into the Lower Pond.

Manor Kuskovo will meet you with a renewed look. Recently completed scientific restoration. The palace and pavilions are surprisingly beautiful, they look fresh, despite their very respectful age - 250 years. The French regular park Kuskovo is a unique monument of gardening art. As in the 18th century, it is decorated with marble sculptures, slender bosquets emphasize the geometric regularity of the alleys, and in summer the parterre is buried in flowers. Tour duration - 7 o'clock.

Tour program:

- Lyublino estate: a tour of the palace; independent external inspection of manor buildings: outbuildings, a theater, a greenhouse.
- Kuzminki estate: a story about the estate; a walk with an independent external inspection of the manor buildings: a horse yard, grottoes, a bathroom house, a poultry house-forge, a cascade of ponds with a dam; visiting a church; free time ~ 1 hour.
- Kuskovo estate: tour of the palace and grotto; a walk through the French park with an independent inspection of the manor pavilions: Dutch, Italian, Swiss houses, the Hermitage, the Big stone and American greenhouses.

Kuskovo

Boris Petrovich Sheremetev - an associate of Peter I, a prominent military leader, the first in Russia to be awarded the title of field marshal and the title of count. His son, Count Pyotr Borisovich Sheremetev, became famous as a patron of the arts, a collector, and the owner of one of the best fortress theaters in Russia. The fate of B.P.'s daughter is sad. Sheremetev, Natalia Borisovna. And Nikolai Petrovich Sheremetev considered serving art - theater and music - as the main business of his life. Dying, he left a mandate to his descendants: "Do not live a selfish life, live for the benefit of those in need ...".

In the memory of the descendants forever remained the "Kuskovo festivities" of Peter Borisovich, the palace-theater of Nikolai Petrovich, the charity of Dmitry Nikolayevich, the educational work of Sergei Dmitrievich, the loyalty and devotion of Natalya Borisovna. Behind each name lies a whole world: accomplishments, events, despair and joy. On the tour, we will get acquainted with the Moscow possessions of the Sheremetev family, which have become the sights of Moscow. We will also visit the Novospassky Monastery - the tomb of the Romanov and Sheremetev families, learn about the power of love of the great Russian nobles, and, of course, marvel at the unique cultural monument of the 18th century. Kuskovo estate. Luxurious summer residence of the Counts Sheremetevs, arranged with "countless joys and amenities." It was intended for magnificent receptions of guests, crowded theatrical festivities and festivities. More than 20 unique architectural monuments have survived to this day, including the Palace, the Grotto, the Big Stone Orangery, and the ancient Trinity Church. The attraction of the estate is the French regular park, perfectly preserved to this day, with marble sculpture, ponds and original pavilions. Tour duration ~ 5 hours.

Program:

- bus tour around town;

- Excursion in the estate "Kuskovo" (Great Palace - Park-Grotto).

Kuskovo estate with a master class in a ceramic workshop

The program includes visiting the Kuskovo estate, where the Museum of Ceramics is located and a ceramic workshop operates. During the tour of the Palace of Count Sheremetev, you will discover the plans of the owner of the house, you will guess the riddles of the front living rooms of the palace, admire rare beauty works of art, learn a lot of interesting things about clay, porcelain, marble and other materials from which masterpieces are born in the hands of the master.
During the visit Kuskovsky Grotto, you will see a unique decor on the walls of this building, consisting of a special coating, small stones, glass fragments, mirrors and fancy shells. There are no analogues to this decor in Russia!
A walk through the regular French park, where you will see marble sculptures, fancy pavilions, beautiful flowers, will give you inspiration for creativity.
Waiting for you in the ceramic workshop meeting with a sculptor. Working together with a professional, you will feel like a Creator! You have to fashion a fake box out of clay, similar to the one that was popular in the 18th century. The duration of the tour is 5 hours.

Tour program:

- travel information: a story about the estate, its owners, about the museum of ceramics and ceramic materials;
- tour of the Palace, Grotto, French park;
- master class in a ceramic workshop;
- free time.

Petrovsky Travel Palace

On the approach to Moscow, at the main state road of Russia, which connected Moscow and St. Petersburg at the beginning of the 18th century. By order of Empress Catherine, the Petrovsky Palace was built, where the last stop of the royal train for rest before Moscow was, when the most august persons came to the capital for the coronation or for celebrations. The palace was made in a fashionable Gothic-Moorish style. The interior decoration was striking in luxury and sophistication. The Empress herself, her son Pavel I, stopped several times in the palace, and many future Russian sovereigns also stopped here on their way to the coronation in Moscow. It was here that in 1812 Napoleon fled from burning Moscow and from here he began his retreat from Russia.

A luxurious regular park "Moscow Versailles for festivities" was laid out around the palace. Petrovsky Park has become a favorite place for festivities of the Moscow aristocracy and intelligentsia, Pushkin, Lermontov, S.T. Aksakov have been here.
Already at the end of the 18th century, country houses of the nobility began to be built near the palace - the princes Golitsyn, Volkonsky, Apraksin.

The dachas in Petrovsky Park were the most fashionable in old Moscow, something like the modern Rublevo-Uspenskoye Highway. The capitalist nobility brought their entertainment here in the form of restaurants with gypsy choirs and carousing. The first of all settled the famous restaurant "Yar", which occupied the former property of Senator Bashilov.
The famous villa of Nikolai Ryabushinsky "Black Swan" has miraculously survived to this day. Nikolai Ryabushinsky is an iconic figure for the modern era. The man loved and knew how to live on a grand scale. There were a lot of rumors around the Black Swan Villa. Its owner knew how to shock the public.
The furniture, which was made for the villa by special order of the owner, was decorated with a sign in the form of a black swan. The same sign was depicted on all napkins, dishes, silverware. The paths of the villa were planted with palm trees, orchids and other exotic plants. There were fountains. Peacocks and pheasants walked along them, and a leopard sat on a chain near a doghouse.
Luxurious exotic receptions were arranged at the villa. There were rumors about some Athenian nights with naked actresses.

During the fire of 1812, the park burned down almost completely. Now some parts of the old layout remain in the garden and some trees have been standing since the beginning of the park. In the 19th century, exotic plants from the Gorensky Botanical Garden of Count Razumovsky and the garden on Sparrow Hills were added to them.

Location: metro station Prospekt Mira

2. Hermitage Garden

The garden, which has become one of the brightest pearls of Moscow. Tolstoy and Lenin liked to walk in this garden, and even now Muscovites like to visit numerous festivals and concerts held in the Hermitage. Here you can not only walk along the alleys, but also feed almost tame squirrels or pigeons.

Broadcasts of “What? Where? When? ”, Which are conducted from here - from the Neskuchny Garden. And in winter, a skating rink opens in the garden, which has become one of the favorite places for Moscow residents.

Location: Karetny Ryad St., 3

3. Tsaritsyno

Park with palaces in the south of Moscow, founded by Catherine II in 1776

Tsaritsyno is the largest pseudo-Gothic building of the 18th century in Europe and the only palace complex designed in this style. Features of the palace and park ensemble largely determined a new direction in Russian architecture: in different parts of the former Russian Empire there are many buildings of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, which were created under the influence of Tsaritsyn.

The Tsaritsyno landscape park, founded together with the palace complex, became one of the first landscape parks in Russia outside of St. palace and park ensembles.

Location: m. Tsaritsino

4. Bauman Garden

Movies are shown on a semicircular stage, and garlands of multi-colored triangular flags are strung between the trees. The paths are tiled (you can’t ride roller skates), there are large semicircular benches everywhere, clean and tidy. Walking mostly parents with children, for which there are two large playgrounds equipped with a carousel, slides and bridges. On holidays and weekends, they arrange matinees and festivities for children, the program is hung on the wall at the entrance. Of the minuses - in the evenings there are a lot of people with dogs

Location: m. Red Gate

5. Lilac Garden

The Lilac Garden was founded in 1975 on the basis of a nursery set up in 1964 by the Russian lilac breeder Leonid Alekseevich Kolesnikov, the driver of Marshal Zhukov. The initial number of lilac varieties is 32, the initial area of ​​the park is 7 hectares.

L.A. Kolesnikov was an outstanding breeder, he brought out 300 new varieties. His lilac decorates the squares near the US Congress in Washington, the garden of the royal Buckingham Palace in London (variety "Galina Ulanova" with light, weightless inflorescences) and the Tainitsky Garden of the Kremlin. In 1952 he received the Stalin Prize "For the Breeding a large number new varieties of lilacs". Then they were planted in the Kremlin. In 1960, the boulevard in Moscow was named Sirenev, where Leonid Kolesnikov, together with schoolchildren, planted his lilacs.

A fountain was built in the center of the garden for the Olympics-80, but for many years the fountain has not been working (although in the early 2000s the fountain did work for several months).

Location: between Sirenev boulevard, Schelkovsky sh. and Nikitinskaya st.

More than 700 sculptures made of bronze, stone, wood and other materials are exhibited in the Muzeon Art Park. The uniqueness of the park lies in the fact that it is the only place in Russia where works of art from different eras and trends are collected in the open air.

Location: Krymsky Val, 10.

7. Presnensky park

The advantages of the park are a recent reconstruction, modern playgrounds, sports complex, funny sculptures. Not far from the entrance to the park on the playground there is a huge chess board right on the ground and wooden chess pieces.

Address: st. Mantulinskaya, 5, building 2, metro station Vystavochnaya

8. Krasnaya Presnya

A very cozy park that you want to come to in the morning - first take your time to have breakfast, throw bread crumbs at the well-fed ducks. True, the higher the sun, the more children become in the park - in general, there are no other places for walking in this area. On weekends, entertainers work on the main square of the park. Parents can send their child to dance and drink coffee in peace.

As it always happens, the park occupied the territory of an old manor. It was called Studenets, and its owners were in turn representatives of the loudest names in Russia. Each of them invested something of his own in the estate: Prince Gagarin dug a labyrinth of canals, and Governor-General Zakrevsky built beautiful house and placed monuments to the heroes of the Patriotic War in all corners of the estate. However, only two monuments have survived to this day; and the channels are pretty overgrown with mud.

Location: Mantulinskaya, 5, metro station 1905 Goda

9. Lefortovo

Contemporaries rightly and completely without any irony called this park Versailles on the Yauza. A great lover of gardening culture, Tsar Peter I mastered the local area on a grand scale: cascades of ponds, fountains, grottoes, dams. Lefortovo Park is one of the few landscapes in the capital that benefited greatly from the construction of the Third Ring Road.

Due to the fact that the route of the ring passed in the neighborhood, they paid attention to the abandoned and desolated park and began to slowly put it in order. True, the reconstruction project, as always, includes an underground parking lot for a couple of hundred cars. But this is already a tradition, and traditions must be honored.

So far, Lefortovo Park still retains its homeless charm.

Location: Krasnokazarmennaya, 3, building 1, Aviamotornaya metro station.

10. Boring Garden

If the nearby Gorky Park is a place for a collective cheerful holiday with jokes and jokes, then Neskuchny is a place romantic dates, kisses on the embankment and melancholic contemplation of the clouds.

11. Vorontsovsky Park

The park is located on the territory of the former Vorontsovo estate, which did not belong to anyone. The name of the area comes from the name of the boyar Fyodor Voronets, who was granted these lands in the 16th century, and has nothing to do with the famous count family. On the other hand, this is one of the most well-groomed Moscow parks, with well-thought-out paths, benches generously placed here and there, squirrels, woodpeckers, field mice and a wonderful cascade of ponds, a rare occurrence for Moscow park design. In winter - ice skating (there is an official rental skating rink) and skiing (every year the ski track appears exactly in the same place).

The most convenient way to get there is by bus 616 or 721 from the station. m. Novye Cheryomushki, or on foot from the station. m. Kaluga, or from the station. m. Prospect Vernadsky by bus 661.

12. Dubki Park

The park has a free layout and a developed network of paths and paths. It is located away from noisy highways and highways. On the territory of the Dubki park there are two ponds, which are connected by a three-meter channel, through which a bridge is thrown.

The highlight of the park is the oak alley and the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Walking along the alley will be pleasant at any time of the year.

Location: st. Nemchinov, m. Timiryazevskaya

13. Bitsevsky forest.

Bitsevsky Park is located in the south-west of Moscow and is a specially protected natural area. The area of ​​the park is more than 2000 hectares. Natural and historical park included natural objects which are of significant ecological value. Scientists note the complex geological structure of the park. It has various types of forests, an extensive network of rivers, many ravines and gullies.

Location: Novoyasenevsky dead end, 1, m. Yasenevo

14. Catherine Park.

This Moscow park is part of the Tsarskoye Selo imperial residence and is part of the complex of garden and park monuments in Russia. The area of ​​the park is 16 hectares, and the area of ​​the pond located on its territory is about two hectares. It is elongated in the west-east direction and includes a small island.

The park has comfortable benches - sofas, forms - floor lamps, as well as decorative lower lighting. Young Muscovites, on their wedding day, make up the itinerary of the festive walk so that it includes a trip to the Catherine Park. Nothing can replace the romantic atmosphere reigning there.

Location: Ekaterinskaya Bol. st., 27, metro station Novoslobodskaya/Prospekt Mira

15. New parks in the center of Moscow

Several completely new parks will appear in the center of Moscow this summer, their area will be from 0.5 to 4 hectares. All work must be completed by August 25th. Addresses are assumed to be:

- st. Pokrovka, house 48

- corner of 3rd and 4th Syromyatnichesky lane

— Pestovsky lane, building 11

— Martynovsky pereulok, 21

- st. Baumanskaya, house 36

- st. Stanislavsky

- st. working

- st. Novorogozhskaya

Ancient estates of the Moscow region.

1. Ostafievo.

A manor house and a regular park where famous Russian poets used to visit. It is no coincidence that Pushkin called Ostafyevo "Russian Parnassus" (they say that the name of the estate belongs to the poet: having arrived one day, he did not order the servant to carry his luggage, but simply said - "Leave him!"). On the bank of the pond is the Church of the Holy Trinity.

2. Arkhangelsk.

The Arkhangelskoye estate is undoubtedly the most popular noble estate in the Moscow region. A real Versailles near Moscow, with a regular park, an estate, a temple-tomb, a view of the Moscow River. The museum constantly hosts exhibitions of painting and drawing. Every year the estate hosts the Jazz Manor Jazz Festival.

3. Abramtsevo.

Aksakov's estate, later owned by Savva Mamontov, is a real fairy tale. Most famous place with the best view - Vrubel's bench. There is also a church and a “hut on chicken legs”, whose project belongs to Vasnetsov. Outside the estate there are stalls with curious hand-made souvenirs, as well as a good restaurant with views, a small menagerie, playgrounds.

4. Dubrovitsy

Manor near Podolsk. This estate throughout the Moscow region is famous for its Church of the Sign of the Lord (VII-VIII century). The unique architecture (the temple has one dome, a pillar-like structure), a good location - all this makes visiting the estate a pleasant walk.

5. Serednikovo

A beautiful estate near Zelenograd, an example of classicism, the center of culture of M.Yu. Lermontov. Manor house, garden, pond, but the main attraction is the staircase going down behind the house to the pond. In the middle of the pond are islands. Picturesque at any time of the year. Residents of Zelenograd and the northern suburbs actively use the park as a place of recreation. A unique service - you can spend the weekend as a guest in the manor (live in the guest wings, dine in the manor halls).

6. Marfino

A real castle in the Moscow region, in a medieval pseudo-Gothic style. pond with island, arch bridge, canal system with waterfalls. The estate, which once belonged to B.A. Golitsyn (the estate was named after the daughter of Prince Martha), is now occupied by a military sanatorium. It’s not easy to get inside - but it’s possible (it’s better not to try to negotiate with the security of the sanatorium, but go to the territory of the village, keep to the left - you can easily find the right gate that is easy to overcome). The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin has been preserved. There is a rental of catamarans, boats, cafes.

7. Grebnevo

The estate has been known since 1585 and belonged to Trubetskoy for a long time. But its heyday came during the period of ownership by General Bibikov, who set up a theater in the Grebnevo estate near Moscow, invited an orchestra, played ballets. Behind the linden park, two churches have been preserved - the Grebnevskaya Mother of God (late 8th century) and Nikolskaya (19th century). Their safety is much better than the safety of the manor house. In the second half of the 19th century, the estate was bought by the industrialist Panteleev, who placed vitriol and distilleries here.

In the Ruza district of the Moscow region, a few kilometers from Staraya Ruza, there is the Kozhino estate. In the middle of the 18th century, the estate belonged to Prince N.S. Dolgorukov, then passed to Prince A.V. Khovansky and at the beginning of the 19th century to his son P.A. Khovansky, and in the middle of the century the real state councilor A.P. Mikulina. The most famous building of the estate is the Church of the Resurrection. The temple in Kozhino for a long time retained its original exquisite appearance, both external and internal, but later it was practically irretrievably lost.

Currently, the church is being gradually restored at the expense of parishioners and takes on its unique appearance. A refectory and a Sunday school were created at the temple, and in the future a lot of work is planned to clean up the territory and build buildings for the needs of the church.

City estate Dolgov-Zhemochkin

The merchant's estate occupied the corner of Bolshaya Ordynka and Klimentovsky lane. Its name connected the names of the merchants Dolgovs, the builders of the estate, and the last owner before 1917, Nikolai Ivanovich Zhemochkin, who traded in leather and drive belts .. According to the custom of the 17th - 18th centuries, the main house of the estate was placed in the depths of the estate, in front of it stretches a vast front yard. It is separated from the street by a stone fence with a lattice in the form of the Moscow Empire style of the early 19th century. The fence with small roundings along the edges, made to widen the sidewalk, that is, for the convenience of entering the front yard, was demolished in the 20th century and restored to its former forms. The pylons of the gate are decorated with a stucco frieze and a large cornice; they serve as propylaea, preparing the person entering the estate for the perception of the front courtyard.

The main house of the estate was built in the 1770s in the style of early classicism. During the construction of the building, the walls of the vaulted basement were used. They belong to the turn of the XVII - XVIII centuries. The original architecture of the building was very simple - there was no portico or pediment. The windows of two floors were united by flat vertical niches. During the restoration of the twentieth century, the original decoration of the house was recreated on the southern facade of the building. To see it, you need to enter the courtyard from the side of Klimentovsky lane. There you can also see the eastern, garden facade of the house with a white stone semicircular staircase.

For a long time, the construction of the building was associated with the architect V.I. Bazhenov. He was married to the daughter of the owner of the house, A. I. Dolgov. However, the architecture of the building does not bear the characteristic features of the work of V.I. Bazhenov.

After the Moscow fire in 1812, the house was rebuilt. The restructuring of the facade was associated not only with the necessary repairs, but also with a change in architectural fashion. The center of the façade was highlighted by a pilaster portico with a pediment. Smooth walls, cut through with window openings, serve as a calm backdrop for high-quality stucco work. It is concentrated in the upper parts of the building, in the pediment, in the frieze on the an

City estate of S. G. Protopopov - V. S. Tatishchev - Urusovs

The mansion on Novokuznetskaya street was built in 1900-02.

Architects V.V. Sherwood and G.A. Gelrich.

An object cultural heritage regional significance. Currently - the Embassy of Indonesia.

Manor Izvarino

The Izvarino estate is located in the village of Izvarino, which is part of the Vnukovskoye settlement of the Novomoskovsk administrative district of Moscow. At the end of the 17th century, it was owned by Prince F.F. Kurakin. Since 1683, A.A. has been its owner. Cherkassky, until 1812 its owners were representatives of his family. Then the estate changed several owners. The manor complex consisted of the main manor house, an outbuilding, a gazebo and a park. Near the estate in 1904, the stone Ilyinsky Church was built.

In the 1860s, a new one-story brick house was built on the site of the old manor house, which has survived to this day. It was subjected to multiple reconstructions, which significantly changed its original appearance. The wing of the estate, built in the neoclassical style, has been well preserved. Nowadays, the manor house houses an orphanage, the outbuilding is occupied by office services. Only fragments have survived from the park, and the gazebo has not survived, from which only the foundation remains. Elias Church has survived to this day and is active.

City estate of P.I. Shchukin

Chambers of the middle of the 17th century, in the 1860-1880s. rebuilt into a city estate by engineer N.G. Faleev.

For more than a century of history, the estate has changed several owners. But the name of its founder is forever imprinted in the history of our state. Petr Ivanovich Shchukin is the largest collector of Russia in the second half of the 19th century, a merchant, philanthropist, hereditary honorary citizen, real state councilor, and also the creator of the private museum "Russian Antiquities".

Manor Taraskovo

The Taraskovo estate belongs to XVIII century, from about 1760 it belonged to the landowner Khrushcheva, then it was owned by N.D. Koltovsky, who built here a church that has survived to this day, named after the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, which is an elegant building in the style of classicism. Also, the manor's house, built at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries, has survived to this day and is a unique example of early modernism with some elements of medieval architecture.

Unfortunately, in the difficult Soviet times, many buildings of the estate were significantly damaged: for example, the church lost its bell tower and refectory, and by the year 2000 both the decorative elements of the facade of the main building and the herringbone parquet, which Felix Razumovsky wrote about, disappeared.

The park, in the middle of which the old house is located, is a work of landscape gardening art, but today it is also in a state of disrepair.

Manor Shchapovo

The Shchapovo (Aleksandrovo) estate can be seen in the Shchapovo village of the Trinity administrative district of Moscow. In 1607 boyar V.P. Morozov gave the patrimony of Alexandrovo as a dowry for his daughter, who married Prince A.V. Golitsyn. The first written mention of the village of Aleksandrovo dates back to 1627. In the second half of the 18th century, the owner of the estate was V.V. Grushenitsky, under him the main features of the estate complex were formed: the manor house with a park, an artificial pond with a man-made island.

Since 1890, the estate was owned by I.V. Shchapov. He rebuilt a new master's house and services, restored the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin built in 1779, and improved the park. Actively engaged in charity work, he built a parochial school, a lace school for girls, and opened an almshouse. According to his will, an agricultural school was opened in the estate in 1903, thanks to which the estate was practically not damaged after the revolution. Since 1903, the estate itself was called Shchapovo.

At present, the estate has preserved the manor house, the Assumption Church, an agricultural school, the estate kitchen, a white stone bridge leading across the ravine, a school of lacemakers and a parish school, a carriage house, a stable, as well as other outbuildings and residential buildings of the late XIX - early XX centuries. The linden park with three cascading ponds has also survived. The building of the agricultural school today houses the Museum of the History of the Shchapovo Estate, a library and an organ hall.

Manor Grachevka

The Grachevka estate, also called Khovrino, was built in the 15th century by the merchant Khorin (Khovra), or his son. History is silent. It is known that at the end of the 16th century the Church of the Great Martyr George was built, which was burned during the Great Troubles. Then the estate passed into the possession of V.B. Sheremetyev, A.V. Golitsina, A.V. Pronskaya, A.V. Pozharskaya.

Later, the estate was transferred to Fyodor Golovin, after his death the Church of the Sign was built. Under him, an orchard and a linden park were planted. In 1812, Khovrino, which already belonged to Prince Obolensky, was looted and desecrated during the war. After the war, Obolensky could not revive the estate and sold the estate to G.D. Stolypin. Grachevka was restored, but the architecture was already changed. A pond was made on Likhoborka, a compact park was made around the house.

Further, having been in the hands of the Zhemchuzhnikovs, the estate falls into the possession of the Moscow millionaire Evgraf Molchanov. After they led through Khovrinsky Park railway, Grachevka began to turn into suburban village. P.I. rested here. Tchaikovsky, A.N. Tolstoy. This time was the most fertile. Molchanov built a three-story house, several outbuildings, a farm, household services and a water pump. A grandiose restructuring was carried out according to the project of M. Bykovsky.

The following owners made their own adjustments. In 1918, the estate housed the workers' faculty of the Petrovsky Agricultural Academy. In 1928 - a sanatorium, during World War II the estate served as a hospital. Now the Grachevka estate is the Moscow Regional Clinical Center for Restorative Medicine and Rehabilitation.

The Church of the Sign was destroyed by fire and was decapitated. Unfortunately, she was standing in a place where they planned to build an overpass highway. The road was not built, thanks to which the church survived. The temple was restored for about 10 years. In 2005 the church was consecrated.

Usadba Uzkoe

The Uzkoye estate became known at the beginning of the 16th century. Its main feature is the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, which was built in 1698. The temple was built by the boyar Tikhon Streshnev, uncle of Peter the Great. There is a legend that in 1812 Napoleon watched the retreat of the French troops from this belfry.

The interior is striking in its elegance, although in the Second world war The temple was attacked and destroyed. It has unique acoustics, which is provided by a high space under the dome. The central dome and side aisles, amazing in their beauty, were consecrated in honor of the Finding of the head of John the Baptist and St. Nicholas.

For two centuries the temple was the spiritual center of the Uzkoye estate. The owners of the estate were the most famous Russian princes Golitsyn, Obolensky, Tolstoy, Gagarin, Streshnev. The most recent owner of Uzkoye, P. Trubetskoy, inherited the estate from his aunt Sophia Tolstaya in 1890.

The temple, which was closed in 1928, served as a repository of valuable books for many decades. They were withdrawn from circulation, both scientific and cultural. Among them were books by repressive writers, liturgical literature, and German archives.

Manor "Grebnevo"

Manor "Grebnevo" - architectural and historical monument federal significance, located in the Shchelkovsky district of the Moscow region, near the city of Fryazino.

The estate was founded in the 16th century by the boyar Belsky, after which its owners constantly changed. The last owner of the estate was the Moscow doctor Grinevsky, who bought it in 1913. In Soviet times, the estate was looted and destroyed. In the 1980s, attempts were made to restore the estate, but after unforeseen circumstances (fires), the estate fell into even greater disrepair. Today it has practically turned into ruins.

The estate consists of the estate building itself, the temple of the Grebnevskaya Icon of the Mother of God, the arch, the St. Nicholas Church, the eastern and western wings, the carriage and cattle yards, and the stables. The temples are perfectly preserved to this day.

Manor Neskuchnoye

The Neskuchnoye estate is a real architectural monument of the Moscow region, towering on the steep bank of the Moskva River. It was part of the composition of residential estates, consisting of earlier architectural complexes. In the 18th century, the southern part of this ensemble belonged to Prince N. Yu. Trubetskoy. It is thanks to her that the name Neskuchnoye came about. Nearby was the estate of the princes Golitsyn, and the northernmost part was occupied by the Orlovs. In the central part there was the estate of P. A. Demidov, famous for its famous botanical garden. From the Neskuchny Garden, which belonged to Trubetskoy, a park area with a picturesque pond, a stone gazebo and pavilions, green alleys has been preserved.

Subsequently, this estate became the summer residence of the Alexandrinsky Palace, a place of rest for the wife of Emperor Nicholas I, Alexandra Feodorovna. Balls were held here, entertainment festivities for the aristocratic nobility, close to the court.

In the 1920s, the palace was used as a furniture museum. Since 1928 it has been part of the Central Park of Culture and Leisure. Since 1934, the presidium of the Academy of Sciences has been located here. Location of the Neskuchnoye estate: Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 14-20. This Neskuchny Garden has always been a favorite vacation spot for Muscovites and guests of the capital.

Razumovsky's estate

Not far from the Kursk railway station, in the very center of Moscow, one of the most interesting buildings, the estate of Count Razumovsky, is located. Alexei Kirillovich - statesman and founder of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum lived in a Moscow residence for 2 years. During these years, the botanical garden, which is considered one of the wonders of Moscow, flourished.

The estate was built in 1801-1803, and in 1842 it was expanded and rebuilt according to a new project. On the territory of the estate there is a vast park with ponds, a front entrance yard and a central palace. The house is a two-story building, the central part of which is rectangular. It is distinguished by a mezzanine floor with an arched window, in addition, double columns and lions on the porticos.

More than 4 million rubles were spent on its arrangement. The rooms are decorated with expensive tapestries and bronze, decorated with custom-made Saxon services. Particularly striking was the library, which consisted of medieval books. The park was not inferior to the magnificence of the house. Four ponds with carps, flower beds and alleys, a grove of orange trees and exotic plants.

In 1828, the merchant Yurkov from Odessa became the owner of the estate, who gradually sold unique items for next to nothing in antique shops. Later, the Board of Trustees bought it and turned it into an orphanage, then there was a school for paramedics, a seminary, an almshouse, a nursing home. With the advent of Soviet power, the institute of physical education and a hostel were located here. The ponds of the park became sports grounds, and a sauna was built in the central part.

Despite the fact that the estate of Count Razumovsky is an object of cultural heritage, all that is left of it is perishing.

Manor Bogorodskoe

The estate of Bogorodskoye in the Ruzsky district of the Moscow region was located on the site of the former Prut churchyard in the area of ​​the Istma River. The first information about the estate dates back to the 17th century. At that time, there was the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos, which was destroyed during the Time of Troubles. The estate belonged to A.S. Khitrovo, then several times passed into other hands. The estate reached its heyday under D.A. Guryev, who built new house in the late classical style.

During the Great Patriotic War, the house, outbuildings, many park pavilions and sculptures in them were lost. At present, you can admire the new Church of the Blessed Virgin, built in 1807, and the preserved outbuildings of the estate, greatly altered over time. Church in the estate this moment current.

Manor Volynshchyna - Poluektovo

The Volynshchina estate in the Ruzsky district of the Moscow region is the former estate of the Volynsky boyars, since the 1770s it belonged to Prince V.N. Dolgoruky - Krymsky. The Dolgorukovs-Krymskys were the owners of the estate until 1917. It was under them that an extremely harmonious ensemble of manor buildings was created in the 1770s, it is assumed that the author was the architect Bazhenov.

As a result of the construction of a dam in the sixties of the 20th century on the Ozerna River, the Volynshchyna estate suffered a lot of damage, part of the old park was flooded, and due to constant flooding and waterlogging, beautiful interiors lose their ceremonial unique appearance, the foundations of the manor buildings of the estate are destroyed.

At the moment, the building has been more or less repaired, the park has been put in order, and the estate houses a sports base.

Large stone greenhouse of the estate "Kuskovo"

By 1763, the Large Stone Orangery was built according to the design of the fortress architect Fyodor Argunov - the largest pavilion of the palace and park ensemble of the estate.

In addition to its direct functional purpose, it was also used to receive guests: along with glazed galleries for plant exotics, a “voxal” was arranged in the center of the Large Stone Orangery - a small round dance hall with choirs for musicians. In the side risalits there were rooms for games and a gardener's shelter.

Today, expositions are deployed in the halls of the greenhouse State Museum ceramics.

Manor of the Tselibeevs

The estate on Novokuznetskaya Street (until 1922 it was called Kuznetskaya Street after the settlement of blacksmiths that existed here) was built in the 1st half of the 19th century, during the post-fire period. It was a small city estate typical of that time - a two-story main house, standing along the red line of the street, to the right and left of it - one-story outbuildings, behind the main house - a courtyard with a garden.

Until the end of the 19th century, the estate was owned by the Tselibeev family of merchants, immigrants from Maloyaroslavets, members of the Rogozhskaya Old Believer community. The Tselibeevs were listed as merchants of the 2nd guild and traded tea and sugar in Moscow.

At the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries, the estate was bought by Timofey Gennadyevich Karpov, a hereditary nobleman and titular adviser, the son of a famous professor of history, a member of the Russian Historical Society G.F. Karpov. On the maternal side of T.G. Karpov was related to the Morozov dynasty of merchants.

By his order, the architect A.P. Vakarin rebuilt the main house in 1900, turning it into a small eclectic mansion with an original gable roof and elements of classical order decor on the facades.

After the marriage of T.G. Karpov on Maria Dmitrievna Lepeshkina, he rewrote the house on Novokuznetskaya in her name, and she was officially listed as the landlady until 1917. The Karpovs did a lot of charity work, were members of the Moscow Charitable Society of 1837, Timofei Gennadievich was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Sergiev-Elizabeth Asylum for the crippled soldiers of the Russian-Japanese war and the Bureau for finding employment for workers - both of these institutions were under the auspices of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.

After the October Revolution of 1917, the estate belonging to the Karpovs was nationalized, and they themselves were evicted to a house on B. Ordynka, 41, which had previously belonged to the brother of T.G. Karpov Fedor Gennadievich, who went into exile. The last years of T.G. Karpov was the headman of the Temple of the Icon of the Iberian Mother of God on Bolshaya O

Manor Annino

Annino's estate is located 11 kilometers east of the city of Ruza in the Moscow Region. The manor is old, the history of the village of the same name goes back into the distant past. The first mention of it dates back to the end of the 17th century. Then the village belonged to the Miloslavskys. There is a legend that the estate was named after Anna Kotlovskaya or Anna Vasilchikova, one of the wives of Ivan the Terrible, whom he exiled to this remote place.

In the estate there is a temple of the Sign of the Most Holy Theotokos. Therefore, the estate was often called Znamensky. The temple was built in 1690. The architecture of the temple is unique for the Moscow region - it is of the tent style. At present, the manor house of the end of the 18th century - provincial architecture - has been preserved. It has an extended main façade, and the elements used in the decor are flat architraves, overhead boards and a cornice of a simple profile, but they still decorate the house. Now in the manor house there is a children's health resort, and the temple operates.

Smirnov's estate

V.P. Smirnov inherited the estate from his father around the beginning of the 18th century. At his own discretion, the merchant completely remade the country residence. For a large-scale restructuring, an architect from Moscow was called in, who built a real castle in a matter of time.

The main building, which has survived to this day, is a two-story building made in the style of medieval architecture with eclectic elements. The red brick walls are decorated with white patterns of expensive stucco and frescoes.

Limes were planted around the house at Smirnov's insistence. The seedlings were dug in a strictly defined order and at a strictly defined distance.

Near the house there was a gazebo with a swing, which, rolling, reached the height of a three-story building. They were demolished when, in 1924, V.P. Smirnov left for Lvov. And the estate fell into disrepair.

After the death of the merchant, the estate was occupied Kid `s camp, country club school library and shop.

City estate of miners Demidovs

This magnificent old estate, built at the end of the 18th century, is located in the very center of Moscow, not far from the Tretyakov Gallery, and is a brilliant example of early Moscow classicism.

The estate was founded by the wealthiest industrialist Prokofy Demidov - it was thanks to his tireless work on the improvement of the estate, as well as the fact that the eccentric owner always found something to surprise guests with, the palace and the garden adjacent to it were called Neskuchny. After the Demidovs, the estate was owned by Counts Orlovs, the wife of Nicholas I, Alexandra Fedorovna, and in the second half of the 19th century, the secular salon of Countess Sollogub, famous throughout Moscow, was located here, which was visited by N.V. Gogol, I.S. Turgenev and others.

special solemnity architectural complex, which includes the main three-story house and stone outbuildings, is given a spacious front yard, a six-column Corinthian portico and an openwork cast-iron fence - an example of foundry art of the 50s of the 18th century - cast at one of the Nizhny Tagil Demidov factories.

Currently, the estate is occupied by the State Pedagogical Library. K.D.Ushinsky.

Manor Berezhki (Ruzsky district)

There is practically no information about the Berezhki estate in the Ruza district. Recently, it belonged to a certain Zh.L. Losev. The project of the estate house belongs to the famous architect I.V. Zholtovsky. The house was built in 1910, demolished in 1990. Today in the estate you can see two preserved log houses, one of which is probably an outbuilding, outbuildings. Currently, in the estate, located in a very picturesque place on the bank of the river, there is a rest house.

The manor is surrounded by a park, which was previously apparently broken according to the plan. But today, of course, this is not observed. Scattered bushes and trees growing by themselves do not create harmony in the park landscape, although some of them are of interest to gardeners and nature lovers.

Royal estate "Izmailovo"

Most often, the estate is associated with the name of Peter I. Izmailovsky groves were a favorite place for maneuvers of amusing regiments of the first Russian emperor. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the Nikolaev military almshouse was organized here. The former manor was supplemented with larger and more modern buildings, thanks to which the landscape of the manor is not visually perceived as medieval.

In the center of the estate is the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin, surrounded by soldiers and officers, and with reverse side Cathedral - Sovereign's Court.

The main entrance to the estate was the Bridge Tower - now there is a branch of the State Historical Museum"Izmailovo and the rulers of Russia".

The museum conducts a great educational work - excursions dedicated to the history of the estate, costumed theatrical excursions and performances, concerts of ancient music and musical and poetic evenings.

Manor Valuevo

The Valuevo estate is located in the village of the same name in the Moscow region. In the 17th century, the estate was founded by the clerk Grigory Valuev, by whose name the estate was named. The manor complex began to take shape starting from 1759, when it was owned by D.A. Shepelev. The ensemble of the estate was finally formed at the turn of the 18th-19th centuries, under Count A.I. Musine-Pushkin. In 1810-11, a new manor house was built on the site of the old one, cattle and horse yards, other outbuildings, a park with cascading ponds appeared.

Under the next owners, the manor complex was supplemented with a water tower, some outbuildings, a newly built front gate with two towers topped with small sculptures of deer. To this day, in addition to the church building, all the buildings of the vast estate ensemble have survived: a two-story manor house with two outbuildings connected to it by galleries-colonnades, an office, a manager’s house, a pavilion called the Hunting Lodge, a greenhouse building that houses a functioning church, services , cattle and horse yards, a grotto with three arches, a water tower and other buildings. A vast pine-linden park with cascading ponds has also survived. Since the 1960s, the Valuevo sanatorium has been located in the estate, the estate buildings have been adapted to various sanatorium needs.

Manor Nikolskoye - Gagarino

The very beautiful Nikolskoye-Gagarino estate, located in the Ruzsky district of the Moscow region, is picturesquely located on a high hill, from which a wonderful view of Trostenskoye Lake and the floodplain of the Ozerna River opens. The ensemble of the estate was formed in 1770 under Prince S.S. Gagarin. Hence, probably, the second name of the estate.

Once upon a time, in the rooms of Nikolsky-Gagarin, along with ordinary manor furniture, there were beautiful old family portraits, unique furniture of the late 17th - early 18th centuries inlaid with different types of wood, as well as decorative panels of Italian work.

Currently, all the manor buildings are in a state of disrepair. The palace facade facing the park is shabby and gloomy. The palace is fading away and therefore looks gloomy. The park is almost completely overgrown, although sometimes you can find a wide alley.

The household yard, which belonged to the estate, has also been preserved. Now it is a local hospital.

Pavilion Hermitage of the estate "Kuskovo"

The pavilion was built in 1765-1767, during the heyday of the estate it was intended only for the elite - friends of the owner of the estate, who would like to retire during the balls arranged by Count Sheremetev. The second floor could only be reached by a mechanical elevator. The first floor was intended for servants - drinks, snacks and other things were served by an elegant lifting mechanism - a table. In the early 1980s, during the reconstruction of the historical appearance, a fence around the perimeter of the roof and a statue on the dome were restored. But before the reconstruction, the pavilion looked more elegant.

Manor Porechye

In the Ruzsky district of the Moscow region, the Porechye estate once flourished. Now all that remains of it is an unusually beautiful church. And the estate itself was completely lost back in the nineties of the XX century. The founder of the estate in the second half of the 18th century was Lieutenant General M.A. Yakovlev, who was the owner of another estate near Moscow - Perkhushkovo. In the middle of the 19th century, the estates passed to the landowner I.A. Bartholomeus, and at the end of the century - A.V. Lvov.

The stone Kazan Church was built under Yakovlev, back in 1763. The tiered building was erected on a white stone foundation, and at the end of the 18th century a bell tower was also added. The entire church ensemble is very harmonious, made in the Baroque style.

Dutch house of the estate "Kuskovo"

The Dutch house is a two-story garden pavilion located on the shore of a pond with a kitchen on the ground floor and a living room on the second. According to the date indicated on the facade, the construction of the house began in 1749. The building was erected in the laconic style of Dutch buildings of the 17th century, the interior decoration with ceramic tiles was made in the same style. Despite the fact that the house is an imitation of a Dutch dwelling, it was used by the owners for its intended purpose. Arbors and a garden with a vegetable garden located around the pavilion were designed to create the illusion of a street located on the banks of the canal.

Manor Komlevo

In the Ruza district of the Moscow region, you can find many old estates. One of them is the 18th century estate of Komlevo. You can get on the road from Ruza. At the entrance meets the dilapidated Znamenskaya Church. The owners of the estate were at the beginning of the 18th century the nobles Chelishchev, then the Orlovs. Then, in the middle of the 19th century, the estate was owned by Prince. A.A. Menshikov, then noblewoman A.A. Vadkovskaya, at the end of the 19th century the merchant P.S. Okonishnikov, at the beginning of the 20th century A.S. Keller.

The Church of the Sign was erected in 1802. Built in the style of classicism. During the war in 1941, it was practically destroyed, and it was in this state for a long time. Now restored. Three gates of the church fence and the remains of the once majestic park of the estate have also been preserved.

Manor Lyublino

The former estate near Moscow Lyublino is located in the South-Eastern administrative district of Moscow. This is one of the rarest palace and park ensembles of the early 19th century. The main house-palace belonged to the famous eccentric N.A. Durasov, who became famous for his solemn receptions and holidays. Nearby, on the banks of the Lublin Pond, there is a park with a boat station and several tennis courts.

Excursions are being held in the Lyublino estate today. The ceremonial halls are used for classical music concerts, balls and ceremonial receptions. The mezzanine floor hosts art exhibitions and temporary exhibitions from various museums.

Manor Lyublino is a favorite place for wedding photo shoots. Gorgeous marble halls, decorated with mirrors and antique furniture, create a great romantic mood for photos. But not only inside the palace, but also in the park there are many interesting places. On an area of ​​twelve hectares, there is the old manor itself, the manager's house, an outbuilding, which housed a boarding house for noble children, palace greenhouses and a reconstructed green theater building with a dance floor.

Manor Trinity-Lykovo

Troitse-Lykovo - previously a luxurious house, is located in the west of Moscow. Arriving at the estate, you can observe the preserved sights - the greenhouse, outbuildings. And churches: the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin and the Trinity Church are located on the territory of the adjacent park.

The history of the manor begins in the 16th century, when the village of Troitskoye was built for serfs. In the 17th century, the settlement passed to Prince B.M. Lykov from Tsar Vasily Shuisky. The prince decided to move the village to the banks of the Moscow River, on the picturesque bank they built new huts and erected the Trinity Church, and in its place a chapel was built.

In 1690, the boyar M.K. Naryshkin (uncle of Peter I) began to manage the settlement. Instead of the Trinity Church, a stone Orthodox church is being erected. But the wooden church was not dismantled, but moved to the garden and re-consecrated in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin. She stood there until 1937, when the Soviet authorities gave the order to demolish it.

N.A. Butullin radically changed the appearance of the estate already in the 19th century. The Assumption Church was built of stone according to the project of N.I. Kozlovsky, the manor house was renovated, and a greenhouse was founded. In 1876, the new owners of Karzinkina rebuilt the church and the estate again. Yu.M. Karkazina gave the house for an almshouse. At the same time, the House Church and the women's religious community were founded. Three Orthodox churches settled on the territory - the Assumption Church, the House Church and the Trinity Church.

Today, all unique buildings have been demolished. Tourists can only see stone buildings, the remains of a luxurious architectural ensemble. The bell tower and the refectory in the park have been preserved. And the park itself with centuries-old pines and lindens, which are over 200 years old.

Manor Cheryomushki-Znamenskoye

In ancient times, here, in the southern suburbs of Moscow, there was a deep and completely covered ravine with bird cherry thickets, fragrant in early spring throughout the entire valley and the surroundings of the Beketovka River. According to legend, this area once belonged to Boris Godunov. From reliable sources, it is known that in 1630 "in the Moscow district from the empty bypass lands, the wasteland of Cheremoshka on the sides of the Cheremosh ravine ... scribes measured and described and sold Afonasius Pronicheschev and the deacon Venedikt Makhov to the patrimony half a wasteland." Soon, in the half of Venedikt Makhov, a patrimonial yard and the village of Cheremoshye arose into several peasant households, and "in common with Afonasius Pronichishev" (there are two spellings of this surname in the documents) on the Beketovka River, the clerk Venedikt Makhov arranged a system of ponds. The area began to change, and a century later, an original and representative noble estate already existed here.

The name of the Cheryomushki district comes from the estate. Modern address: Bolshaya Cheryomushkinskaya street, houses number 25 and number 28.

Manor Mikhalkovo

"Mikhalkovo" - the former Panin estate near Moscow near the Golovinsky ponds, now in the territory of the Golovinsky district of the Northern Administrative District of Moscow. The territory of the Mikhalkovo estate is a historical monument of architecture and landscape gardening art of the 18th century.

The first information about the village of Mikhalkovo dates back to 1623, when it was the estate of a serviceman Anton Zagoskin. In the XVIII century, in the possession of the princes Dashkovs, who in the middle of the XVIII century began to adapt the village to the estate.

In 1764 Ekaterina Dashkova sold the estate to Count Nikita Panin. In 1772, the estate passed to his brother Peter, a military general, who had long dreamed of acquiring a country estate not far from Moscow. The owner introduces into the design of the project the idea of ​​memories of the Bendery fortress conquered by him during the Russian-Turkish war.

From 1780 to 1784, the construction of stone pseudo-Gothic outbuildings of the estate made of red brick was underway. The main courtyard was taken as the basis of the planning composition, surrounded by a fence with outbuildings included in it, to which a linden park with two ponds adjoined. In 1783, Pyotr Panin inherited from his brother the much more extended Duginskaya estate in the Smolensk province, turned off work in Mikhalkovo and moved to live in Dugino.

In 1803, the estate was bought for 40 thousand rubles by industrialist Dmitry Grachev, who was engaged in the production of chintz. By the 1880s, all buildings were subordinated to factory needs. Then wings were built on, the main house and almost all the decorative walls were dismantled, and the gates were laid.

After 1933, the estate was used exclusively for the needs of the cloth industry. In the 1970s, housing and industrial construction began near the estate and directly on its territory.

Manor Sviblovo

The estate "Sviblovo" was built in 1704 by Kirill Alekseevich Naryshkin. He built stone chambers, a stone Trinity Church (1708-1709), a malt factory, but after the Battle of Poltava he took his people to other estates, and in Sviblov he settled captured Swedes, "all kinds of artisan people." After Naryshkin, the estate was owned at various times by the Golitsyns, Pleshcheevs, Kazeevs, and Kozhevnikovs. At the beginning of the 19th century, N. M. Karamzin lived in Sviblovo. From the 70s of the 19th century until the October events of 1917, the estate was owned by mining engineer Georgy Bakhtiyarovich Khalatov (1890-1911)

Manor Ostafyevo

The Ostafyevo estate belonged to the ancient princely family of the Vyazemskys. The well-preserved house, with two symmetrical galleries and outbuildings, is a museum and concert hall. A beautiful park with a pond and a regular park, a gazebo and monuments to Pushkin, Zhukovsky, Karamzin and Vyazemsky perfectly complement the atmosphere of a noble estate.

Manor Kuzminki

Kuzminki Manor is a real historical monument of landscape gardening art of the 18th-19th centuries. It is located in the southeastern part of the city of Moscow. At different times, the estate was a noble nest of barons Stroganovs and princes Golitsyns. For more than 250 years, the appearance and interior of Kuzminki were created by famous architects R.R. Kazakov, I.P. Zherebkov, V.I. Bazhenov, D.I. and A.O. Gilardi, M.D. Bykovsky, I.E. Egotov.

The complex of all buildings of the Kuzminki estate consisted of the main princely palace, the front yard, horse and cattle yards, and a musical pavilion. Also on the territory were a bathroom house, an Egyptian pavilion, an orange greenhouse, a birch arbor. Thanks to the unique beauty and luxury, palace ensemble Kuzminki was equated with such pearls of architectural and park construction as Parisian Versailles, St. Petersburg Pavlovsk and Peterhof. The Golitsyn estate was also notable for its many rare cast-iron items that adorned the park. Triumphal and openwork gates, lanterns, figures of lions, cabinets with double chains, an obelisk to Peter I, monuments to Empress Maria Feodorovna and Nicholas I became masterpieces of iron casting.

The entire forest park zone of Kuzminok, from east to west through the ponds, is crossed by the Goledyanka River. Kuzminki have always been popular. These places were often visited by Peter I, Catherine II, Alexander II, famous poets, writers, artists. Nowadays, Kuzminki is one of the favorite vacation spots of Muscovites.

Manor Lyubvino

Lyubvino Manor is located in the village of Tuchkovo, Ruzsky District, Moscow Region, in a very picturesque place - on an elevated wooded hill. The landscape around the estate is simply magnificent and worth seeing and enjoying the beauty of nature. The Lyubvino estate was created at the beginning of the 20th century by L.G. pollen. Construction began in 1911. As conceived by the architect, the house on a hill was supposed to soar above the district.

At present, the house has been heavily rebuilt, its Empire-style exterior stucco and interior decorations have almost not been preserved. Sculptures and bronze vases, which were located on the alleys of the park and terraces, also disappeared. But the house still attracts the attention of both tourists and directors who shoot episodes of historical films here. Now the building is empty.

Manor Kolyubakino

The village of Kolyubakino in the Ruzsky district, as historians write, belonged in the 16th century. Ivan Turuntaev, was unsubscribed from the great sovereign to the palace villages. In 1630, the village began to belong to Mikhey Maksimovich Protopopov, and in 1647 it was bought by the boyar Yakov Nikitich Odoevsky, who owned it until 1678.

Further, the village, renamed after the church built by Rozhdestvenny, was transferred to A.M. Odoevskaya, then passed to her grandchildren - princes Peter and Alexei Mikhailovich Cherkassky. In the middle of the century, the owner of the estate, Countess Varvara Alekseevna Sheremeteva, and her daughter, Countess Varvara Petrovna Razumovskaya.

The estate had a great history, it saw many famous people. But it has not survived to the present day. The house stood until 1958, then it was dismantled. A small park descending to the Ponosha River turned out to be almost completely overgrown by the end of the 20th century. As a result, you can only admire the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin.

Swiss house of the estate "Kuskovo"

The Swiss house is a late building of the Kuskovo estate, designed in the 1870s. architect N.L. Benois. The walls of the lower floor are painted "brick-like", which is reminiscent of the style of an earlier building - the Dutch House.

Manor Altufyevo

The Altufyevo estate is located in the northern part of the city of Moscow. The estate got its name from the village of the same name, the first mention of which dates back to the end of the 16th century. The estate includes a park with a small pond, the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and some outbuildings.

The master's mansion in the Baroque style was built in 1767 by I. I. Velyaminov, but was subsequently rebuilt several times. The last restructuring in the eclectic style, as a result of which the house received its current state, was carried out by N. A. Zherebtsov. Only under the last owner of the estate, the oilman G. M. Lianozov, an extension was made to the house.

The construction of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was completed in 1763. The church is interesting for its architecture, being a characteristic example of the “like under the bells” type, which is quite rare.

Altufevsky Park has a pond and a small river. Outbuildings of particular interest are the brewery building and a small outbuilding with old cellars.

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