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Tsaritsyno museum and reserve in Moscow was founded in 1984 in the park of the same name. History: The estate is known from the late 16th century, when it belonged to Tsarina Irina, sister of Tsar Boris Godunov. At that time it was called Bogorodskoye. In the 17th century it belonged to the Streshnevs and then to the Galitzines. In 1775, the estate was bought by empress Catherine the Great, who happened to be passing through the area and fell in love with the picturesque beauty of the land. It received its present name, which means “Tsarina’s”. In 1776-85 architect Vasili Bazhenov built a palace for the Empress there. When the palace was almost complete, the Empress visited Tsaritsyno to inspect it. She declared the rooms to be too cramped and dark, and the palace unlivable. As a result, Catherine ordered the palace to be torn down, and the architect was fired. The remnants of the foundation of Bazhenov’s original palace are still visible in the park. In 1786, Matvey Kazakov presented new architectural plans, which were approved by Catherine. Kazakov supervised the construction project until 1796 when the construction was interrupted by Catherine’s dеath. Her successor, Emperor Paul I of Russia showed no interest in the palace and the massive structure remained unfinished and abandoned for more than 200 years, until it was completed and extensively reworked in 2005-07. Currently, in Tsaritsyno there are a history and architecture museum, a landscape park with an adjacent forest, an art museum, the Biryulyovo dendropark, and a cascade of the Tsaritsyno ponds. Park: The 18th-century architecture ensemble was built (though not finished) following the order of Catherine II in Neo-Gothic style, after projects of the Bazhenov and Kazakov, and it is the only 18th-century architectural ensemble of such dimensions in Russia. Around the palace, in the park there are a number of pavilions, pergolas, arbours, artificial grottos, decorative bridges (early 19th century, architect I. Yegotov), and a Russian Orthodox temple “Source of Life”, as well as a modern recreation center with an upscale restaurant. For a long time most buildings were ruined (and used for rock climbing). In 2005—2007 most buildings were extensively restored and completed: roofs, interiors and decorations have been added and their historical appearance has been altered. A number of buildings house the Russian museum of folk and applied art. The atrium of the “Bread House” is used for concerts of Moscow musicians. The park grounds contain the group of burial mounds that belong to the Early Slavs tribe Vyatichs dated to the 11th-13th century. Navigation: 0:00 Elements of park design 2:30 West arch bridge 4:08 Horseshoe Island on the Middle Tsaritsyno Pond 5:50 Eastern arch bridge 6:50 Walk 10:10 Figured bridge 10:40 Tsaritsyno Palace 16:20 Palace glade 18:15 Tower ruin 21:45 Forest 34:26 Palace glade 37:00 Walk 38:17 Boy feeding squirrel 38:30 Walk 40:08 Humpback Bridge (Orangery Dam) - an architectural monument 41:13 Walk 50:16 Large (“Gothic“) bridge over the ravine 51:51 Walk 53:00 Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Source“ 53:18 Walk 53:45 Figured bridge 55:22 Tsaritsyno Palace 57:39 Walk Day information: October 4, Sunday, Air temperature 20 #Moscow #walking #city #park #Russia
