Tverskaya, Moscow

Tverskaya is one of the main streets in the center of Moscow. Tverskoy district is located around it. Tverskaya can be considered the first Moscow street. It connected Moscow with the nearest large city and, in the XIV—XV centuries, an irreconcilable enemy — Tver. In the XVIII century, when Moscow confidently moved beyond the boundaries of the Earthen City, Tverskaya, following Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, began to acquire signs of elitism: the most exquisite houses were built here and luxury shops were opened, some of which practically went down in history - this is the Eliseevsky deli and Filippovskaya bakery. In the 1930s. Tverskaya underwent a global reconstruction that completely changed the appearance of the street. A few buildings survived on it, many were destroyed or moved deeper into the courtyards, and the rest were built over, which completely changed their appearance. Ceremonial multi-storey buildings were erected along Tverskaya Street, reflecting the aesthetic ideas of the new, Soviet era.

The area adjacent to Tverskaya Street has long been called Tverskoy. It stretches from Bolshaya Nikitskaya in the west to Neglinka in the east, including a large and rather heterogeneous piece of old Moscow. Although the Tverskoy municipal district extends beyond the Garden Ring, the guide follows the natural Moscow toponymy. Tverskaya Street, and with it the district, end at the intersection with the Garden Ring, on Triumfalnaya Square; then 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street and other districts of the Moscow center begin, see Presnya and Marina Grove.

 

Attractions

Beginning of Tverskaya

Metro stations: Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya

1  Chambers of Boyar Troekurov, Georgievsky lane. 4. Boyar Troekurov was one of Peter I’s close associates, who took his side in the fight between the future emperor and his sister Sophia. Now this pearl of the 17th century, hidden by the State Duma building, is in disrepair and covered with a construction net.
2  Church of the Resurrection of the Word on Uspensky Vrazhek, Bryusov lane, 15/2.
3  Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Uspensky Vrazhek, Gazetny lane, 15.

 

Tverskaya Square

Metro stations: Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya

4  Mossovet Building (Palace of the Governor General, now the Moscow City Hall) , st. Tverskaya, 13. A three-story mansion from the Classical era, the former house of the Governor General, was built with two floors in 1939.
5  Temple of Cosmas and Damian in Shubin, Stoleshnikov Lane, 2.
6  Stoleshnikov Lane. A pedestrian street connecting Petrovka and Bolshaya Dmitrovka.

 

Pushkinskaya Square

Metro stations: Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya, Chekhovskaya

7  Monument to Pushkin, Pushkinskaya Square. The most famous monument to the great Russian poet is the work of Opekushin. Made of bronze; Initially, it was installed at the beginning of Tverskoy Boulevard on Strastnaya Square; in 1950, the monument was moved to the opposite side of the square, where it is still located.
8  Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Putinki, st. Malaya Dmitrovka, 4. The temple was founded in 1649 after a fire that destroyed the previous wooden Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, and was completed in 1652. After the completion of the temple in 1653, Patriarch Nikon stopped the construction of tent-roofed churches in Rus'. Thus, the church is one of the last hipped stone churches in Moscow.

 

Petrovsky Gate

Metro stations: Pushkinskaya, Chekhovskaya, Trubnaya

9  Upper Monastery of St. Peter or Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery, st. Petrovka, 28. Orthodox male monastery, known from written sources since 1377. The main part of the modern architectural complex of the monastery was built in the 17th-18th centuries. The activities of the monastery have been resumed since 2009.
10  Temple of the Tolga Icon of the Mother of God in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery, st. Petrovka, 28.
11  Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery, st. Petrovka, 28.
12  Temple of the Bogolyubskaya Icon of the Mother of God in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery.
13  Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in the former Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery.
14  Cathedral of St. Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow, in the former Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery.
15  Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Krapivniki, Krapivensky lane. 4.
16  Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign” behind the Petrovsky Gate, 1st Kolobovsky lane. 1. Nov 2016 edit
17  Monument to Vysotsky.

 

Malaya Dmitrovka

Metro stations: Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya m Chekhovskaya

18  Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Putinki , Uspensky lane. 4.

 

Karetny ryad

Metro stations: Chekhovskaya, Tsvetnoy Boulevard

19  Hermitage Garden.

 

Nikitsky Gate

20  New TASS building, Tverskoy Blvd. 2-4. Built in 1977. The design of the windows, similar to television screens, and the original decorative portal with a globe are interesting.
21  Church of the Ascension on Nikitskaya, st. Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 18.
22  Church of the Ascension in Storozhi , st. Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 36.
23  Church of St. Theodore the Studite , st. Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 29.
24 Anglican Church of St. Andrew, Voznesensky lane, 8.

 

Bronnaya and Patriarch's settlements

Metro station: Mayakovskaya

25  Patriarch's Pond. The general name of the only pond that has survived to this day, the surrounding public garden and residential neighborhood. A monument to I.A. was erected at the Patriarch's. Krylov. The fabulist sits surrounded by 12 animated heroes of his immortal works. This is where the action of M.A.’s novel begins. Bulgakov. Here Berlioz was hit by a tram “turning along the newly laid line from Ermolaevsky to Bronnaya.” However, there have never been tram tracks at the place described in the novel.
26  Moscow Synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya, st. Bolshaya Bronnaya, 6.
27  Church of the Apostle John the Theologian on Bronnaya, Bogoslovsky lane, 4.

 

Museums

1 Gulag Museum, Petrovka str., 16 (Teatralnaya, Kuznetsky Most). ✉ ☎ +7-495-621-73-46. from 11:00 to 19:00 (ticket office until 18:00), Thu - from 12:00 to 21:00 (ticket office until 20:00), Mon - day off, The last Friday of the month is a sanitary day. 150 rubles. adult, 20 rubles. preferential. The State Museum of Gulag History was founded in 2001. The exhibition was opened in 2004. The museum's collection includes an archive of documents, letters, memoirs of former Gulag prisoners; a collection of personal belongings belonging to them and related to the history of their imprisonment; a collection of works of art created by artists who passed the Gulag, and modern authors offering their understanding of this topic.

Bulgakov Flat Museum

Gorky House Museum

Stanislavskiy House Museum

 

Theaters

2 Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov, Kamergersky Lane, 3, p. 1 (Teatralnaya, Okhotny Ryad). ☎ (495)692-67-48.
3 Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky, Tverskaya blvd., 22 (Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya, Chekhov). ☎ (495)697-74-66.
4  Lenkom Theater, 6 Dmitrovka M. str. (Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya, Chekhovskaya).
5 Moscow Operetta Theater, 6 Dmitrovka Bolshaya str. (Okhotny Ryad, Tverskaya).
6 Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theater, 17 Dmitrovka Bolshaya str. (Chekhov, Tverskaya).
7  Moscow Academic Theater named after V. Mayakovsky, Bolshaya Nikitskaya str., 39/13.
8 Mossovet Theater, Bolshaya Sadovaya str., 16.9
9  Moscow Academic Satire Theatre, 2 Triumfalnaya Square, p. 1 (Mayakovskaya).
10  Puppet Theater named after S. V. Obraztsov , Sadovaya-Samotechnaya str., 3.
11  Novaya Opera Theatre, 3 Karetny Ryad str. (Hermitage Garden). ☎ +7 495 694-0868.
12  Moscow Drama Theater named after A. S. Pushkin, Tverskaya Boulevard. 23. ☎ +7 495 694-1289.
13 Theatre of Nations, Petrovsky Lane, 3.

 

Entertainments

14 Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Tsvetnoy Boulevard, 13 (Tsvetnoy Boulevard). ☎ +7-495-625-89-70, fax: +7-495-621-12-81. The legendary circus of Yuri Nikulin.
15 Cinema and Concert hall "Russia" ("Pushkin") (Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya, Chekhov).

 

Night life

1  Craft Republic  , Maly Gnezdnikovsky lane. 9, p. 7. 14:00–24:00, Fri and Sat: until 2:00. One of the first craft beer pubs in Moscow quickly became a club of special interests: bartenders here not only pour beer, but also engage in heated debates with visitors about the advantages and disadvantages of this or that variety. Constantly updated line of draft beer, unusual hot snacks, informal atmosphere.