Москва Златоглавая.
"Москва, как много в этом звуке, для сердца русского слилось..."
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Continuing my story about Moscow in old postcards
1955-1956 years.
The monument to the founder of Moscow Yuri Dagraca.
A monument to the "founder of the city," the first Suzdal Prince.
Established in 1954 at Tverskaya square.
Until 1993, the area was called the Soviet.
The monument was erected opposite the city hall of Moscow (in the Soviet
times - the city Council building).
The project of a group of sculptors under the leadership of S. M. Orlov.
Soviet area. The Moscow city Council.
The Moscow Soviet was the highest organ of state power in Moscow
from 1917 to 1993.
The Palace of the Moscow Governor-General , built in 1782 by the project
M. F. Kazakov for the count Z. G. Chernyshev, the first Governor of Moscow,
which during the Prussian war in 1760 occupied Berlin.
During the Napoleonic fire, the building was badly damaged by fire.
Tverskaya square, where now is located the city of Moscow,
from 1912 to 1918 was called Skobelevskaya square
and from 1918 to 1993, was called Soviet square.
In the 90 years since the building was removed emblem of the USSR and instead installed
gilded coat of Arms of Moscow.
The building of the State library of the USSR named after V. I. Lenin
( b. The Rumyantsev Museum).
Vozdvizhenka 3/5.
Library. Lenin "Lenin Library".
Till 18.04.1564 city was the house in Cherkasy.
In the autumn of 1566, Ivan the terrible built this place
new residence - Oprichny yard.
Then from 1828 to 1917, Moscow, and then the Imperial
The Rumyantsev Museum.
The new building was project V. Gelfreikh and Vladimir Shchuko.
From 1924 to 1992 - the State library of the USSR. V. I. Lenin.
Now the Russian State library is the largest
public library in the world.
State Museum of fine arts named after A. S. Pushkin.
Volkhonka St., 12.
The Museum is laid 17.08.1898 G.
Attended by Emperor Nicholas II and his family.
Called: Museum of fine arts named after Emperor Alexander III.
Built in 1911, and the first Director of the Museum was
Professor of Moscow University Tsvetayev.
The historical Museum.
Red square 1/2.
The construction of the building proceeded during the years 1875-1881.
Opened on 27 may 1883.
It was called the Museum named after His Imperial Highness the Emperor
The Heir To The Throne.
Now called the national Historical Museum.
To avoid the exposition of the Museum you have to walk more than 4 thousand
steps, and it will be about three kilometers.
39 rooms have unique interiors from different periods
the development of art of the peoples of Russia.
The Central Museum of V. I. Lenin.
Revolution square, 2/3.
The Museum was established by decision 8 of the Congress of the Russian
The Communist party in may 1924, after
the death of Lenin.
In creating the Museum was assisted by members of the Ulyanov family
and friends and associates.
The building was built in the years 1890-1892 for the Moscow
city Duma.
The square in front of the theater.
Theatrical square, 1.
The building was built in 1856 by the architect albert Kavos,
on the building of the theatre burnt down in 1853 (built by the architect O. Bove).
And then the building was built on the site burned down in 1812 (was built
on the Arbat square an architect To Rossi).
Kavos has decorated the building with a white stone portico with 8 columns.
It is crowned with a bronze Quadriga of Apollo, the work of Peter Klodt.
Sverdlov Square. The Bolshoi theater.
Theatre square, 1820-Peter's square , and from 1919 to
1991 - Sverdlov square.
In 2005, the theatre was reconstructed and opened on 28 October 2011.
The Bolshoi theatre in Moscow is one of the world's major dramatic scenes.
"...And also in the field of ballet
We are ahead, I say, the whole planet..."
Yuri Vizbor
The Museum Of The Revolution.
Tverskaya street, 21.
The Museum of the Revolution until September 1998.
Now - Museum of contemporary history of Russia.
One of the largest museums of modern history in the world.
From 1831 to 1917, this building housed Moscow
English club.
Gorky Street.
From 1932 to 1990 - Gorky street. Now Tverskaya street,
one of the largest streets of the Central administrative district of Moscow.
The road to Tver, existed in the 12th century.
In the 18-19 centuries, Tverskaya street was the main street of the city.
It is for her the kings drove to the Kremlin coming from
St. Petersburg to Moscow.
Mozhaisk highway.
Mozhayskoe highway in the Western administrative
district, part of the highway Moscow-Minsk - Brest.
Throughout Moscow and four-lane strip
in the middle, for the movement of government vehicles.
The road leading to the town of Mozhaisk, which since the 13th century
guarding the approaches to Moscow from the West.
Novaya Basmannaya street.
In the 17th century captain's suburb, where he was ruckwartigen
foreign regiments.
In the 18th century, named Basman , because was heading to Basmannaya Sloboda.
In 1918 -1922 years - street Commune.
Bolshaya Sadovaya street.
Named in 1816. Was demolished ground shaft and its
place planted gardens - that's called the Garden ring.
Large Garden - North-West component of the Garden ring.
This is the modern theater of the Moscow Soviet and a garden "Aquarium".
The theater Mossovet.
Zhuravleva square, 1.
Drama theatre was established in 1923
In 1947, for the theatre rebuilt Vvedensky people's house,
and was there until 1959.
In 1956 it hosted the filming of scenes from the movie
Eldar Ryazanov's "carnival night".
Now is a theatre and concert hall "Palace on Yauza".
The building was constructed in 1903 as one of the ten people's homes of Moscow
built in the outlying workers ' districts, to educate
population.
Leningradskoe shosse.
On-simple-Leningradka.
Until 1924 it was the St. Petersburg highway.
The busiest highway.
From downtown Moscow to Sheremetyevo airport and
in the satellite towns of Khimki and Zelenograd.
The road was opened in 1822.