Moscow is not only museums, numerousarchitectural monuments and high-rise buildings. The city is also famous for the abundance of green areas, gardens and squares. In this article, we suggest you take an extramural excursion to Petrovsky Park. You can see the photo of this wonderful corner of the Russian capital below.
Petrovsky Park (Moscow) is considered a monumentlandscape art of the XIX century and is protected by the state. It is located in the northwestern part of the capital and adjoins one of its sides to Leningradsky Avenue. On the opposite side, the recreational urban zone is bordered by the Petrovsky-Razumovsky Alley.
The park has preserved several architectural masterpieces. We are talking about the Travel Palace, the Church of the Annunciation, the villa "Black Swan". All these sights will be discussed further.
Petrovsky Park today covers an area of 22 hectares. The nearest metro station is Dynamo. How and when did this park appear on the map of Moscow?
It all began in 1774, when the QueenCatherine II ordered to build on this place a chic stone palace (preserved to this day). During the period of the restoration of Moscow after the Patriotic War of 1812, it was decided to surround this building with a landscape garden.
Thus, Petrovsky Park (Moscow) wasfounded in 1827. The planning of the future green oaza of the city was done by the architect Ivan Tamansky. Restoration of the palace itself, which was badly damaged in the war, was carried out under his leadership. A pond was dug in the park, and three radial avenues from the palace were laid.
The park immediately became the center of urban festivals, andrich aristocrats gladly built here summer houses and villas. In the XIX century, there appears a number of restaurants, in particular - "Yar" and "Eldorado". By the way, it was Petrovsky Park that connected the first electric tram line in the city with Passion Boulevard.
After the coup d'état in October 1917years the Bolsheviks came to power. The first years of their rule were marked by brutal repression, which went down in history as the "Red Terror". And it was Petrovsky Park that became one of the places of exponential execution of unwanted new authorities.
So, in September 1918 in the parkBolsheviks shot at least 80 people. Among them were priests, former ministers and officials of the Russian Empire. According to eyewitnesses, the execution was public, and after the executions, all executed were also robbed.
In the first years of Soviet power, Petrovsky Park was significantly transformed: the pond was filled up, and for the most part they began to build the Dynamo stadium.
Being in the park, it is impossible not to notice the huge gorgeous building of red color, built either in Turkish, or in the neo-Gothic style. This is Petrovsky Traveling Palace.
It was built in 1780 and served as a place(residence) for stops of high-ranking persons who traveled from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Catherine II also stopped here (in 1787). And after all the Russian monarchs came here before their coronation. Today the palace serves as a place for receptions of various delegations by the Moscow government.
In 1812 there was a rate in this building.Napoleon The French emperor stayed here for four days, and from the windows of the palace he contemplated burning Moscow. Alexander Pushkin devoted several lines to this event in his work "Eugene Onegin".
The Petrovsky Travel Palace is depicted on a commemorative coin of 25 rubles issued in 2015.
Annunciation Church in Petrovsky Park waserected in the middle of the XIX century according to the design of Fyodor Richter. The church building was built in the Russian style and has two tiers. Adjacent to the temple is a quadrangular bell tower with a porch and two staircases.
In the 1930s, the church was closed by the Soviet authorities.It housed the warehouse of the Academy of Zhukovsky. During this time, the bell tower, the dome, as well as the porch of the building suffered greatly. In 1990, the church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Another architectural decoration of PetrovskyPark in Moscow is a villa "Black Swan". It amazes with its beauty, grace and exoticism. The villa belonged to the famous Russian patron Nikolai Ryabushinsky. He was a great connoisseur of art, published the Golden Fleece magazine for his money, and also organized many art exhibitions in Moscow.
The villa was built in the early twentieth century.quite famous architect Adamovich in the neoclassical style. About her among the townspeople there were many different rumors and speculations. It should be noted that most of them were initiated by the building owner himself.
The name "Black Swan" was not accidental, because all the furniture in the house, as well as dishes and even napkins were marked with a special sign with the image of this bird.
Thus, Petrovsky Park is not just a monument of landscape art, but also an area with a rich history and several beautiful architectural masterpieces.
