The Holy Monastery of St. Vvedensky

ul. Basisnaya, 23, Ivanovo

Attractions Ivanovo One of the business cards of Ivanov was the Holy Virgin Monastery, built in the textile capital of Russia only 20 years ago. The Orthodox abode, founded in 1991, is located in the central part of the city.

Monument to the fighters of the revolution

Prospect F. Engels, Ivanovo

Attractions Ivanovo Monument to the fighters of the revolution in Ivanovo was established in 1975 on one of the central squares of the city - the Revolution. The ambiguous composition includes two parts, one of which is a dark rectangle that evokes thoughts about prison casemates.

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

ul. Frunze, 7, Ivanovo

Attractions Ivanovo In Ivanovo, many unique buildings, but perhaps the greatest admiration for the guests of the city is the wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. The temple was founded at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries on the Pokrovskaya mountain, it was part of the complex of monastery buildings, of which only this architectural monument survived.

Shchudrovskaya tent

Krasnogvardeyskaya Str., 13, Ivanovo

Attractions Ivanovo Miniature Shchudrovskaya tent is often called the symbol of the city of Ivanovo. A unique brick building appeared here before the current administrative center of the Ivanovo region was founded. The civil building is recognized as the oldest architectural monument of the "City of Brides".

The textile capital of Russia is only 300 km away from Moscow, having got to a quiet and cozy town, you can immediately feel peace. Ivanovo, located on the bank of the river Uvod, has a short, but eventful history. Founded in 1871, "City of Brides" knowingly has one more nickname - "Homeland of the First Council." It was here that the first Soviet of Workers' Deputies was organized.

Ivanovo is the leader by the number of available nicknames: "City of Brides", "Printed Edge", "Russian and Red Manchester" - this is only part of the names that the city deserved area of ​​104, 84 square meters. km.

The number of residents in Ivanovo is just over 400,000 people. The administrative center of the Ivanovo region was formed by merging the old village of Ivanovo and Voznesensky district. Before the city had a different name - Ivanovo-Voznesensk. And it was only in 1932 that he acquired the familiar name.

The first manufactories, in which skilled craftsmen created canvases, spun yarn, appeared in Ivanovo in the 17th century. And to this day on the flag and the coat of arms of the main city of the Ivanovo region, a girl with a spindle and spinning wheel flaunts.

Historians still can not establish the exact date of the founding of the village of Ivanov. There is no clarity about the roots of the city's name. But the generally accepted version was the origin of the name of the settlement from the church of John the Baptist, built in ancient times on these lands, although no documentary evidence of the existence of such a temple was found.

The tourists who have found themselves in Ivanovo will be surprised by the abundance of architectural objects that can be attributed to the era of constructivism: the house "Korabl", the house "Podkova", the House of the Collective, etc.

Inclusion of the city in the "Golden Ring" is not accidental: in addition to the museum of chintz, many other museums are open here. Ivanovo is also famous for its ancient churches, historical and revolutionary monuments, the houses of the manufacturers, luxurious estates. The nature of this part of central Russia is marked by a unique character - dense pine, spruce forests, extended birch groves and oak forests give the locality a peculiar charm.