Kolomenskoye was once a royal residence and fiefdom, and today it is the most beautiful monument of history and culture with a vast territory of 390 hectares in the united Moscow State Museum- reserve. In the southeast the park faces the embankment of the Moskva River, from the pier the pleasure boats leave. Most of the territory is untouched nature: a forest, a ravine, a hill, a descent to the river, but a lot of historical and architectural sights.

Excursion and art programs in Kolomenskoye include theatrical performances, a meeting with bread and salt, a tea party with pancakes, horseback riding and other amusements. Large-scale folk festivities take place on Shrove-tide and Christmas, but on a normal day it's nice to just wander around.

A bit of history

Summer country estate of Moscow rulers Kolomenskoye served from XIV to . Unique architectural ensemble of Kolomenskoye developed during the XVI-XVII . Kolomenskoye was the favorite residence of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, in 1668 the king erected here for himself a huge wooden palace, called by contemporaries the eighth wonder of the world . After the transfer of the capital to St. Petersburg Kolomenskoye came into use senile . By the decree of Catherine II the dilapidated palace was dismantled . In the liberated place in 1766-1767 gg . was erected a new, four-storeyed palace, which also after 100 years was dismantled .

In 1923 at the initiative of the famous restorer PD Baranovsky in Kolomenskoye began the creation of the first in Russia museum of wooden architecture in the open air. At the same time here the house of Peter I moved from Arkhangelsk (1702). In 1990, work began on the restoration of the architectural ensemble and restoration of the old manor. In 2010, the construction of the newly reconstructed Alexei Mikhailovich Palace was completed.

Contacts

Address: Andropov Avenue, 39, Kolomenskaya metro station; tel .: administration (499) 612-52-17, tel. (499) 612-11-55, the order of excursions (499) 615-27-68, the excursion department in the Palace (499) 782-89-01, 782-89-03

The working schedule, rules and cost

Territory: daily from 1 April to 31 October 7.00-22.00, from 1 November to 31 March 8.00-21.00; exposition of the museum: daily from 10.00 to 18.00, except Monday

Entrance to the park is free, for exhibitions for a fee; a single ticket to the Palace of Alexei Mikhailovich 400 rubles

Walk on the boat: an adult ticket 400 rubles, a child 150 rubles

The park is forbidden to pass, or rather ride on rollers or bicycles. With such a large territory, this is a significant drawback.

Museum and sights

On the territory of Kolomenskoye a large number of architectural, natural and archaeological sites. Almost all of them were restored and put in order. Some buildings were transported here from other places. There are functioning temples, museum buildings are arranged in historical buildings. The most interesting monuments of history will be described below:

• The palace of Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich, founded in 1667 and dismantled after 1767, was rebuilt in 2010. The wooden palace in its time was a masterpiece of wooden architecture and amazed everyone who saw it, its appearance and rich interior decoration. The modern version completely copies the appearance of the palace, but it is not completely wooden - the reinforced concrete structures of the structure are covered with logs outside.

• The Church of the Ascension of the Lord (1532) served as a summer house church of Russian tsars in the 16th-17th centuries. Here is the Great Miracle-working icon of the Sovereign Mother of God. The temple is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and is jointly managed by the church and the museum. In the lower floor, a permanent exposition has been set up.

• The front gate, built in 1672-73, met foreign ambassadors arriving at the reception to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. Now the exhibition "Milestones of Kolomensky's History" is open here.

• The house of Peter I ("Sovereigns of the Light") is the only memorial museum in Moscow dedicated to the tsar-reformer. In it on the island of Markov, the Emperor lived for 2 months, watching the construction of the defensive fortress, which was to protect from the Swedes Arkhangelsk. In Kolomenskoye, the building, which was under threat of destruction, was brought back by Baranovsky. The interior of the Peter era was reconstructed in the Lodge.

• The Museum of Wooden Architecture was created by PD Baranovsky. The Mokhovaya Tower of Sumy Ostrog is open for visitors; the tower of the Brotherhood of the Ostrog (XVII century), the tower of the Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery (the 17th century), the Church of St. George the Victorious (1685), the church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (17th c.), built on the site the former wooden church, was connected with the palace by a closed gallery-passage. The existing church

• Church of St. George (in the middle of the 19th century) with the Belltower (XVI century) restored in 2006

• The Vodovzvodnaya Tower was built in the seventies of the 17th century. to provide water to the royal residence, the building was simultaneously used as a gateway. Today there is an exposition "Sovereignty vodovzvodnoe delo."

• The Palace Pavilion (1825) - the only thing left from the palace of Emperor Alexander I of the beginning of the XIX century. In the pavilion there are exhibitions, concerts are held.

• Fryazhsky cellar - an architectural monument of the XVII century. - was intended for storage of wines and other products that do not require "ice storage."

• Palace of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich in Kolomenskoye, Moscow

Evaluation

9 of 10 Kolomenskoye is getting better and expanding

05 March 2014 Vlad128

was here in July 2013

It's wonderful to visit in Kolomenskoye spring, when the blossoming apple orchards create a unique atmosphere of beauty and aroma. It is wonderful to walk here on a nice summer day, because, illuminated by bright sunlight, the ancient buildings of the temples and palaces of the former royal estate are especially attractive for external inspection.

After some break, having arrived here in the summer of 2013, I accidentally looked at the map-scheme of the museum-reserve and saw many new opened sights.
However, realizing ... Read the whole review
Kolomenskoye

Evaluation 10

Kolomenskoye - Russian Residency Kings November 18, 2013

Dginnii

was here in August 2013

In the summer of 2013, I again had the good fortune to visit Moscow, and one of the excursions was a trip to the Kolomenskoye estate
Kolomenskoye - the former The residence of Russian tsars, located to the south of the center of Moscow. According to legend, the village was founded by the inhabitants of Kolomna, who fled from Batu. At the beginning of the 16th century, Vasily III built the Ascension Church on the territory, which is a masterpiece of world architecture to this day. Prince Ivan the Terrible had a habit of celebrating his name-day in Kolomenskoye. But the heyday of the village occurred ... Read the whole review