The Merchant's Square

What does the name of this ancient Moscow district mean? Zamoskvorechye - beyond Moscow - the river.

Now beyond the Moscow river is the main part of the capital, and in the 13-14 centuries, when Moscow consisted almost of the Kremlin and the Kitay-city, in the river bend opposite the fortress, artisans settled. That's what street names say. For example, Kadashevskaya embankment, Kadashevsky lanes lived here those who made cadi (barrels). The first thing in the Grand Duke's economy is to pick cabbage and pickles with mushrooms. And what else is good for you.

Ovchinnikovskaya embankment, Ovchinnikovskaya street - here lived those who were engaged in the manufacture of sheepskin, of which excellent toulupes and soul-grays.

But the Tolmachevsky lanes are already a memory of the time when the Tolmachi (translators) from the Tatar language settled here. It was necessary to communicate with representatives of the Golden Horde. About the Golden Horde tell us and the streets of the Big and Small Ordynka. With them began the road to the Khans of the Golden Horde - a label for the reign to receive and tribute to take.

In the 16th-17th centuries in Zamoskvorechye Strelets settlements, and in the 18th-19th district belongs to merchant Moscow - now they were devout, and there was a lot of money - built churches one another beautifully.

One of these merchants, Pavel Tretyakov, was also a philanthropist, collecting Russian art right in his house. And then I took and gave all the paintings to Moscow so that we could come and enjoy the stunning paintings in the gallery named after him - Tretyakovskaya.

So, we will plunge into the world of Zamoskvoretsk streets and alleys. Moscow here is low-rise, wooden houses with mezzanines, with malves in the courtyards have been preserved.

Togo and look at the merchant, the rustle of the dresses will float out from around the corner - so the legs will have to work (we walk up to 5-6 kilometers), and the head - delving into the story of mansions and their owners, architects (and here Lev Kekushev built, and Fedor Shekhtel - the most famous in Moscow, and accordingly the most expensive!), who built them.

We will see some of the most beautiful and unusual temples of Moscow, even visit the monastery, arranged by one royal person. During our tour we will see several museums and I think you will make some discoveries on this part!

Use your free time to learn new things, besides in combination with a fitness walk - come on my tour!

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