With light steam, or the history of the Sandun baths.

Moscow is ready to give, if not a head start, then a couple of many bath capitals: at the beginning of the XIX century in the city there were already 1500 private and 70 public baths!

“Moscow without baths is not Moscow,” wrote Gillyarovsky, and the main “bath palace” of the capital – Sandunovskie baths on Neglinnaya. The first luxury ones were built in 1805-1808 by court actor Sila Sandunov (Silvo Sandukeli) – according to legend, on diamonds presented by Catherine II to his wife-singer for the wedding. Baths in the 2nd half of the XIX century were often resold, moving from one owner to another, until in the 1890s they were not with the daughter of the merchant V. Firsanova and her husband A. Hanetsky, who proposed to break the old Sanduna and build new baths according to the latest technology and comfort.

At the end of the 19th century in the center of Moscow on Neglinnaya street. built several buildings - bath, office; laundry, power plant, boiler, pump. Baths had luxurious interiors in various styles.

In “Sanduna” often filmed a movie – S. Eisenstein in the pool imitated. Black Sea storm for "Battleship Potemkin"; and even California Governor Arnold Schwarzeneger starred here in "Red Heat". It was in Sandun that the heroes of the New Year’s film “The Irony of Fate, or with a light steam!” (although the scene was filmed at the Mosfilm film studio).

Currently, in Sanduna you can go to the bath, and on an excursion.

Walking tour of the bath quarter + excursion in the Khludovsky baths of the 19th century.

The price includes excursion service and entrance to the baths of the 19th century.