Masterpieces of architecture

One of the oldest streets in Moscow is also the most recognizable: it was dedicated to poems and songs, paintings and films. It became the first workshop and concert venue for dozens of artists and artists. They say the reason for this is a special atmosphere. Arbat immortalized in his song "Ah, Arbat!" bard Bulat Okudzhava. Arbat is one of the most aristocratic streets in Moscow. From the second half of the 18th century, the Arbat with the adjacent territory became one of the most aristocratic districts of the city, which was often called the “noble’s nest”, “Moscow Saint-Germain”. Here in the 18th century settled representatives of science, culture and art. The name Arbat is associated with the stories of more than 500 outstanding personalities.

On the tour you will learn:

Where was the first state theater, which became the architectural debut of Karl Rossi
What literary cafes visited A. Duncan and S. Yesenin, V. Mayakovsky, A. Blok. Where was the hotel "Capital" ("Gunib"), where I. Bunin, K. Balmont and many others stayed. In what Arbat courtyard was the childhood and youth of the founder of the bard song Bulat Okudzhava Where was in the Soviet years puppet studio Soyuzmultfilm The model of which house won the prize in Paris at the Art and Industrial Exhibition in the early 20th century What Arbat courtyard depicted in his painting Vasily Polenov Looks like an innovative house-hive genius architect K. Melnikov, known all over the world