Mansions and mansions in Smolensk

Q: What historical places of Smolensk is worth visiting a lover of architecture of the XII-XVIII centuries?

Academician Igor Grabar called Smolensk a concentration of ancient Russian architecture. The Church of Peter and Paul (1146) is one of the three surviving pre-Mongol buildings of Russia. In the style of the Smolensk Baroque temple of Michael the Archangel (1194, rebuilt in the XVIII century). The Cathedral Mountain ensemble includes bishops’ chambers (1770) in the Elizabethan Baroque style.

Q: Where to go in Smolensk with children: interesting places for family holidays?

The museum "Smolensk flax" presents ancient spinning wheels and looms with interactive elements. Lopatinsky Garden with the remains of the Royal Bastion (1611) and a sculpture of a deer from the estate of William II. The historical museum contains a collection of ancient Russian birch bark letters found during the excavations of the Gnezdov mounds.

Q: Where in Smolensk to make beautiful photos with views of ancient walls and temples?

The observation deck at the monument to Fedor Konya opens a panorama of the fortress walls with 9 preserved towers. Corner tower "Eagle" XVII century spectacularly reflected in the waters of the Dnieper. From the squares on the Cathedral Mountain, shots of the Assumption Cathedral with a gilded iconostasis 28 meters high are obtained.

Q: What little-known sights of Smolensk should be seen by connoisseurs of unusual history?

In the Church of the Immaculate Conception (1894) the only mechanical organ of the company "Walcker" of 1910 was preserved in Russia. The house of the merchant Pavlov (1780) hides rare Gothic vaults in the basements of the province. On the territory of the former Ascension monastery you can find fragments of frescoes of the school of Dionysius.

Q: What famous people are associated with the sights of Smolensk?

In the building of the Alexander real school (1877) taught the future Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky. Prince Gregory Potemkin financed the reconstruction of the Assumption Cathedral after the fire of 1761. In the Smolensk fortress in 1812, General Raevsky held the defense, which is reminiscent of the memorial plaque on the Makhovaya Tower.

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Syr-Lipki Manor

The Syr-Lipka estate is located in the Smolensk district, Smolensk region, on the left bank of the Jerespei River. Thirty-five kil …

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Talashkino Manor

The Talashkino estate is almost unknown to Russians. But among Russian estates occupies a special place. In the nineteenth and twe …

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Apolle Manor

In 27 kilometers north of the city of Smolensk, in the Smolensk region on the banks of the river Opolenka, is the village of Apolj …

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Estate of Paradise

Estate Rai is located in the Smolensk region, in the Smolensk district. Its distance from Smolensk, in the south-west direction, i …

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Herchik's estate

Two-storey mezzanine house-palace is a monument of late classicism with features of Palladianism. Strict exterior with porticoes o …

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The Griboyedov Manor "Hmelite"

The memorial museum-estate "Hmelita", located in the village of the same name in the Vyazem district of the Smolensk region, was o …

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To the edge of blue lakes (NP "Smolensk Poozerie")

In Smolensk region, 100 km from the regional center, there is an amazing place, which, by right, can be called the edge of blue la …

Smolensk fortress: shield and sword

A lot has been written about the Smolensk fortress wall, but it is better to see it once! We'll walk along its perimeter, climb th …

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Evening City Breath

This tour is perfect for those who like to walk on warm summer evenings. After all, it is in the evening that the city reveals new …

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Voivode Shein in the Service of the Fatherland

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Lioznov Mikhail Samuilovich

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Natalia Mikhailovskaya

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Potapova Maria

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I am talking about my hometown of Smolensk. I organize and conduct art tours and plein airs ✔ I conduct exhibitions an …

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Bychkova Svetlana

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Wide Shrovet in Smolensk

1 day Departure from Moscow by evening train. 2 day Meeting in Smolensk in the station building at 06-30 am near the informatio …

8 h. 1 - 16

One day in the Smolensk region. Talashkino-Gnezdovo-Katyn-Valutina mountain

Talashkino - Katyn - Gnezdovo - Valutina Mountain 8 hours With a visit to the former estate of Princess M.K. Tenisheva - histori …

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"A Thousand Years in a Day" Smolensk - Talashkino 6-8 hours

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2000 ₽ group

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Estate of Smolensk region in 1 day. Novospasskoye - Talashkino - Gerchakovo

Novospasskoye - Talashkino - Leslie's estate 10-12 hours The cost is indicated from ...; for 1 hour of excursion without rentin …

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