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Petrovsky Palace was built by order of Catherine II by architect Matvey Kazakov in 1776-1780. Construction was started in honor of the successful completion of the Russian-Turkish War of 1768-1774. The palace was intended as a residence for noble persons to relax after a long journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Hence its name - “travel”.
Here in the palace Napoleon's headquarters were based for several days, from here he watched the city that he never got to burn burn. Napoleon's hair was burned here, and M.Yu. Lermontov gained weight during his two days in the palace. Under Nicholas I, the palace was restored. In 1896, during the coronation of Emperor Nicholas II, there was a strong stampede on Khodynskoye Field, located opposite the palace, many people died. After 1917, the palace housed a dormitory, and in 1920 it was transferred to the N.E. Air Force Engineering Academy. Zhukovsky. Since 1997, the building has been under the jurisdiction of the Moscow city administration. In 1999, the historical and architectural monument was returned to the city. A full-scale “Luzhkov” restoration began at the Palace, which lasted ten years. Now the palace is open for receptions, expensive weddings and rare excursions... / Photo date: 2015, April 19.
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Petrovsky Park was laid out under Nicholas I around the Travel Palace; it quickly became a favorite walking place for the Moscow nobility and creative intelligentsia. The park was called Moscow Versailles. Part of the park located behind the palace has survived to this day.
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Monument to Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky in Petrovsky Park (sculptor G.V. Neroda, architect I.A. French). In 1920, the building was transferred to the Air Force Engineering Academy named after N.E. Zhukovsky. Also in the palace part of the park there is a second monument - K.E. Tsiolkovsky (sculptor S.D. Merkurov, architect I.A. French).
This magnificent palace, which is undoubtedly a decoration of the capital, was built in 1776-1780 by order of Catherine II by the architect Matvey Kazakov. Construction was started in honor of the successful completion of the Russian-Turkish War of 1768-1774. The Palace is located on Leningradsky Prospekt, which was previously called the Tverskoy Trakt.
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The building was quite strange and unusual when it was built. The eclectic decor is made using different styles of architecture. Pointed arches and windows are reminiscent of Gothic, Baroque elements can be seen in the stars on the towers, and barrel-shaped columns belong to the Old Russian style. There is also a classic, clearly defined composition.
The main trade road to Tver, Veliky Novgorod and Pskov passed here. Vacant lands near the village of Petrovskoye, which at that time belonged to the Vysokopetrovsky monastery, which was first mentioned in chronicles in 1492, were allocated for construction.
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The building with Tuscan towers resembles a reliable fortress, and on the other hand it is an exquisite aristocratic villa.
During troubled times, the troops of Vasily Shuisky were here, marching towards False Dmitry II, who at that time was hiding in Tushino. When Shuisky's troops retreated, the impostor occupied the village, but not for long. According to one legend, when fleeing the village, False Dmitry II buried his treasures here.
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The inventory of 1699 indicates that in the village of Petrovskoye there was a garden: “in case of the arrival of monastic officials... And in that garden there are mansions on a stone foundation, in them there are two light rooms with Galan tiled stoves, between them there is a canopy, and at the top there is an attic.” At this time, thanks to the Zykov boyars who served under Peter I, the village acquired a second name, Petrovskoye-Zykovo.
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The building is decorated with many white stone details - lace trim, romantic arches with weights, belts, columns similar in shape to barrels. According to the inventory of the palace in 1779: “on all sides of the building on the walls... and dormer windows there are sculptural decorations of pyramids, balls and other pieces of various ranks, large and small, one thousand seventy-six. On two small towers on the domes... one star and an English one each tin... and the circle of them and the entire body of stone pyramids, large and small, are twenty-seven round pieces.”
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Arch with weight.
Initially, Catherine II ordered the famous architect Vasily Bazhenov to build a theater city - a wooden imitation of Turkish fortresses conquered by a Russian soldier. The architect built a palace with minarets and towers - “in the Turkish style with various extravagances.” The Empress liked the ensemble so much that she ordered the construction of a stone traveling palace in the same forms. In 1775, not Bazhenov, but Matvey Kazakov, began construction.
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Gate between the front and utility courtyards.
The palace was intended as a residence for noble persons to relax after a long journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Hence its name - “travel”. All royal persons came to the royal wedding in Moscow, to the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin. Although the center of power was at that time in St. Petersburg, none of the rulers decided to change the order established by Ivan the Terrible.
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Rare excursions to the Petrovsky Palace must be booked in advance.
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The royals spent 2-3 days in the Petrovsky Palace while preparing for the ceremony. Catherine II, Paul I, Nicholas II stayed here. Busts of emperors and prominent figures are installed on the ground floor of the palace.
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While watching the Moscow fire from a window, Napoleon's hair was burned.
The events of 1812 are described in the poem “Eugene Onegin” by A.S. Pushkin:
Here, surrounded by his own oak grove,
Petrovsky Castle. He's gloomy
He is proud of his recent glory.
Napoleon waited in vain
Intoxicated with the last happiness,
Moscow kneeling
With the keys of the old Kremlin:
No, my Moscow did not go
To him with a guilty head.
Not a holiday, not a receiving gift,
She was preparing a fire
To the impatient hero.
From now on, immersed in thought,
He looked at the menacing flame.
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The royal cortege covered the distance from St. Petersburg to Moscow in two to three weeks. The royals spent 2-3 days in the Petrovsky Palace while preparing for the ceremony.
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"Fire in Moscow." A painting by an unknown artist of the 19th century, and to the left of the “fire” is a painting by V. Vereshchagin - “Napoleon Waiting for Peace.”
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Corridor with busts of Russian emperors.
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Main staircase.
After the terrible fire of 1812 in Moscow, Napoleon was forced to retreat north. His headquarters was based in the Petrovsky Travel Palace for several days. While within the walls of the palace, Napoleon watched the city, which he never got, burn. After the French retreated from Moscow, the palace was ravaged and destroyed, only the walls remained.
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Ascent to the second floor, the third floor is closed to visitors.
The restoration of the palace was entrusted to Auguste Montferrand, the author of St. Isaac's Cathedral in the northern capital. The remodeling of the interiors was entrusted to the architect Ivan Tamansky, who everywhere used the pretentious Empire style that was fashionable at that time. And artists from the Artari family painted the dome of the central hall using the fashionable grisaille technique.
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Catherine II and other representatives of the Romanov family walked up the Grand Staircase.
In 1827, Nicholas I approved a plan for developing a park around the palace according to the plan of Adam Menelas, a well-known park designer in Russia at that time. At some distance from the palace, curved English paths were laid, ponds were dug and baths were organized. In 1928, construction of the Dynamo stadium began, and most of Peter's Park was destroyed.
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In the travel palace, in the apartment of a friend D. Rosen (his family occupied a government apartment in the palace), M.Yu. stayed. Lermontov. He wrote: “I was received here by society very well, as usual, and I was having quite a lot of fun... The air here made me gain weight in two days.”
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Cavalier Hall.
The restoration work took 10 years and was carried out by the best architects of the Kazakov school. The reconstruction was carried out by architects N.A. Shokhin and A.A. Martynov. In 1837 the building came back to life.
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View from the cavalier's hall towards the reception area.
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While fully preserving its historical appearance, the palace was re-equipped taking into account all modern trends. Now the Petrovsky Travel Palace, as in previous times, has opened its doors to guests of the highest level.
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On the ceiling of the round hall, grisaille is a wonderful imitation of volume on a plane.
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Grisaille is a one-color painting, a transitional link between drawing and painting.
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Stucco molding on the vaults of the Round Hall.
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Palace living room.
At the beginning of 1835, in the park designed by architect M.D. Bykovsky built a wooden theater in the neoclassical style. And two years later, the entertainment establishment “voxal” was built, in which Anton Grigorievich Rubinstein made his debut.
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Palace living room.
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In the round hall.
Opposite the palace on Khodynskoe Field, military exercises and parades were regularly held.
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Today, the unique interiors of the central building have been preserved in their original form. The artificial marble of the door and window slopes has been restored, but it all looks like a remake.
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In 1896, during the coronation of Emperor Nicholas II, there was a strong stampede on Khodynskoye Field, located opposite the palace. 1300 people died. That day, Nicholas II received deputations from peasants and Warsaw nobles in the palace, and together with the Empress attended a dinner for the Moscow nobility and volost elders.
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In 1914, the palace was converted into a military hospital. And after nationalization in 1918, the building first came under the jurisdiction of the People's Commissariat of Agriculture and the People's Commissariat of Education, then the People's Commissariat of Property was located here, and then again the People's Commissariat of Education. Subsequently, the former palace became the property of the Kremlin and Houses Administration of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee.
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Four halls adjoin the Round Hall.
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In our time, the painting of the Round Hall of the palace has been restored, the ceiling of which is a dome rising 16 meters above the floor.
In 1920, the building was transferred to the Air Force Engineering Academy named after N.E. Zhukovsky. The first cosmonaut Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin is a graduate of the academy.
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Reception of the Travel Palace.
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Various events are currently being held at the Petrovsky Travel Palace: press conferences, exhibitions. Behind the historical walls there is ultra-modern equipment: fully equipped conference rooms, rooms for the press center.
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In the summer of 1858, at the dacha of D.P. Naryshkin lived Dumas the father, who visited not only Peter’s Castle, but also Borodino Field and mourned Bonaparte’s “great mistake.”
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The palace is located in the Airport district of Moscow (the nearest metro station is Dynamo). Behind the palace is the preserved part of Petrovsky Park, laid out at the beginning of the 19th century.
Since 1997, the palace has been under the jurisdiction of the Moscow city administration.
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The barrel-shaped columns of the palace refer us to the Old Russian style.
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And here comes Napoleon... he is upset.
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The first Moscow tram line ran from Strastnaya Square to Petrovsky Park.
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View of the palace from the economic part.
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In Petrovsky Park there is the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. The architecture of the Church of the Annunciation is one of the earliest examples of the use of forms of ancient Russian architecture.
Local dacha owner Anna Dmitrievna Naryshkina (the alley is named after her) founded the Annunciation Church here in the first half of the 19th century. Here, at the dacha in Petrovsky Park, her thirteen-year-old granddaughter Anna Bulgari died, and before that she buried her only daughter, Countess Maria Bulgari. The woman, in grief, vowed to build a church at the site of the girl’s death. The location for the temple was very suitable for its potential parishioners. Even earlier, the caretaker of the Petrovsky Palace reported that local summer residents would like to have their own parish church here.
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The Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Petrovsky Park (2 Krasnoarmeyskaya Street) was built in 1844 -1847 at the expense of one of the first homeowners A.D. Naryshkina, designed by architect F.F., close to the royal family. Richter. The temple had memorial significance and was built in memory of the deceased Anna Bulgari, the fourteen-year-old granddaughter of A.D. Naryshkina. Therefore, one of the chapels was consecrated in honor of Simeon and Anna, the other chapel of Xenophon and Mary.
The park's lands began to be distributed for dachas in 1836. It was allowed to build houses only of “good architecture”; the facades of dachas were approved by a special commission. Belinsky wrote about the park: “What a charming walk this Petrovsky Park is! There is no better festivities either in Moscow or in its environs!” Here were the dachas of Apraksin, Golitsyn, and Princess Volkonskaya. Let's take a walk and see what remains next to the Petrovsky Palace!
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Next to the temple is the former villa of N.P. Ryabushinsky "Black Swan", built by architect V.D. Adamovich and V.M. Mayatom in 1907-1910 in the neoclassical style.
Legends were made about revelries and orgies at Ryabushinsky’s villa in Moscow... But the owner, who loved to shock society, was haunted by misfortunes. In 1911, due to financial problems, Ryabushinsky had to sell most of his art collections. In 1912, a terrible fire broke out at the villa and many works were lost in the fire. Having restored the villa, Ryabushinsky lost it in one night at cards to the industrialist Leon Mantashev, who immediately decorated the “Black Swan” with his initials. Soon the revolutionary year of 1917 came, and then the Bolshevik Cheka settled in the Black Swan villa.
On September 5, 1918, a demonstrative execution of 80 “hostages” from among the “representatives of the old regime” - former ministers, senior officials, and clergy - was carried out in Petrovsky Park.
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At 1 Krasnoarmeyskaya Street there was a restaurant named A.I. Skalkin "Eldorado", built in 1908-1909 by architect N.D. Polikarpov according to the project of L.N. Kekushev in Art Nouveau style.
Mr. Skalkin himself sang in restaurants, then assembled his own choir, worked for many years with his artists in the Golden Anchor restaurant, and in 1899 acquired his own restaurant, Eldorado, in Petrovsky Park.
It was a small wooden house, but furnished with a certain amount of grace. The gypsy Varya Panina, a famous singer, performed at Skalkin’s. People came here to watch the fiery dances of Sasha Artamonova. Already in 1908, Skalkin was rebuilding a new building, according to the project that N.D. worked on. Polikarpov and L.N. Kekushev. Kekushev designed all the metal “decorations”: flag holders, floor lamps, fencing.
Several years ago, the House of Officers was evicted, and the building was put under major renovation. Now the metallurgical company Mechel has settled in the building, and the building was renovated with its funds.
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Restaurant "Eldorado". All metal decorations were designed by Kekushev.
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The former Apollo restaurant is now a museum.
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Petrovsky Palace on the Petersburg Road, near Moscow. Private collection of S. Picinelli.
Old photos
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Photo 1870-1880 /
It is unlikely that anyone can help but pay attention to the beautiful pink building of the Petrovsky Travel Palace, with Gothic turrets on Leningradsky Prospekt. And what probably beautiful interiors can be found inside Petrovsky Castle! One day, while walking through Petrovsky Park, I tried to get into the territory, but that was not the case. The guards at the gate didn’t even let me into the courtyard, but suggested that I could get inside with a guided tour. Well, let's find a tour, the building is too gorgeous. And when something is inaccessible, it is even more interesting.
Sign up for an excursion to the Petrovsky Travel Palace
Finding a company that organizes excursions to the Petrovsky Travel Palace was not difficult. On one of the social networks, I received an invitation to this event. The cost was quite high - 700 rubles per person, plus photography for 150 rubles. Total: 850 rubles per person! Not bad, I tell you. For comparison: an excursion to Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin (more than 50 furnished rooms), with an audio guide and filming, cost us 18 euros. And they also say that it’s expensive in Europe!
When registering for the excursion, it was also required to provide passport information, since the object turned out to be sensitive. By security we mean that the palace belongs to the Moscow Government. That’s what it’s called now: the Moscow Government Reception House. On top of everything else, it was necessary to meet with the organizers and pay for the excursion in advance. But these are all trifles, because a real palace was waiting for us.
On the appointed day, the organizers gathered us at the Dynamo metro station and led the entire crowd to the Palace. There wasn't much time to admire the fence. After taking just a few shots, the whole group found themselves in front of the secret entrance to the palace.
The secret is located on the left side of the main entrance.
Fence tower of the Petrovsky Travel Palace
Inside there are iron frames and a stern man carries out passport control and a light inspection of bags. After all these manipulations, we found ourselves in the courtyard of the Petrovsky Travel Palace. Here it is, the forbidden fruit! Envy the passers-by! You are there, and we are here! Be-be-be!
Exterior view of the Petrovsky Travel Palace and the courtyard
The building of the Petrovsky Travel Palace was built by the architect Matvey Kazakov in 1768-1774 by order of Catherine II. From the outside, the building turned out to be very strange and unusual for that time, since the decor is eclectic, that is, made using different architectural styles. Pointed arches and windows are reminiscent of Gothic, Baroque elements can be seen in the stars on the towers, and barrel-shaped columns characterize the Old Russian style. With all this, there is a classic, clearly verified composition.
In 2014, this palace will be 230 years old, and everyone continues to admire it!
You can look at and discuss the elements of the exterior decoration for a very long time, but the excursion group will not wait. The guide of the Moscow Museum invited us inside.
At the entrance to the palace we were greeted by a pair of swans carved from ice.
What is the Petrovsky Travel Palace famous for?
Oddly enough, the name of the palace does not tell us that it was built by order of Peter I. The palace was built much later than his reign, in 1768-1774, in honor of the end of the Russian-Turkish War. And it was named Petrovsky for two reasons. Firstly, this is the name of the area where the palace was built. Yes, yes, before the area near Dynamo metro station was not a prestigious place, almost in the center of Moscow. It was a village called Petrovskoye. And secondly, Catherine II idolized and respected everything Russian, including Peter I.
The palace was built as a travel place for the kings to rest after a long journey in a carriage from St. Petersburg to Moscow. All royal persons came to the royal wedding in the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin, despite the fact that the center of power was in St. Petersburg. This is how it happened historically, and none of the rulers decided to change the order established by Ivan the Terrible.
The royal cortege covered the distance from St. Petersburg to Moscow in two to three weeks. It’s no wonder that there was a need for stops and rest after the shaking in the carriage, even the most comfortable one. But still, this is not a luxury Mercedes. The royals spent 2-3 days in the Petrovsky Palace while preparing for the ceremony. Catherine II, Paul I, and Nicholas II stayed at the residence at different times. Busts of emperors and prominent figures are displayed in the columned gallery on the first floor of the palace.
1812 was a special year in the history of the Petrovsky Travel Palace. After a terrible fire in Moscow, Napoleon was forced to retreat north. Our enemy's headquarters were based in the Petrovsky Travel Palace for several days. It was from here that he watched the city burn, which he never got. It is these events that are described in the poem “Eugene Onegin” by A.S. Pushkin:
Here, surrounded by his own oak grove,
Petrovsky Castle. He's gloomy
He is proud of his recent glory.
Napoleon waited in vain
Intoxicated with the last happiness,
Moscow kneeling
With the keys of the old Kremlin:
No, my Moscow did not go
To him with a guilty head.
Not a holiday, not a receiving gift,
She was preparing a fire
To the impatient hero.
From now on, immersed in thought,
He looked at the menacing flame.
Restoration work took place during the reign of Nicholas I. For 10 years, the best architects of the Kazakov school restored the palace, and in 1837 the building again fascinated people.
After the revolution, the Palace was taken over by the military. After 1917, the palace housed a dormitory, and in 1920 it was transferred to the Air Force Engineering Academy. NOT. Zhukovsky, whose graduates included Yu.A. Gagarin, M. Tereshkova and many other famous pilots and cosmonauts. But at some point, officials decided that there was no need for a higher flight school in Moscow. Pilot training was transferred to Voronezh, and now Aeroflot does not know where to find professionals. But the building of the Petrovsky Palace has been under the jurisdiction of the Moscow city administration since 1997. The logic is simple. The palace has always belonged to royalty, but now what?
Since 1998, restoration has been carried out in the traveling Petrovsky Palace. After ten years of work, it opened in March 2009 and became the Moscow Government Reception Palace.
Interior interiors of the Petrovsky Travel Palace
The tour through the halls of the Petrovsky Travel Palace covered several rooms on the first floor and four living rooms on the second.
The first floor of the Petrovsky Palace is occupied by an exhibition about the past of the palace, the history of its construction, as well as its inhabitants and important events. We were lucky with the guide; it was clear that the man really loved his job and was happy to talk about it. It’s not often that you see such an enthusiastic guide who speaks as if he’s singing, while reciting poetry along the way.
On the first floor of the Petrovsky Travel Palace
Exhibits on the ground floor The following did not cause puppyish delight: a model of the palace, engravings, several old travel items (chest, guidebooks). Of interest is the map of Moscow before and after the Fire, which shows the territory that was engulfed in fire. The spectacle must be noted as terrible.
On the second floor of the Petrovsky Palace restored interiors of living rooms are presented. Among them are a large round hall, Peter's living room, and Catherine's office. Despite the external pomp, there is no smell of antiquity here. Everything gives the impression of a remake and something very official (which, however, is true). And uncovered surveillance cameras and modern lamps above the paintings, which cause glare on the painting and in the photographs, further kill the atmosphere of the museum.
The most impressive hall on the second floor is the Round Hall, with a luxurious high dome painted in grisaille technique. That is, it is a painting that uses several shades of the same color to imitate a material surface. In this case, stucco. According to our guide, when the palace building was transferred to the Military Academy in the 20s of the last century, newly minted students deliberately destroyed the interiors and shot at mirrors and paintings. However, the beautiful dome was preserved by hanging an air-inflated balloon under the dome. Of course, when the destructive frenzy of youth subsided, the balloon was removed. But then few people cared about the dome.
The general impression of the excursion is mixed. That is, when planning to enter the palace, you need to take into account the fact that the interiors that have undergone restoration and the main mission of the building are far from being a museum. You should not expect to see there anything preserved from the time of Catherine II, something similar to the splendor of the palaces of St. Petersburg. In my opinion, the outside of the palace is much more beautiful than the inside. However, you can go to satisfy your interest.
But still, a nasty feeling of disappointment was hammering through my brain.
Petrovsky Palace - newlyweds
I was amazed that wedding photo sessions were also taking place during the excursion, and we seemed to disturb them a little.
Walk through Petrovsky Park
In the warm season, it is very pleasant to walk around the Petrovsky Palace. The perimeter of the outer wall cannot be called small, however, the decorative turrets of various fancy shapes occupy the attention, and the walk is easy.
How to sign up for an excursion to the Petrovsky Travel Palace
There are several options for how to get on a tour of the palace. You can find a commercial travel agency on the Internet and select the most convenient dates. The cost of the excursion will be from 700 rubles.
A cheaper option) is to sign up for a tour through the Museum of Moscow, you can find out more here. The cost of the excursion is 400 rubles.
Don’t forget to immediately purchase a ticket for photography that costs about 150 rubles; you won’t be able to purchase it on site at the Petrovsky Travel Palace.
And don't forget your passport, they check it.
Petrovsky Travel Palace, how to get there
M. Dynamo, exit to Petrovsky Park, Leningradsky Prospekt, 40.
Hello friends. Many key moments in Russian history are associated with this luxurious Moscow building. Before the coronation, Russian rulers stayed there. Napoleon waited here for the fall of Moscow. And this remarkable place is called Petrovsky Travel Palace.
Petrovsky Way, or as it is also called, Podezdnoy, the palace is located in the Airport area on Leningradsky Prospekt at the entrance from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Opposite the famous Khodynsky Field.
The palace looks festive and chic. Behind the palace you can still see what remains of Petrovsky Park, which was laid out at the beginning of the 19th century. Now it is a small green area. But just a small one.
Inspecting the palace from the outside and walking through the park will take approximately 1 hour.
You can get inside the palace. I will tell you further how to do this and what is inside.
Story
The palace building is an example of romantic neo-Gothic style.
The Russian-Turkish war ended and Catherine II ordered the construction of a new palace. Construction lasted from 1776 to 1780.
According to the plan, noble persons heading to Moscow were supposed to stop for rest on the territory of the palace. Stop on the way to Moscow. This is how the name appeared - the travel palace. Or in other words - the imperial hotel.
The famous Russian architect Matvey Kazakov was responsible for the design of the building and the implementation of construction.
The building turned out to be beautiful and comfortable. It fulfilled its purpose properly. Many high-ranking officials have visited here. Moreover, all Russian emperors stayed here.
The place became a kind of last step on their path to the Russian throne. In the morning, the future monarchs entered Moscow, and the crowning ceremony began. The tradition of staying at the Travel Palace on the eve of the coronation was started by Paul I.
I wonder what people think about the night before the coronation?
Ironically, during the hostilities of 1812, Napoleon stopped here on his way to Moscow. His headquarters was located in the Travel Palace. From here he watched as Moscow burned, surrendered but unconquered.
At A.S. Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin” contains the following words dedicated to Peter’s Travel Palace:
Here, surrounded by his own oak grove,
Petrovsky Castle. He's gloomy
He is proud of his recent glory.
Napoleon waited in vain
Intoxicated with the last happiness,
Moscow kneeling
With the keys of the old Kremlin:
No, my Moscow did not go
To him with a guilty head.
Not a holiday, not a receiving gift,
She was preparing a fire
To the impatient hero.
After Napoleon fled, the building was destroyed. It was restored under Nicholas I. Moreover, the restoration took about 10 years.
Towards the end of the 19th century, a tragic event occurred in the life of the imperial hotel. During the coronation of Nicholas II, there was a terrible stampede on Khodynka Field, opposite which the palace is located.
Khodynka, Khodynka disaster - a mass stampede that occurred in the early morning of May 18 (30), 1896 on the Khodynka field (northwestern part of Moscow, the beginning of modern Leningradsky Prospekt) on the outskirts of Moscow during the celebrations on the occasion of the coronation of Emperor Nicholas II on May 14 (26) , in which 1,379 people were killed and more than 900 were injured. Wikipedia
On that tragic day, despite everything that had happened, a dinner was held at the Travel Palace on the occasion of the coronation of Nicholas II.
After the revolution of 17, the palace building was occupied at various times by the Red Aviation Museum and the USSR Air Force Academy.
Our days
By the early 2000s, the city authorities decided to turn the building into an elite hotel. This is how it appeared Petrovsky Travel Palace Hotel.
The opening of the restored building in a new role took place in 2009.
Now, in addition to the hotel, there is a swimming pool, a sauna, a press center, and the Karamzin restaurant. Concerts are often held here.
You can get here during excursions organized by the Moscow Museum, or by booking a hotel room.
The hotel is managed by the famous Moscow Hotel Metropol. You understand how good the quality of service is here. Here you can find rooms of different categories, from the affordable Standard Room to the so-called Catherine's Chambers with several bedrooms.
In addition, business meetings can be held here. For this purpose, spacious conference rooms are provided.
And, of course, an option that is extremely popular is holding a wedding in a palace.
There are several wedding packages available at varying prices. Whatever you choose, do not forget to fit into the schedule for the desired month, sign the contract in the office and submit an application to the Tverskaya registry office in Moscow. The organizers will take care of everything else. All you have to do is have fun and enjoy the photos from your wedding photography in the palace.
Official website: www.petroffpalace.mos.ru/ru
Excursion
It's not so simple with the excursion. It is impossible to buy tickets near the palace. You can go on an excursion only as part of an organized group accompanied by a guide.
Excursions do not take place every day. The schedule is flexible.
Attention! You must come to the excursion with the passport with which you bought the ticket.
You can book an excursion for a group, for example, a class, or join a group of single visitors (they didn’t really answer me on how to join such a group at the Moscow Museum). Therefore, you need to buy tickets in advance. They are sold at the Museum of Moscow.
Make an appointment by phone: +7 495 637 70 05, [email protected]
A more convenient way for single visitors is to buy tickets online.
On the website of the City Tour Bureau (Moscow Museum). But it's not easy either...
The easiest way:
1. Go to the bureau’s website http://mosburo.com/
2. Check in the table when the excursion will take place. The schedule is flexible.
3. Then scroll down the page to the red “buy ticket” button.
4. Click on it.
5. You get to the page with excursions.
6. Scroll down until you find the Petrovsky Travel Palace.
7. Click on it.
8. You are taken to a page where you can buy a ticket.
9. Select a number (arrow on the right)
10. The arrow on the left - points to the number 6 - this number shows how many places are left.
11. Click on the pay button, enter your and your child’s passport information (if you are traveling with a child).
12. That's it. Ugh.
Arrive at the palace and find your guide.
The tour desk of the Moscow Museum has groups on Facebook and VKontakte. The latest information is posted there and questions are promptly answered there.
What is the price
The bureau has an exclusive service - you can book a guided tour just for yourself. Payment is per group and by appointment.
The cost depends on the route:
Palace and park
- Excursions take place in warm weather (most likely from April to November or October). It was not possible to find out by phone (
- The beginning can be at different times, i.e., like the days of excursions, the beginning is floating. It is necessary to clarify in the poster table. But the approximate start is from 10:30 and the last excursion starts at approximately 15:00.
- Cost: 750 rub.
- Discount ticket: 450 rub.
Castle
- The schedule is flexible. Excursions are not every day, but when they are, there can be 5 of them per day.
- The beginning can be at different times, i.e., like the days of excursions, the beginning is floating. It is necessary to clarify in the poster table. But the approximate start is from 10:30 and the last excursion starts at approximately 15:00
- Cost: 450 rub.
- Discount ticket (children under 12 years old, pensioners, disabled people of groups 1 and 2): 250 rub.
The tour of the palace consists of three parts:
1. Front yard;
2. Museum halls (history of construction, restoration and reconstruction of the palace, coronation celebrations);
3. The main premises of the palace (Column Hall, Kazakovskaya staircase, the main domed hall and the antechambers of the second floor).
How to get there
Metro. The nearest metro station is Dynamo. It’s a 10-minute walk from it (first along the Leningradskoye Highway, and then along the alleys you’ll go straight to the palace) or 5 minutes by bus to the Petrovsky Park stop.
By car from the center of Moscow, turn from Leningradsky Prospekt onto Right Palace Alley and drive up to the cast-iron gates.
You can leave your car in the above-ground or underground parking.
Address: 125167, Russia, Moscow, Leningradsky Prospekt, 40.
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Petrovsky Travel Palace is located at the address: Moscow, Leningradsky Prospekt, 40. You can get inside only as part of a guided tour.
01 I made an appointment a month before the visit. You definitely need to buy tickets at the Museum of Moscow in the Park of Culture. The excursion time is rather inconvenient - weekdays 12 noon.
02 Entrance ticket costs 400 rubles, photography 150.
03 The security is quite loyal, they just checked the passport with the list.
04 The palace was built by order of Catherine II in the 1776-1780s in honor of the successful completion of the Russian-Turkish War of 1768-1774, as a residence for the rest of noble people after a long journey from St. Petersburg at the entrances to Moscow, according to the design of the architect Matvey Kazakov.
05 Empty lands, which at that time belonged to the VysokoPetrovsky Monastery, were allocated for construction.
06 Behind the palace there is a preserved part of Petrovsky Park, laid out at the beginning of the 19th century.
07 Petrovsky Travel Palace is one of the few monuments of cultural and historical heritage that have reached us almost in its original form, an example of neo-Gothic architecture.
08 The palace ensemble consists of a three-story central building and one-story side buildings surrounding the courtyard.
09 The buildings were never rebuilt, but only updated for the next visit of the titled person.
10 The only serious deviation from Mikhail Kazakov’s project was allowed by the architect Auguste Montferrand, who restored the palace after the fire of 1812.
11 He turned the round hall, located under the dome, into a covered gallery.
12 The southernmost travel palace on the road connecting the two capitals was originally conceived as a residence for the most important persons who could rest there after a long journey from St. Petersburg and proceed to the Moscow Kremlin with special pomp.
13 Catherine II stayed in the palace for the first time only in 1787.
14 According to the surviving legend, the empress sent away her personal retinue and guard and remained in the palace “under the protection of her people,” which led to a massive gathering of people and almost caused a stampede.
15 In 1797, before his coronation, Emperor Paul I, the son of Catherine II, visited the Travel Palace.
16 From then on, the palace became a constant witness to official coronation ceremonies: on the way from St. Petersburg, Russian sovereigns stopped here before being crowned kings.
17 During the War of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte’s headquarters was located in the Petrovsky Travel Palace.
18 It was from here that he watched the city that had not submitted to him burn.
19 The palace, destroyed after Napoleon's flight, was restored under Emperor Nicholas I.
20 In the renovated halls of the Palace, members of the imperial family again stopped to rest, and receptions were held in honor of noble deputations and delegations.
21 During the First World War, the palace housed a hospital.
22 Then all the walls of the front rooms were painted white.
23 During the years of Soviet power, the complex was transferred to the Red Aviation - the Air Force Engineering Academy named after. Zhukovsky.
24 After large-scale restoration, completed in 2008, the Moscow Government Reception House with the functions of a hotel was located in the Petrovsky Palace.
25 A new restaurant building with an underground garage appeared on the territory of the palace, made in the architectural style of the historical building.
26 The total area of the premises of the renovated Petrovsky Palace is 17,060 sq. m. m, of which the underground part is 6,785 sq. m. m.
27 A museum has been organized in the main building, which houses the halls of heraldry, emperors, as well as the hall of the history of Peter the Great's Travel Palace.
28 Restorers did everything to return this architectural monument to its original appearance, conceived by M. Kazakov 230 years ago.
29 In all rooms, according to old drawings with the selection of wood and patterns, the color scheme of the walls and artistic parquet were restored.
30 The facade and interiors have been restored and not changed at all.
31 The grisaille on the dome, stucco molding, marble fireplaces, and Venetian mirrors were revived.
32 The palace is furnished with furniture and interior items corresponding to the historical era of its origin.
33 Now the Petrovsky Travel Palace is under the management of the Renaissance Moscow Olympic Hotel.
35 The Petrovsky Travel Palace has everything for holding various events: press conferences, round tables, exhibitions, congresses.
36 Behind the historical walls there is ultra-modern equipment: fully equipped conference rooms, rooms for the press center.
37 Petrovsky Travel Palace is an ideal place for a wedding or celebration of a special event.
38 The palace is equipped with comfortable rooms, a restaurant and a spa center.
41 I have long wanted to get into the palace after restoration, and now the opportunity arose. The palace is very beautiful on the outside and simple without any frills on the inside. I would compare it with the palace in Tsaritsyno. When Napoleon lived in the palace, he was very impressed by the internal simplicity. When I visited it, I was surprised not only by the simplicity, but by the complete absence of antique furniture and interiors. Everything is very, very modern, even the expensive antique furniture. If it weren't for the excursion, it would have been completely boring and uninteresting.
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What is the Petrovsky Travel Palace in Moscow famous for? facts of history and modernity. Excursion through the halls of the palace, where today foreign diplomats are received.
At the end of the 18th century, Catherine II wanted to perpetuate the triumph in the Russian-Turkish War. As a result, the empress received a symbol of victory embodied in stone, and the capital received another outstanding palace, glorifying the generosity of the empress and the skill of the architects. We are talking about the Petrovsky Travel Palace. This palace can be considered the architectural “peacock” of Moscow. It stands out from the background of typical metropolitan buildings: with brightness, boldness, enlivening and refreshing prim landscapes.
His image embodied many styles and, above all, Gothic and Moorish. The building is quite reminiscent of Turkish fortresses and mosques - these turrets that look like minarets, crenellated parapets, a massive central dome. The variegated redness of the terracotta is smoothed out by snow-white lace trim, stucco molding and window arches. The palace inherited elongated window arcades from Gothic architecture. And at the entrance you can see barrel columns, clearly borrowed from the Old Russian style.
All this beauty was built by the architect Matvey Kazakov, although when creating the project he was guided by another palace, made in Turkish motifs. The travel palace has a central part with a portico and a richly decorated facade, as well as side wings built in the form of fortress walls. Around the palace you can still see the remains of a luxurious 19th century park.
Travel Palace - historical background
The travel palace was supposed to welcome the imperial persons after a long journey from St. Petersburg to St. Petersburg, and it received the appropriate name. The top officials of the state stopped here to rest for a couple of days before official events, after which they went to the Kremlin, fresh and dressed.
Interesting facts from the history of the palace:
- In 1797, Paul the First stayed in the palace, exactly on the eve of his coronation, thereby starting the tradition of all future monarchs spending several days here before being anointed on the throne. They did not dare to break the tradition even when Moscow ceased to be the center of the empire and all secular and noble life completely moved to St. Petersburg;
- In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte settled in the palace and from here the failed ruler of Europe watched the city burn, which had never submitted to him. They say that while watching the fire, Napoleon even singed his hair, but this is rather a fantasy;
- Today, the Petrovsky Travel Palace still receives travelers after a long journey, and the most eminent and important guests, as in the old days. Even if these are not imperial persons, they are no less important personalities - diplomats, politicians, etc. There is an elite hotel in the palace, where only a select few are allowed. There is also a restaurant, a spa center, a sauna and other amenities. But even mere mortals can visit here. Albeit with a short excursion and only in limited areas.
Interior and interior decoration
Inside, current visitors will be disappointed. The deliberate luxury of facades and exteriors is replaced by emphasized modesty. There is no abundance of gold, antique furniture and expensive mountains of crystal mixed with bronze chandeliers and porcelain cups and vases.
Travel Palace in Moscow / Photobank Lori
Interior of the Travel Palace in Empire style / Photobank Lori
After the last restoration in 1998, the situation is close to almost monastic, although some of the former grandeur has still survived. This is valuable parquet flooring, heavy velvet curtains, some antique furniture (in fact, it is a remake, and this is noticeable at first glance). But in the Petrovsky Travel Palace you can see paintings from the 19th century and old photographs exhibited in one of the halls. And in the round hall, concerts of organ and orchestral music and other social events are periodically held.
Another hall is decorated with busts of Russian emperors, and in the central hall you can admire the ceiling made using the grisaille technique, which was just becoming fashionable at the time the palace was decorated. In some places you can see decor in the form of bas-reliefs and gilding, but this is rather an exception. You can also see marble fireplaces and Venetian mirrors.
An hour of time is enough to explore the Travel Palace, during which you can learn interesting facts not only about the complex itself, but also a little about the celebrities who stayed there at different times.
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How to get to Petrovsky Travel Palace
The Travel Palace is located near the Petrovsky Park metro station. A little further is the Dynamo station, from which you will have to walk a little along Leningradsky Prospekt. The nearest bus stop is “st. m. Dynamo. Travel by routes No. 84, 318.