Where to go for a walk with a child so that the walk turns out to be fun, educational and interesting? And not only for children, but also for their parents? Together with a philologist, ethnographer and teacher, we have collected 5 fascinating routes around Moscow, which will turn any walk into an exciting journey through unknown facts about our capital.
Route 1 "Around the Kremlin"
VOSKRESENSKIY GATE - GEORGE THE VICTOR - THE BELL OF IVAN THE GREAT - ARKHANGELSKY CATHEDRAL - CATHEDRAL OF THE DUMMER - THE ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL - Tsar-Bell - Tsar-Cannon - BOSCHOROVITSKAYA
To get to Red Square, you need to go through the Resurrection Gate. A small chapel is attached to them. And the gate is named so because from the side of Red Square the icon "Resurrection of Christ" is fortified on it.
Try to count with your child how many images of St. George the Victorious are located near the Kremlin. Ask why there are so many of them here? The fact is that St. George the Victorious is a symbol of Moscow, its coat of arms. It turns out that the name George is an old version of the name Yuri. Namely, Yuri was the name of the prince, who built the very first wooden fortress on the banks of the Moskva River. It turns out that Moscow was built by Georgy! And yet another Georgy - Zhukov - after several centuries did a lot to save not only Moscow, but the whole country from the Nazis. For this, a monument was erected to him not far from the Resurrection Gate.
There are 34 bells on the upper platform of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower. A wonderful view of Moscow opens from there.
And here is the Tsar Cannon, the largest in our country. She is almost five hundred years old! This bombard was made specifically to protect the Kremlin: it was supposed to bombard enemies with huge stone cannonballs. True, for five centuries she made only one shot ...
Opposite the Borovitskaya Tower, on Starovagankovsky Hill, stands one of the most beautiful Moscow houses. It is called the Pashkov House by the name of the first owner. What is he famous for? Firstly, it was built on a hill, and the owners could look down at the towers and cathedrals!
Route 2 "Around Red Square"
CHURCH OF BASIL THE BLESSED - MONUMENT TO MININ AND POZHARSKY - CHURCH OF BARBARA THE MARTYR - OLD ENGLISH COURT - CHURCH OF ST.BASIL THE BLESSED - ZNAMENSK MONASTERY - CHAMBERS OF BOYAR SIGNAL ROMANOIA
Interesting facts to tell your child on this route.
The temple has two names. Most often it is called the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, because the temple was built over the grave of an unusual person - the holy fool Basil. The second name of the temple is the Cathedral of the Intercession on the Moat, or the Intercession Cathedral. Why "on the Moat"? Because at the very walls of the Kremlin there used to be a deep ditch. Why "Pokrova"? Because in 1552, on the feast day of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, the troops of Ivan the Terrible took the Tatar city of Kazan.
From the inside, St. Basil's Cathedral resembles a medieval castle with many rooms. The secret is that ten small churches are hidden here. Each of them bears the name of that saint or holiday on the day of which the most important battles for Kazan were fought.
Not far from St. Basil's Cathedral, Varvarka Street begins. And where did the strange name come from - Varvarka? Maybe barbarians lived here? No. Take a closer look with your child to the plaque on the wall of the temple, which stands at the very beginning of the street. This is the temple of the Barbara the Great Martyr, which gave the name to the street. The merchants who lived in Kitay-gorod considered Saint Barbara as their patroness.
Route 3 "Along the banks of the Moscow River"
STATE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS A.S. PUSHKIN - TEMPLE OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR - TALE HOUSE (PERTSOVA HOUSE) - STATE MUSEUM OF A.S. PUSHKIN - MUSEUM OF I.S.TURGENEV - CENTRAL HOUSE OF THE ARTIST
Interesting facts to tell your child on this route.
Alexander Pushkin has nothing to do with the Museum of Fine Arts
arts, but Muscovites know this museum as the Pushkin Museum. There are such paradoxes! The museum contains paintings, prints, statues, furniture and household items created outside our country.
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is as well-known symbol of Moscow as the Kremlin. The history of the temple is amazing. In the middle of the 19th century, a church stood on this site, on the walls of which thousands of names of officers who died in the war with Napoleon were inscribed. It was a memorial temple, it looked almost the same as the one you see today.
House 12 (Prechistenka str., 12/2) is a museum of Alexander Pushkin. Previously, the noble family of the Seleznevs lived here, which is reminiscent of the coat of arms preserved on the facade. We definitely recommend you to visit the play rooms of "Pushkin's Tales". There is a real Buyan island, and King Guidon, and other heroes of fairy tales.
Opposite Gorky Park there is another park - "Muzeon". In addition to plants, there are ... statues in this park! Once they decorated the streets of Moscow, and then they ended up here. There are monuments to Soviet leaders, unusual street sculptures. Ask your child if he has ever seen a stone turtle? And the bronze hare? In "Muzeon" you can also meet such unusual animals!
Route 4 “Zamoskvorechye. On the right bank of the river "
CHURCH OF GRIGORY OF NEOKESARIYSKY - · MUSEUM OF AN OSTROVSKY
TRETYAKOV GALLERY - CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST - MONUMENT TO PETER I
Interesting facts to tell your child on this route.
Let the child carefully examine the square tiles that adorn the walls of the church of St. Gregory of Neocaesarea - they fold into an ornament that resembles a fantastic flower or a peacock feather. Can you count how many tiles adorn the temple? Phew, an impossible task, because there are almost 9 thousand of them!
Malaya Ordynka will lead to the Tretyakovskaya metro station. Walk a little to the left along the Ordynsky blind alley - and you will find yourself in a small square, next to which many interesting sights have accumulated. And the first is house 7 in Lavrushinsky lane. It is called the Writers' House: many famous writers of our country lived here. And next to the house is the Inspiration fountain. Ask your child what the word means. Look closely at the images on the fountain. What if you want to paint a picture? This is inspiration!
The main treasure of the Demidovs' estate is one of the most beautiful Moscow fences. It was created three centuries ago in the Ural factories, which were owned by the owners of this house. Whom did the masters portray on this fence? Asks the child to find butterflies on the fence.
Not far from the Tretyakov Gallery, in the Second Kadashevsky Lane, there is the Church of the Resurrection of Christ - one of the most beautiful churches in Zamoskvoretsky. And before it was even more elegant: not only the domes were covered with gold, but all the ornaments made of white stone were painted yellow and also looked gold.
Route 5 "Parks and estates"
KOLOMENSKOE - Izmailovo - TSARITSYNO - KUSKOVO - VDNKH - VOROBYOVY GORY - VICTORY PARK ON POSTER MOUNTAIN AND MUSEUM-PANORAMA "BORODINSKAYA BATTLE"
The palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in Arkhangelskoye - this amazing structure appeared quite recently, in 2010, on the site of a long-destroyed wooden palace-palace (it stood in Kolomenskoye in the 17th century).
The name of this place - Tsaritsyno - allows us to guess that once it belonged to the tsars. Or rather, to Tsarina Catherine II. The story of Tsaritsyn is incredibly complex and confusing, and it will be easier to understand it if you visit this place.
The Tsar's Palace, built by Vasily Bazhenov, did not like Catherine at all. Among the reasons are the dissatisfaction with the layout, and the rebellious temper of the architect ... At the behest of the Empress, the palace was dismantled! It was rebuilt several years ago.
The Kuskovo estate is sometimes called the pearl of Europe. Indeed, the magnificent palace of Count Sheremetev and the garden around it have been preserved almost unchanged. Everyone who appreciates the beauty of noble estates is a must-see in Kuskovo.
Your child must have heard that Moscow is called "the city on seven hills." it is read that Sparrow Hills is just one of these hills. Travelers who came to Moscow a hundred, two hundred, three hundred years ago were delighted with the wonderful view of the whole city, which opened from the Sparrow Hills.
Date of publication 31.05.2016
Article author: Clover Publishing House
