Kolomenskoye

Kolomenskoye is once the residence of Russian kings, and today is an art historical and architectural museum-reserve located in Moscow on the territory of 309 hectares.

According to legend, the village of Kolomenskoye was founded by the inhabitants of Kolomna, who fled during the raids of the Mongolian Khan Batyy. For the first time, the village was mentioned in 1336 in the spiritual letter of the Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita, since at that time it became the hereditary property of the Moscow princes. Under Vasily III, the Ascension Church, known to many, was built. On the occasion of his wedding on the throne, Ivan the Terrible ordered the construction of the Church of the Seal in the village of Dyakovo near Kolomenskoye.

Many historical events are associated with the Kolomensk village. So in 1606 there was a bet by Ivan Bolotnikov, the leader of the uprising of 1606-1607. In 1610, an impostor Lzhedmitriy II stood here with his army. With the coming to power of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Kolomenskoye, he became his favorite place of residence. During his reign, a palace with 270 rooms was built here. In 1662, during a copper riot, rebellious peasants, artisans, merchants came here demanding that they give out the traitors who allowed the depreciation of money to deal with them. The arrived royal troops drove the crowd into the river, where many drowned, killed many, and the prisoners were tortured after the investigation, and after the investigation many were hanged or sent into exile to Kazan, Astrakhan and Siberia.

Kolomenskoye was desolate after the death of Alexei Mikhailovich, and the capital was moved to St. Petersburg. Under the rule of Catherine II, the old palace was dismantled and built a new drawing of Prince P.V. Makulova opposite the Ascension Church. In the palace, the 2 lower floors were stone, and the 2 upper wooden. In 1825, it was rebuilt, but this version of the palace did not last long. In 1872, he was dismantled, and building materials from him were used to repair buildings in Kolomenskoye.

In 1923, the Museum was organized by the director of the Museum, which was Petr Dmitrievich Baranovsky, the architect-restaurator and the main initiator of the foundation of the museum. According to his idea, ancient wooden buildings from all over Russia began to be brought here.