Znamensky Dubrovitsy Church. Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy: European architecture in detail
The name of the architectural style "rococo" comes from the French "rocaille" - crushed stone, decorative shell. Palaces and temples built in this style delight the eye with their diversity, […]
The name of the architectural style "rococo" comes from the French "rocaille" - crushed stone, decorative shell. Palaces and temples built in this style are pleasing to the eye with their diversity, developed decor and rich ornaments.
Churches in the Rococo style are rare in Russia, one can immediately recall only the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on the Blood ( Savior on Spilled Blood) in St. Petersburg, in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary near the village of Berd in the Novosibirsk Region, and the church we are describing in Dubrovitsy.
At the same time, the Dubrovitsky Church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign” is the only church in Russia that is crowned not with a dome or spire, but with a golden crown and is very richly decorated with round sculptures of white stone and stucco.
This mysterious church with a mysterious history was created at a time when the tutor of Peter I, Prince Boris Alekseevich Golitsyn, owned the Dubrovitsy estate.
The consecration of the temple on February 11, 1704 was performed by the Metropolitan of Ryazan and Murom Stefan (Yavorsky). Emperor Peter I himself with his son Tsarevich Alexei were present at the consecration of this church.
The temple was built from 1690 to 1703. Presumably, Italian craftsmen, who were commissioned by Prince Golitsyn specifically for this purpose, took part in the construction, but the names of all the creators of the temple remained unknown, which is the first of its many secrets.
Initially, on the site of the Znamenskaya Church, there was a wooden temple in the name of the prophet Elijah, which was then not dilapidated at all. It was erected in 1662, and in 1690 it was moved to the village of Lemeshevo, adjacent to Dubrovitsy.
The Dubrovitsy estate is located near Podolsk in the southern Moscow region at the confluence of the Desna and Pakhra rivers and today is one of the most popular sightseeing places in the Moscow region.
The Church of the Sign of the Most Holy Theotokos was built from local white stone taken from the quarries on the banks of the Pakhra. This material, on the one hand, is easy to process, and on the other hand, it is strong enough to work out fine details, such as fine carvings of the decorative decoration of the temple.
The base of the temple is an equilateral cross with rounded ends. The first floor is set on a high foundation, which makes it possible to surround the walls with an open passage porch, richly decorated with carvings and an ornamental pattern, stretching along the parapet, interrupted by four multifaceted stairways. The central part of the temple rises above the base in the form of an octagonal pillar.
The temple is decorated with sculptures. In front of the main entrance, on the sides of the western staircase, there are two white stone sculptures. On the left side, Gregory the Theologian with a book and a raised hand, and on the right, John Chrysostom with a book and a miter standing at his feet. Directly above the entrance, on the roof of the western vestibule, there is a statue of Basil the Great, and the temple tower is crowned not by a tent, not by a helmet and not by a dome, but by a crown.
Almost half of the building's surface is densely covered with openwork foam of the Baroque pattern: larger and more distinct in the lower part of the building, small and intricate - at the top. Also, the outer walls of the temple are treated with relief masonry in the rustico style.
In the entrance corners of the base, near the ground, in the corners formed by converging curves, there are statues of the four evangelists, at the base of the octagonal tower - the figures of the eight apostles, in addition, the facade is decorated with many different images of Angels.
During the Soviet barbarism, the figures of three of the four evangelists were beheaded, but the evangelist Matthew survived.
The inside of the temple is decorated with convex images (high reliefs) of biblical subjects, scenes from the Gospel. The realistic outlines of the characters speak of the European school of plastic arts. Images of late Renaissance art also resemble swirling clouds, angels and cherubs, which adorn the vaults and the space under the dome of the church.
The sculptures were made on site, using a metal frame and a base consisting of broken bricks and lime mortar. The base was coated with a special mixture, then a contour was cut through the wet solution and the figures were finally modeled.
The largest sculptural composition in the interior of the church is the "Crucifixion" - the central plot in the "Passion of the Lord" cycle.
The history of the inscriptions inside the temple is also interesting. Initially, they were made in Latin, later, according to St. Philaret (Drozdov), the Metropolitan of Moscow, insisted on replacing them with Church Slavonic ones, and in 2004, after restoration, the church again “spoke” in Latin.
A very unusual structure of the upper level of the iconostasis... The icons are in perfect harmony with the carved part of the iconostasis. Their creation is attributed to the masters of the Armory Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin.
In the northwestern pylon of the temple there is a small door leading to the stairs to the two-tiered choir stalls that occupy the entire top of the western ledge. A stone staircase from a pylon leads to the lower tier, which is a balcony, following the contour of the wall of the western vestibule of the church.
They say that the Church of the Sign looks especially impressive on a sunny winter day, when the landscape around is emphatically Russian, and the shining crown begins to stand out sharply against the blue sky and the gray walls of the church.
In 1812, the temple was occupied by Napoleonic troops, but did not cause any damage to the architectural monument. But the Soviet period for the architectural complex of Dubrovits did not pass without loss: in 1929 the Church of the Sign was closed for worship, and in September 1931 the bell tower and the church of Adrian and Natalia located in it were blown up.
Since 1990, the Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy has been an active temple and is open to the public daily from 9.00 to 17.00.
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Not far from the city of Podolsk near Moscow, on the banks of the Pakhra River, there is a beautiful estate Dubrovitsy. It is worth coming here in order to learn a little more about the history and sights of our country or just take a walk in a famous, but at the same time very calm and peaceful place.
The main attraction of the Dubrovitsy estate can, without a doubt, be called one of the most beautiful churches in Russia - the Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
For the first time, the village of Dubrovitsy was mentioned in historical documents dating back to 1627. At that time, the land belonged to the boyar Morozov. Years later, the estate changed owners: the Golitsyns, the Dmitriev-Mamonovs, the Potemkins lived here. Boris Golitsyn became one of the most famous owners of the estate, since it was under him that the dominant Dubrovits - the Znamenskaya Church - was built. In 1788, Catherine II bought the estate and presented it to her favorite Alexander Dmitriev-Mamonov. However, a year later the young man married the maid of honor Daria Shcherbatova, for which he was excommunicated from the court, and could no longer return to St. Petersburg. Interestingly, despite the offense, Catherine left all her gifts to Mamonov and even personally prepared the bride for the wedding.
During the war of 1812, Dubrovitsy suffered from the French, the neighboring villages were burned and robbed.
Then Dubrovitsy passed to the son of the Mamonovs, Matvey. He is known primarily as the founder of the secret organization "Order of Russian Knights", who refused to swear allegiance to Nicholas I. Until the revolution, Sergei Golitsyn, a collector and founder of the Golitsyn Museum, lived in Dubrovitsy. In 1919, the museum of noble life was located here, but later all the valuables were taken out, and the estate was transferred to the orphanage for use. Then there was an agricultural technical school in Dubrovitsy, where the youngest daughter of Mendeleev, Maria Dmitrievna, taught. In 1961, the All-Russian Research Institute of Animal Husbandry moved here. Only in 1990 the Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary was returned to the parishioners.
Church of the Sign
The main attraction of the estate can, no doubt, be called one of the most beautiful churches in Russia - the Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Church of the Sign is considered one of the most unusual, since it was built according to an atypical project for Orthodoxy. The temple appeared in Dubrovitsy thanks to Boris Golitsyn, the tutor of Peter I. It is interesting that it was built only in the summer, in the remaining months painstaking work was carried out on the external and internal decoration. The details of the building are very unusual: the church is crowned with a crown; instead of frescoes, there are a huge number of sculptures on biblical themes. By the way, it is for this reason that the church is sometimes even called the "museum of sculpture." It is worth noting that Golitsyn managed to build the Church of the Sign only thanks to good relations with Peter I, who was very interested in this project in the early Italian Baroque style. For that time, the temple was so atypical that the clergy refused to consecrate it. Only after the death of Patriarch Adrian, an opponent of Catholicism, was the church finally consecrated.
Unfortunately, in the Soviet years, the temple was almost not followed, many details have been irretrievably lost. So, in 1932 the bell tower was demolished. However, the church was restored several times, this helped to bring it into proper shape. Relatively recently, heating was installed here, and now services are held at any time of the year.
The manor palace is also worthy of attention. It was built in the first half of the 18th century in the Baroque style and was rebuilt several times. Today, the armorial hall of the building is distinguished by its special beauty, the walls of which are decorated with paintings. Much of what was here under Golitsyn has not been preserved. In the 20th century, luxurious furniture, art objects and much more were taken out of here. Now the richness of the past interior can only be judged by a few surviving photographs.
Practical information
The Dubrovitsy estate is located at the address: Moscow region, Podolsky district, pos. Dubrovitsy. You can get there by train from the Kursk railway station to Podolsk station, then by bus or minibus number 65 directly to the village. You can also get from the Yuzhnaya metro station by bus number 417 to the village of Dubrovitsy. By car, you need to go along the Warsaw highway through Podolsk to the sign "Dubrovitsy Estate. Church of the Sign”, located near the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Then turn right and go to the village.
The temple is open for visits every day from 9 am to 5 pm. If there is an evening service, then until 20.00.
Address: Podolsky district, Moscow region
A marvelous miracle - this amazing and completely “wrong” church from the point of view of Orthodox canons! Indeed, where has it been seen that a church was crowned with a crown instead of a dome?
The appearance of the church confused the Orthodox hierarchs - Patriarch Adrian flatly refused to conduct the rite of its consecration
Manor "uncles"
And “it has been seen” in the famous Dubrovitsy estate, which is 17 km south of Moscow. The first owner of Dubrovitsy was the boyar B. Morozov - the "uncle" of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. Subsequently, from the descendants of Morozov, the village passed to their relative - Prince B. Golitsyn, also an "uncle", but already a young Peter I.
The perspicacious Boris Alekseevich, who occupied a major administrative position, made the right political move in time: he left the supporters of Princess Sophia and joined the party of Peter and the Naryshkins. A convinced Westerner, Golitsyn introduced the tsar to F. Lefort and opened the German Quarter for him.
Nevertheless, ill-wishers slandered the prince before the sovereign. Peter removed Golitsyn to Dubrovitsy and ordered him not to appear in Moscow. But a year later, Boris Alekseevich was forgiven, received the rank of boyar, and the monarch himself came to visit him at the estate.
What is the ship, such is the mast
Peter was delighted with the local nature. The two rivers Desna and Pakhra merge behind the hill at an acute angle, forming, as it were, the prow of a ship. “This ship and these places would have a worthy mast! - the tsar said to his "uncle" - the Church would be put here so that the Germans would gasp, so that the world would be so beautiful in a different way!
Soon Golitsyn was already showing Peter the plan of the conceived temple, and he was shocked by its grandiosity: “Although you are rich, I will help with the treasury.” On July 22, 1690, in the presence of the sovereign, the first stone was laid in the foundation of a new church in the name of the "Honorable Icon of the Sign of the Most Holy Theotokos."
Although the basis of the church is traditional - an octagon on a quadrangle - all the plastic: white stone patterning, high reliefs and majestic statues - is purely Catholic
Who was the chief architect of the temple is unknown. Most likely, a maestro from Italy. From the same lands, sculptors and stone carvers were discharged - about a hundred people in total. But the material for the construction was chosen locally - white limestone, which was abundant along the banks of Pakhra.
To the European "manner"
Although at the base of the temple lies the traditional octagon, all plastic: white stone patterns, high reliefs and statues are purely Catholic. The higher off the ground, the more intricate the carving becomes.
The tower, which looks like a flowery carpet, is especially richly decorated with it. Sculptures of the apostles are placed around it. And huge (more than 2 meters) figures of evangelists and saints “guard” the main and side doors of the building. And finally, a detail that is completely unthinkable for an Orthodox church is a gilded openwork crown. All together, this is a vivid example of the European baroque of the 17th century, brought to Russian soil for the first time.
And the interior decoration! Along with the usual iconostasis, we will see a number of sculptural high reliefs depicting the main characters of the Old and New Testaments, as well as the Passion of the Lord cycle. The Virgin and Child is exactly the Madonna from the paintings of the Italian Renaissance. Moreover, on the walls inside curly cartouches you can see quotations from the Bible in Latin.
concurrence
In the spring of 1699, the construction of the church was completed. It began to be called the all-Christian temple. But her appearance confused the Orthodox hierarchs, and Patriarch Adrian flatly refused to conduct the rite of consecration. So several years passed. And only Peter I, returning from the first Swedish campaign, cut this "Gordian knot". By his order, the church was consecrated by Metropolitan Stefan Yavorsky, who was appointed locum tenens of the patriarchal throne.
The ceremony took place on February 11, 1704. The sovereign with Tsarevich Alexei and Prince Golitsyn with relatives were on the front terrace of the wooden carved choirs. And the whole temple was full of guests. The Russian writer A. Veltman writes about that memorable event as follows: “By the highest permission, everyone, both those who were nearby of any rank and condition, and at a distance of 50 miles from Dubrovitsy, the residents around were invited to celebrate ... And the celebration lasted seven days.”
Reconsecration
The heirs of Boris Golitsyn turned out to be less active and successful people. At the end of the 18th century, one of them, Sergei Alekseevich, was forced to sell the estate to his regimental chief, His Serene Highness Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin Tauride, for debts. Following that, Dubrovitsy went to the treasury, and soon Empress Catherine II presented them to her favorite, Count A. Dmitriev-Mamonov. Under Alexander Matveyevich, a bell tower for the Znamenskaya Church appeared on the estate, as well as a new magnificent palace.
His only son Matvey, who distinguished himself during the Patriotic War of 1812, left no heirs, and in 1864 the estate again goes to the Golitsyns. During this period, the Church of the Sign was for the first time overhauled by the outstanding architect, an expert on old Russian architecture, F. F. Richter. At the same time, the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna Filaret re-consecrated the temple.
What we have, we don't keep
Sergei Mikhailovich Golitsyn, the last owner of Dubrovits, went into exile before October 1917. After the revolution, the palace housed a museum of noble life for several years. But already at the end of the 1920s, all the furniture, paintings and other exhibits were taken to Moscow. The palace was adapted first for an orphanage, and then for the All-Russian Research Institute of Animal Husbandry. The unique architectural monument was rebuilt, or rather, mutilated beyond recognition. Only the restoration of 1970 returned the building to its original appearance, while only the Armorial Hall was recreated inside.
In Soviet times, the pearl of Russian baroque - the Znamenskaya Church was given over to a warehouse.
The fate of the Znamenskaya Church turned out to be even sadder - it was turned into a warehouse. And so it stood for many years in complete desolation, the pearl of Russian baroque. And it’s not that they forgot about the temple - in Soviet times, information about it was included in all scientific works on the history of Russian art - it’s just that cultural officials then considered that the state needed the warehouse more ...
Third consecration
Finally, in 1990, after a long and painful struggle with the local authorities, the temple was handed over to believers and consecrated for the third time. At the same time, restoration work began, which continues to this day.
... The Royal Doors of the iconostasis have already shone in their former splendor, a number of images have been renewed, an old relief crucifix of the 17th century and Latin inscriptions in cartouches. The restorers are doing everything possible so that everyone who enters the temple can repeat after the poet and art historian S. Makovsky: “You won’t find anything like it in Great Rus', nothing more extravagant ... and more charming you just can’t invent!”
The Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubrovitsy is a special monument of church architecture of the late 17th century. Looking at this magnificent architectural monument, it is hard to believe that it is located in Russia, not far from the capital, in the Podolsky district of the Moscow region. The history of the temple, the names of the masters who created this masterpiece of architectural art are still not exactly known.
From the history
The first wooden temple dedicated to the prophet Elijah was built in Dubrovitsy in 1662. The history of the stone temple is associated with the name of the nobleman Boris Alekseevich Golitsyn, the tutor of the young Peter the Great. In 1689, Golitsyn fell out of favor with the tsar and had to leave for his estate in Dubrovitsy. The sovereign's anger soon turned to mercy, and Peter granted Boris Golitsyn the boyar rank.
According to one version, the Church of the Sign of the Most Holy Theotokos in Dubrovitsy was erected precisely in honor of this significant event - reconciliation with the king.
There is another version. A legend has been preserved, according to which young Peter, having come to his uncle (the teacher was called uncle), admired the amazing beauty of Dubrovitsy. Here the Desna River flowed into Pakhra, forming an acute angle, similar to the prow of a ship. “This ship needs a mast. A temple should be built here, the best in the world,” Peter suggested.
In 1690, the old wooden church was transferred to the neighboring village of Lemeshevo, and the construction of the Church of the Sign of the Most Holy Theotokos began in its place. In July 1690, Peter was personally present at the laying of the foundation of the church, later he was constantly interested in the progress of work and helped with money.
Construction was mostly completed in 1699. It is possible that the clergy did not want to consecrate the temple for a long time, since its external and internal decoration did not fit into the generally accepted Orthodox church canons. It is known that the lighting took place only five years later, in July 1704. All the local residents were present at the celebration, and the emperor also arrived with his first-born Alexei.
Description
The temple was built of white limestone, which was sufficient on the banks of the Buttermilk River. This stone was durable and at the same time allowed even fine carving.
The Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubrovitsy was built in the Baroque style and is distinguished by its unusual architecture with an abundance of sculptures. That is why there are still disputes about its creators. It is believed that the construction was carried out with the participation of Italian architects, but their names are still unknown.
In plan, the building is an equilateral cross with rounded ends. The main volume of the temple is raised on a high plinth. Around it is a gallery with a high parapet.
Four wide circular staircases lead down. The western entrance is decorated with statues of Saints Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. Above the entrance you will see the figure of Basil the Great, in the corners of the plinth - the sculptures of the evangelists Mark, Luke, John and Matthew. At the base of the tower are the figures of the eight apostles. Also, the facade is decorated with figures of angels.
The most unusual is the sculptural decoration of the temple, encircling the entire building, from the steps to the dome. Here you will see stucco patterns of flowers, grapes and bizarre ornaments.
The vault of the temple is original - the octagonal tower is crowned with an openwork gilded crown. This is the only church building in Russia in which a crown is installed instead of a dome, therefore the Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubrovitsy is sometimes called "crowned".
Not far from Podolsk is an architectural gem of the Moscow region. Perhaps you will not find such a structure anywhere else in Russia: numerous sculptures and symbols decorating the facade attract lovers of the unusual. The view of the church in Dubrovitsy is so strange that hundreds of tourists come every day to look at this miracle. You can come from Moscow to Dubrovitsy on your own without spending a lot of money. I will try to tell in detail about our independent trip to the estate of Dubrovitsy and Ivanovskoye in my review.
Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy
Sometimes you really want to spend a day off in nature and at the same time look at something beautiful and unusual. In such cases, the Moscow region is an ideal option. For example, the estate of Dubrovitsy. Let's try to figure out how to get to the Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy
How to get to the church of Dubrovitsy on your own
Address: Moscow region, Podolsky district, pos. Dubrovitsy, Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin.
If you have a car, then you should move along the Warsaw highway through Podolsk, up to the sign "Dubrovitsy Estate", then turn right and drive without turning until the very village of Dubrovitsy.
On your own, you can take the electric train of the Kursk direction, going to the Podolsk station, and then take bus 65, which stops at the bus station next to the station, go to the stop “pos. Dubrovitsy»
Those who fundamentally do not travel by trains can also get by taking bus number 417 from the Yuzhnaya metro station to the Dubrovitsy Village stop.
Review of visiting the Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy
Our journey began at the Kursk railway station. A ticket to Podolsk cost 102 rubles. Travel time is one hour. It is better to look at the schedule of bus 65 in advance on the Internet. For some reason, he is not at the bus stop. But we were lucky, we didn't have to wait long. Having paid 43 rubles for tickets and having spent about 20 minutes on the way, we ended up on the spot. It is difficult to make a mistake with a stop, because, since there are no multi-storey buildings around, the main local attraction - the Church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary - is clearly visible at the entrance to the estate, which makes it an excellent landmark.
Manor complex of Dubrovitsy
The territory of the estate complex, or rather what is left of it, is located at the confluence of two rivers: the Desna and Pakhra. The first mention of these places appears in documents in the first third of the 17th century. Then it was the patrimony of the boyar I.V. Morozov. The estate repeatedly changed owners and appearance for various reasons, because each new owner sought to remake his possessions to his own taste.
Dubrovitsy
After the revolution, the manor house was turned into the Museum of Noble Life, but it lasted less than ten years, and after the closure, all the material values, of which there were quite a few, were taken out.
At the moment, the building houses the All-Russian Research Institute of Animal Husbandry of the Russian Agricultural Academy, as well as the registry office and the Golitsyn restaurant. The institute has restored the interior of one of the halls in its part of the building, turning it into a conference room, but outside visitors are not allowed there.
manor house
The estate is not a tourist attraction in full measure, but there are many people here. Everyone is attracted by the Znamenskaya Church.
Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy
The temple was founded and built at the end of the 17th century under the second owner of the estate - Prince Boris Alekseevich Golitsyn. Both the appearance and the interior of the church are so different from those accepted in Orthodoxy (in particular, instead of the usual dome, the church is crowned with a crown) that the clergy refused to consecrate it, even though the building itself was built strictly according to the canons. The corresponding ceremony was carried out only after the intervention of Peter I. The Emperor himself was present at the opening of the Temple.
Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy
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Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy
The subsequent owners of the estate did not pay due attention to the church and the building began to collapse. In the middle of the 19th century, it was restored, but throughout the 20th century, although they tried to carry out restoration work, they could not keep it in good condition. The bell tower, located next to the Temple, was completely demolished and at the moment the bells available at the church are in the open air. At the end of the last century, the Temple was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church and now it is a functioning church. Over the years, the interior of the Temple has been restored, but the exterior decoration of the church requires global, expensive work, which is currently not funded.
Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy
Photography inside the Temple is prohibited (or as they say in such cases - “Not blessed”), but we were lucky. The church organizes excursions on its own and invites everyone to join the visiting groups. One such group arrived half an hour after us. The price of the tour is 150 rubles per person, but people give more, because after getting to know this amazing Temple, everyone sincerely wants to participate in its speedy restoration. Tourists are allowed to take a few pictures inside the church, but there is still a feeling that the Ministers do not like it. Therefore, my friend and I quickly took only a couple of photos.
Church of the Sign in Dubrovitsy
Leaving the church, we walked around the Temple, since you can take as many pictures as you like from the outside, climbed to the observation deck, and then went down to the river bank. More precisely, to the banks of two rivers. And from everywhere there is a magnificent view of the church. For photographers, this is a paradise.
view from the observation deck
view from the observation deck
Being in the estate, you should definitely look at the gates of the Horse Yard, which remained from the estate buildings of the mid-19th century, when M.A. Dmitriev-Mamonov was the owner of these places.
horse yard
horse yard
Restaurant "Golitsyn" in the estate of Dubrovitsy
The next point of our walk we got the restaurant "Golitsyn", located in the basement of the manor house.
decor element in the restaurant
Apparently, the Manor is becoming not a tourist, but a wedding object. The newlyweds come to the registry office, then a photo session near the church, there is also a bridge for locks that are now popular, and a wedding banquet can be arranged in the restaurant. I am sure that in the church itself the wedding ceremony is performed very often. But we went to the restaurant to warm up and drink coffee. Whether this restaurant is expensive or not, I can’t judge, since we didn’t order a full meal. A cup of coffee from 100 rubles.
Refreshed and warmed up, we continued our walk.Manor Ivanovskoye
Back in Moscow, my companion found out that the Ivanovskoye estate was located half an hour's walk from Dubrovitsy. After consulting the maps on our smartphones, we went on a short hike. Of course, it was possible to take the familiar bus 65, get to the stop Square of Podolsky Cadets and walk along Parkovaya Street straight to the manor house, but the bus had to wait about an hour, and the daylight hours were already coming to an end.
Having passed along Belyaevsky passage, we turned onto Belyaevskaya street and along it we went to the high bank of the Pakhra River. From here you have a beautiful view of the river and the Znamenskaya Church.
view from the opposite bank of the Pakhra River
It should be noted that you can go here only in dry weather, because the road is clearly not suitable for pedestrians. In addition, using the tips of local residents, we turned off the street onto the “partisan paths” that run along the coast to the estate. Thus, we went to the restaurant "Otdykh", located at the beginning of the street. Governor-General Zakrevsky and then our path went along a comfortable road.
In the form, the remains of which have survived to this day, the estate was built at the very beginning of the 19th century under Count Fyodor Andreevich Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy's great-uncle. It is located in a very picturesque place, on the high bank of the Pakhra River, and if it had not been abandoned, it could have been one of the most beautiful estates in the Moscow region. But the state in which it is now, does not cause delight.
Manor Ivanovskoye
At the moment, the manor house houses the Federal Museum of Vocational Education, which is a branch of the Moscow State Engineering University, a branch of the Podolsky Museum of Local Lore and the registry office. Master classes, concerts, film shootings, etc. are constantly held here.
Manor Ivanovskoye
Since we were on a Sunday evening, we could not get into any of the museums, because they were already closed. Only a few workers assembled the scenery for the next event.
local inhabitants
Having examined the yard, we decided to walk around the manor house, but this turned out to be problematic. The manor park has been abandoned for a long time and it is rather difficult, and it does not make sense, to go through the deadwood and weeds growing near the walls.
around the manor house
From the outside, the walls of the house and outbuildings are painted in a poisonous yellow color, and the decorative elements are white, while from the courtyard side, all the buildings are completely white. It looks unusual.
around the manor house
The remains of the park are quite a popular place for walking. On the left side of the house there is a trodden path leading down to the water. You can go down only when there is no rain because the descent is quite steep.
view of the manor house from the river
view of the manor house from the river
By the way, here, on the left side of the house, there is the Tea House - a park pavilion, which also belongs to the Podolsk Museum of Local Lore.
tea house
Realizing that there was nothing special to see here, we returned to the stop located next to the pavilion and began to wait for transport. There is only one route - 4. A ticket to the station costs 43 rubles. We were lucky, the bus arrived in 5-7 minutes. Right on schedule. We had a desire to take a walk around the city, but the daylight was already coming to an end and we decided to return home. But we still looked at the city, from the window of the bus, since it goes from the estate almost through the entire city.
But before leaving, we could not help but approach the monument to Catherine the Great, the founder of the city, installed in 2008 in the park that bears her name.
Monument to Catherine the Great
This is where we ended our walk. We were lucky again: the train was already “under steam” on the platform and set off towards Moscow three minutes after we got into it.
This is how we spent one Sunday in October.
Dubrovitsy is a very good place for a weekend walk. You can come here more than once and it will still be interesting. If you combine Dubrovitsy with Ivanovsky, then first it is better to call in Ivanovskoye to go to museums in the morning. It's not fun to play here.
