What is the name of the bridge from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Moscow pedestrian Patriarchal bridge - openwork decoration for weddings and photos

Today I invite you to take a short tour of the center of Moscow, around Cathedral of Christ the Savior. It offers magnificent views of Moscow - the city, which is in constant motion, is constantly changing. The main high-rise dominant of Volkhonka and its environs is, of course, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Almost everywhere you can see its huge golden dome, which sparkles in the sun.

Let's start our journey with Patriarchal Square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. It is located in a kind of hollow, from here you can get to the basement level of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, where the Hall of Church Cathedrals, the Refectory, the 24-hour car wash, the car park and car service of the XXC Foundation, the Institute of Politics and Business Communications are located.

Here, opposite the Temple, stands monument to emperor Alexander II the Liberator. Sculptor Alexander Rukavishnikov, architects Igor Voskresensky and Sergey Sharov. It was opened on June 8, 2005. Behind the emperor are two bronze lions.

Someone left a scarlet rose on a pedestal. As a sign of respect to the emperor? Or maybe a young man in love whose girl did not come on a date?

The building of the color of the sea wave behind the monument - Art Gallery of Ilya Glazunovopened August 31, 2004. Gallery address is Volkhonka Street, 13. It is open daily, except Mondays, from 11.00 to 19.00.

From the side of the square, as it seems to me, the Temple looks the most monumental.

From the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on the other side of the Moscow River, a pedestrian Patriarchal bridgewhich connects Prechistenskaya and Bersenevskaya embankments. It was opened in 2005, architect M. Posokhin, artist Z. Tsereteli and engineers A. Kolchin and O. Chemerinsky. The bridge is 203 meters long and 10 meters wide. It offers magnificent panoramas of the center of Moscow. At one time, on the railing of the bridge was full of castles that the newlyweds left. However, several years ago they were all filmed.

From the Patriarchal bridge in all its glory opens. In front of him - Big Stone Bridge. The first bridge at this place was built in 1686-1692 on the path of an ancient ford and was called the All Saints, according to the Church of All Saints on the left bank of the Moscow River. In 1859, according to the project of engineer Tanenberg, a new bridge was built, called the Bolshoi Kamenny. It was located a little higher up the river - Lenivka Street was its continuation. The current single-span bridge was erected in 1938.

On the other side - already mentioned in previous posts "House on the waterfront". The phrase "House on the Embankment" came from the name of the novel of the same name by Yuri Trifonov. In the 1960s and early 1990s, this house was also called Treshka, because it offers a view of the Kremlin, depicted on the Soviet three-ruble note. Official name - "Government House". It was built in 1927-1931 according to the project of the architect Boris Iofan, the head of the OGPU Heinrich Yagoda supervised the construction.

There are 24 entrances, 505 apartments. It was a prototype of the house of the future: in addition to the apartments, all the necessary infrastructure was provided - a dining room, a clinic, shops, a hairdresser, a kindergarten, a post office, a telegraph, a cinema, a gym, a club, a savings bank, a laundry, etc. The house covers an area of \u200b\u200b3 hectares. Of the 2745 residents, 242 were subsequently shot. The house is covered with many secrets and legends. They talk about the voids in the walls that were used for wiretapping. It is interesting that the 11th entrance is missing in the house - supposedly on the advice of numerologists, with whom Stalin consulted. In fact, there is the 11th entrance, but it is technical. Perhaps it was here that the equipment for tracking tenants was located.

"House on the waterfront"

The church was built in 1656-1657, the main throne was consecrated in honor of the Holy Trinity. Therefore, it is also often called the Trinity. In 1854, a new bell tower was built, on the site of the former, demolished back in the 20s of the XIX century. However, in 1932 it was demolished. The temple miraculously survived - it was supposed to be demolished.

The chambers of A. Kirillov in 1870 housed the Imperial Moscow Archaeological Society, which was headed by Count Uvarov. Now the Russian Institute of Cultural Studies is located here. The church was transferred to believers in 1992.

From the Patriarchal Bridge in all its glory you can see the square at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the art gallery of Ilya Glazunov. Behind her, on the left, you can see the Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin. The modern building on the right is the new building of the Russian State Library (former Lenin Library).

Another panorama of the Moscow Kremlin.

And on the other side - the former territory of the confectionery factory "Red October", a monument to Peter the Great, the Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val. Right - Prechistenskaya embankment.

And from the Patriarchal bridge, you can zoom in and see the development of the Khamovniki district. To the left, under the red roof, is the apartment building of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, built as a tenement house in 1900. Now it is an office building. The light house to the right is the Residential House of the Ostozhensk Worker ZhSK, built in 1926 in the style of constructivism. To the left of them is the apartment building of the merchant Ya.M. Filatov, known as the "House under a Glass", built in 1907-1909. “Shot glass” - a bell-shaped tent over a corner turret, you can see it in the photo. According to legend, the merchant, being a bitter drunkard, almost lost his entire fortune. And he vowed that he would stop drinking and build a house with the money saved. And the “glass” on the roof is a symbolic last cup.

The skyscraper on the right is the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, built in 1948-1953. The height of the building is 172 meters, in the central building there are 28 floors. In the background you can see the modern skyscrapers of Moscow City.

And, of course, being on the Patriarchal bridge, one cannot help but photograph the Cathedral of Christ the Savior - from here it opens in all its glory.

A few more panoramas of Moscow from the Patriarchal bridge:

A few other notable buildings in Moscow: the Golitsyn manor, the green building to the right - an art gallery of the countries of Europe and America of the 19th-20th centuries (belongs to the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts). The yellow tower a little deeper is the building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The gray buildings in the background are office and residential buildings on Novy Arbat (formerly Kalininsky Prospekt), the “false jaw of Moscow”, as it is sometimes called, when it was laid in the 1960s, it was literally “cut to the living”, destroying many memorable corners of the old Moscow, including the famous "Dog Site".

And now again look at the other side of Prechistenskaya embankment. Red building on the corner - apartment building Pertsova. Seen to the right church of Elijah the Prophet of the Ordinary.

Even on Prechistenskaya embankment, the building of dark red brick is noteworthy - Tsvetkovskaya Gallery, built in 1899-1901 according to the project of architect L.N. Kekushev and artist V.M. Vasnetsov. The owner of the building, I.E. Tsvetkov, placed his collection here, and in 1909 donated it and the building as a gift to Moscow. In 1926, the Tsvetkovskaya Gallery became part of the Tretyakov Gallery. In 1942, the building was transferred to the French military mission. Currently, the owner of the mansion is the military attache of France.

Now let’s come closer to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Its walls are decorated with high reliefs - these are copies, the originals of the first Temple, destroyed in 1931, are stored in the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow.

When you are in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, you don’t even believe that underneath you have a basement with various services. The yellow building on the other side of Volkhonka Street - golitsyn estate. Until recently, it was occupied by the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences for more than 80 years. Now the building has been handed over to the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and after reconstruction it will house an exposition of works by impressionists and post-impressionists of the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries from the collections of S.I. Schukina and I.A. Morozova.

On Volkhonka, in an old mansion, is also located VV Vinogradov Russian Language Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences.

Here you can also see the entrance to the basement level of the Temple, where services belonging to the Fund of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior are located.

Before entering the territory of the Temple, screens are installed where various church services and sermons are constantly broadcast. Alas, when you are in the distance, these sounds merge with the street buzz and you get a very unpleasant cacophony.

Now we go to Volkhonka - one of the ancient streets of Moscow. You can read more about its history and architecture in the articles:

But one building, it seems, remained “behind the scenes” - an apparently inconspicuous gas station, where only cars with special signals call in. It - Kremlin gas station. A mere mortal will not succeed in refueling here. A few years ago, there were rare gas stations. Now they are replaced by new devices. This gas station is part of the never-built Palace of Soviets.

And, at the end of our walk, we will once again go along Volkhonka and look again at the square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

This is my story today. It would seem that a very small corner of Moscow. But how rich in history it is, how much you can see and find out here.

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Today I invite you to take a walk in the center of Moscow, around Cathedral of Christ the Savior . It offers magnificent views of Moscow - the city, which is in constant motion, is constantly changing. The main high-rise dominant of Volkhonka and its environs is, of course, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Almost everywhere you can see its huge golden dome, which sparkles in the sun.

Let's start our journey with patriarchal Square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. It is located in a kind of hollow, from here you can get to the basement level of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, where the Hall of Church Cathedrals, the Refectory, the 24-hour car wash, the car park and car service of the XXC Foundation, the Institute of Politics and Business Communications are located.

Someone left a scarlet rose on a pedestal. As a sign of respect to the emperor? Or maybe a young man in love whose girl did not come on a date?

The building of the color of the sea wave behind the monument - Art Gallery of Ilya Glazunovopened August 31, 2004. Gallery address is Volkhonka street, 13. It is open daily, except Mondays, from 11.00 to 19.00.

From the side of the square, as it seems to me, the Temple looks the most monumental.

From the Patriarchal bridge in all its glory opens. In front of him - Big Stone Bridge. The first bridge on this site was built in 1686-1692 on the path of an ancient ford and was called the All Saints, according to the Church of All Saints on the left bank of the Moscow River. In 1859, according to the project of engineer Tanenberg, a new bridge was built, called the Bolshoi Kamenny. It was located a little higher up the river - Lenivka Street was its continuation. The current single-span bridge was erected in 1938.

"House on the waterfront"

Beside - Nicholas Church on Bersenevka in the Upper Gardeners and chambers of the Duma clerk Averky Kirillovthat make up a single complex. The date 1657 is engraved on the foundation stone of the chambers. However, as archaeological research has shown, already in the XV-XVI centuries there was a wooden house with a basement in this place. The chambers connected to the church, which was a brownie. Averky Kirillov, who was killed by archers during the Streltsy rebellion in 1682, is buried in it. The church was built in 1656-1657, the main throne was consecrated in honor of the Holy Trinity. Therefore, it is also often called the Trinity. In 1854, a new bell tower was built, on the site of the former, demolished back in the 20s of the XIX century. However, in 1932 it was demolished. The temple miraculously survived - it was supposed to be demolished. The chambers of A. Kirillov in 1870 housed the Imperial Moscow Archaeological Society, which was headed by Count Uvarov. Now the Russian Institute of Cultural Studies is located here. The church was transferred to believers in 1992.

Another panorama of the Moscow Kremlin.

And, of course, being on the Patriarchal bridge, one cannot help but photograph the Cathedral of Christ the Savior - from here it opens in all its glory.

A few more panoramas of Moscow from the Patriarchal bridge:

A few other notable buildings in Moscow: the Golitsyns estate (now the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences), the green building to the right is the art gallery of the countries of Europe and America of the XIX-XX centuries (belongs to the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts). The yellow tower a little deeper is the building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The gray buildings in the background are office and residential buildings on Novy Arbat (formerly Kalininsky Prospekt), the “false jaw of Moscow”, as it is sometimes called, when it was laid in the 1960s, it was literally “cut to the living”, destroying many memorable corners of the old Moscow, including the famous "Dog Site".

And now again look at the other side of Prechistenskaya embankment. The red building on the corner is Pertsova’s apartment building, which I already talked about in the “Walking along Moscow streets and alleys around the Zachatievsky Monastery” post. There you can see photos of the details of this amazing building. To the right you can see the church of Elijah the Prophet of the Ordinary, which I also talked about.

When you are in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, you don’t even believe that underneath you have a basement with various services. The yellow building on the other side of Volkhonka Street is the premises of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The building has already been transferred to the balance of the Museum of Fine Arts, and the institute will be transferred to another place.

On Volkhonka, in an old mansion, the VV Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is also located.

Here you can also see the entrance to the basement level of the Temple, where services belonging to the Fund of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior are located.

Now we go to Volkhonka - one of the ancient streets of Moscow. I repeatedly wrote about its history and architecture in the blog:, “Walk along the Volkhonka Street”, “Old Photos of the Volkhonka Street”, “The Fate of the Volkhonka Street: Street of Destruction”, etc.

And, at the end of our walk, we will once again go along Volkhonka and look again at the square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

This is my story today. It would seem that a very small corner of Moscow. But how rich in history it is, how much you can see and find out here. To be continued…

Maria Anashina, The Roads of the Middle Way, anashina.com

The Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior in Moscow is the Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church (Volkhonka Street, 15-17). The existing building, built in the 1990s, is a recreation of the temple of the same name, created in the 19th century. The temple is the collective cenotaph of the soldiers of the Russian Imperial Army who died in the war with Napoleon, the names of the officers who fell in the Patriotic War of 1812 and the Foreign Campaigns of 1797-1806 and 1813-1814 are inscribed on the walls of the temple. The original temple was erected by the architect K.A. Ton. The construction lasted almost 44 years: the temple was founded on September 22, 1839, consecrated on May 26, 1883. The temple building was destroyed in the midst of the Stalinist reconstruction of the city on December 5, 1931. Rebuilt in 1994-1997. The temple has the status of the Patriarchal Compound.

The temple, the largest in Russia at the time of completion, is designed for 10,000 people. In terms of plan, the temple looks like an equilateral cross about 80 m wide. The height of the temple with a dome and a cross is 103 m (1.5 m higher than St. Isaac's Cathedral). It was erected in the traditions of the Russian-Byzantine style, which enjoyed wide state support at the time of the start of construction. The painting inside the temple occupies about 22,000 m2.

The modern complex of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior includes:
The upper temple is actually the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. It has three thrones: the main one in honor of the Nativity of Christ and two lateral ones in the choirs in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (southern) and Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky (northern). Consecrated August 6 (19), 2000;
The lower church is the Transfiguration Church, erected in memory of the Alekseevsky convent located on this site. It has three altars: the main one in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord and two small chapels in honor of Alexy, the man of God and the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God. The church was consecrated on August 6 (19), 1996.
The stylobate part, which houses the temple museum, the hall of the Church Councils, the hall of the Supreme Church Council, refectory chambers, as well as technical and office premises.

House on the street Prechistenka, 2. Located near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. He attracted with his New Year's decoration. Therefore, he is here.)

Patriarchal bridge - a pedestrian bridge across the Moscow River. It connects the territory of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Prechistenskaya, Bersenevskaya and Yakimanskaya embankments. Opened in 2004. The construction of the bridge was started in 2002, the opening took place in September 2004. Commemorative plaques are installed on both sides with the following text: “The Patriarchal bridge was built in 2004 according to the project of architect M. M. Posokhin, artist Z. K. Tsereteli and engineers A. M. Kolchin, O. I. Chemerinsky.” At the time of opening, the bridge connected the Cathedral of Christ the Savior with Bersenevskaya embankment. On June 14, 2005, by a resolution of the capital’s government, the bridge was given the name “Patriarchal”.

In 2006, the city government decided to extend the bridge to Bolshaya Yakimanka Street. Since 2009, the Patriarchal bridge has been part of the Golden Ring of Moscow tourist zone. The bridge is located near the Kropotkinskaya metro station. It connects Prechistenskaya embankment with Bersenevskaya, crosses the Swamp island at a level of ten meters above the ground, and then the Drainage Canal, ending at Yakimanskaya Embankment. The bridge offers views of the Kremlin, the House on the embankment, the Central House of Artists, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Swamp Island, the monument to Peter I by Zurab Tsereteli, Bolotnaya Square, Gorky Park, Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge (upstream), as well as Krymsky and Andreevsky Bridges (downstream).

By its design, the bridge is arched, single-span. The length is 203 meters, the span is 105 meters, the width of the passage in the passage is 54 meters, the height of the passage within the passage is 12.5 meters. At night, the bridge is illuminated by more than 200 lamps, 500 projectors and LEDs. For the illumination of the lower surface of the bridge, colorchangers were used - equipment for automatic color change, scattered light fixtures with CMYK color mixing system. The control program is configured in such a way that the lamps gradually change the color of their rays. Arches change color to green, purple, blue, red and white with an interval of about 15 seconds.

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The Patriarchal Pedestrian Bridge is thrown across the Moscow River and unites Prechistenskaya and Bersenevskaya embankments. This majestic hydraulic facility was erected in 2004-2005. according to the project of the famous painter and sculptor of our time and a group of the best Russian architects and engineers. In the appearance of the building, the creators tried to reflect the best traditions of bridge building of the 19th century, thanks to which the Patriarchal Bridge is the most beautiful in the capital of Russia.

The main parameters of the structure: length - 203 m; width - 10 m; number of flights - 3; area - almost 260 m². The original cantilever type of span design gives the bridge a unique look.

The Patriarchal Bridge began to be built simultaneously on different banks of the Moscow River. When both parts were ready, with the help of special devices they were deployed towards each other, fixing in the right position.

The section of the bridge, located on the Bersenevskaya embankment, is decorated with white marble. The structure of this stone shows ancient fossils - fragments of various plants, among which the stems and flowers of sea lilies and crinoids predominate. The other half of the building is lined with rectangular stone slabs of contrasting shades.

Flows of newlyweds and couples rush to the forged patterned railing all year round, which "consolidate" their relationship with locks. The metal fence is densely hung with locks of various types - both ordinary store locks, and original, made to order (with hearts, engraved names, etc.).

Lanterns are mounted in the canvas of the bridge at a fairly close distance from each other. In daylight, they serve as decoration of architecture, a bright addition to the image of the XIX century. And at dusk, the lights of the lanterns fill the evenings with an atmosphere of romance: reflected in the dark water, they create a unique game of flickering glare.

The Patriarchal bridge is a relatively new construction, it was built in 2004, however, for the short period of its existence, the Muscovites liked the bridge. It offers a beautiful view of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Kremlin and the panorama of the center of Moscow.

History

The construction of a new pedestrian bridge began in 2002. The best Moscow specialists took part in the development of the project: architect Posokhin, sculptor-artist Tsereteli, engineers Chemerinsky and Kolchin.

The grand opening of the patriarchal bridge took place in June 2004.
In 2006, it was decided to extend the bridge to Bolshaya Yakimanka Street. The new part was opened in 2007.
Two years later, in 2009, memorial plaques were erected on the Bridge in memory of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy.
In 2017, the city authorities decided to open the Alley of the Patriarchs, sculptures of the main spiritual shepherds of Orthodox Russia from Job to Alexis are also planned to be installed on the bridge.

The Patriarchal Bridge officially became one of the Golden Ring monuments of Russia.

Location

The bridge is located in the historical center of the capital, not far from the Kropotkinskaya metro station, it connects the main Moscow cathedral with Bersenevskaya embankment, crosses Bolotny ostrov and Obvodny canal. You can get to it both from Kropotkinskaya, and from the side of Zamoskvorechye, from the metro stations Tretyakovskaya or Novokuznetskaya.

How to get to the bridge of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is located very close to the Kropotkinskaya station, the magnificent building is clearly visible right from the entrance to the Metropolitan. You can also go to Novokuznetskaya and take a walk along the Patriarchal bridge.

Traditions

Despite the “youth” of the building, certain signs and traditions are associated with the Patriarchal Bridge. It is believed that if one of the lamps lights up slowly, it means that a new life has arisen in the Moscow family planning center.

The Patriarchal Bridge has become a symbol of family unity among the people. Here you can often see couples in love, as well as newlyweds, who, in a sign of the inviolability of marriage, fasten locks on the railing of the bridge, and the key is thrown into the Moscow river.

A bridge in the city center is a great place for a photo shoot. From here you can clearly see the Kremlin, the famous House on the Embankment, which now houses a museum, a monument to Peter the Great, Percev’s apartment building and other sights of Old Moscow.

Bridge construction

The bridge was built in the architectural traditions of the nineteenth century. The design consists of three arched spans. Part of the bridge, located closer to Prechistenskaya embankment, is made with openwork railings, white marble was used to finish the second.

On the bridge there are more than two hundred lamps, which in the daytime play the role of architectural decoration, and beautifully illuminate the structure in the evening and at night. Spotlights and LED lights are also used for lighting, which change color every fifteen seconds. The bridge is alternately illuminated in blue, red, white, purple and green.

Photo

Photos of the Patriarchal Bridge took a worthy place in the catalogs of Moscow sights. You can see the structure itself at different times of the day, as well as panoramic views that open from the Patriarchal Bridge.