What is the name of the bridge near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Morning walk along the patriarchal bridge

Patriarchal Bridge in 2008-2011, it became the place where President Dmitry Medvedev's New Year's video message to the Russians was recorded. This bridge consists of two parts and therefore crosses not one, but two water arteries of the capital - the Moscow River and the Vodootvodny Canal. It was built at the beginning of this century opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. This bridge got its name in honor of Patriarch Alexander II.

A group of architects and engineers, which included the famous sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, was involved in the development of the construction project. The developers were inspired by the appearance of bridges built in the 19th century, so the Patriarchal Bridge is called among the most beautiful in Russian capital. One of the most elegant of its details are the lamps built into the bridge's canvas; the forged railings complement the sophisticated image of the bridge.

The length of the three-span structure is more than two hundred meters. The construction of the Patriarchal Bridge was started simultaneously on both banks of the Moskva River, then both parts of this structure were connected to each other. The width of the bridge is ten meters. Thanks to the original design of the bridge, walking along it, you can visit three embankments - Prechistenskaya, Bersenevskaya, then cross Bolotny Island and end up on Yakimanskaya.

The Patriarchal Bridge is a pedestrian bridge and is very popular with newlyweds, who attach “fidelity locks” to its railings, the keys to which are dotted with the bottom of the Moscow River.

From the Patriarchal Bridge, views of the main Moscow old and modern sights open - the Kremlin, the Pashkov House, the Moscow City skyscrapers and other buildings, and another work of Tsereteli - a monument to Peter the Great - can also be seen from the bridge.

From the imported tank clean water they water flowerbeds and lawns ... It would be necessary to water it earlier - it's already hot and the sun is baking. But city flowers are not too capricious.

surprised summer playground at the Vanilla restaurant by Stepan Mikhalkov. Usually a spacious fashionable summer terrace with silk curtains, exquisite furniture and orchids in trendy vases is installed here. This time - a simple wooden fence around the tables, and even with the inscription "Beluga" ... Did Stepan take used equipment from another restaurant?
But people are already sitting at the tables in the morning, having breakfast before a working day.

To get to the bridge, you have to go around the Temple...

So far, no one is visible on the church steps, except for the guard, who is enthusiastically talking to someone on the phone...

But workers in construction overalls suddenly come out of the Temple. Did you go to the morning service before the shift started?

Vases with flowers are placed all over Moscow, and the Temple is also not far behind, the steps of the stairs are decorated with flowerpots with petunias...

Facade of the Temple facing the river...

From the terrace of the Temple one can see Trifon's "House on the aberezhnaya", and from behind it the Kotelnicheskaya skyscraper looks out...

On the other side, the idol of Tsereteli sticks out - the monumental Peter I, put to the Temple, sorry, backwards ...

Below, under the terraces, in the square of the Temple, roses are in full bloom...

And on the embankment behind the square they are already standing tourist buses despite the morning...

Here is the Patriarchal Bridge, leaving in Zamoskvorechye. It hosts a photo exhibition dedicated to the churches of Russia.

Today is June 23, but no one closes the exhibition yet...

View from the bridge to the Kremlin...

And on the Strelka between the river and the canal, where Peter is piled up ...

The main attraction of Strelka, apart from the House on the Embankment, is an old chocolate th Einem factory, in Soviet times - Red October. Not so long ago, it was taken out of the Center of Moscow, leaving only the chocolate museum in its old place. Now factory buildings are either freed and put in order, turning into a business and Entertainment Center, or dismantled if they are of little architectural value.
Office life is already in full swing near the former workshops...

But the open restaurant has not started work yet ... Umbrellas are rolled up, chairs upside down so as not to interfere with cleaning ... Restaurant employees sway for a long time!

There are still few tourists with cameras ...

Mostly passers-by with a measured step go about their business ... And even to the opening views special attention do not pay.

The famous house of Tsvetkov in Soimonovsky passage in front of the Temple.

View of the Smolensk skyscraper. And Moscow City behind it, of course, impudently climbs into the landscape ...

Miraculously surviving next to the House on the embankment, the Church of St. Nicholas the Ugodnik ( Life-Giving Trinity) on Bersenevka, built in the 17th century, and the adjoining boyar chambers of the 16th century.
Namely, the proximity to the Government House helped the church to survive during the mass demolition of church buildings. In 1932, only the bell tower was destroyed, and the church itself, in which a hostel was arranged for the builders of the House, survived troubled times .... Now it has been restored and looks good against the background of the gray walls of the Stalinist building ...

From the bridge you can go down to Bersenevka...

The old houses, brought to the state of slums by the early 1990s, were not demolished; they are put in order and turned into offices.

Observation deck with flowers and benches. The benches are hiding between the flowerpots, but there are much fewer of them than at first ... The flowerpots are constantly being rearranged, this way, that way, apparently, some of the benches turned out to be superfluous.

And below, work continues on the reconstruction of the territory of the chocolate factory. Something has been demolished there again and another patch is being cultivated... The descents from the stairs are completely ready here, but the exit from them is still closed, it’s not to go down to the construction site...


A little further you can go down to the canal embankment...

And there is already a cultural life!

In a sense, the bridge is considered a symbolic road leading to the Temple...


But from the side of Yakimanka, the bridge leads to a new shopping and hotel center. It has not been opened yet, while finishing work is being carried out, but the staircase inside the building leading from the bridge to Bolshaya Yakimanka has been functioning for several years, right next to the construction site.

Cathedral cathedral church Christ the Savior in Moscow - Cathedral 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 a collective cenotaph of the soldiers of the Russian Imperial Army who died in the war with Napoleon; the names of officers who fell in battle are inscribed on the walls of the temple. Patriotic war 1812 and the Foreign campaigns of 1797-1806 and 1813-1814. The original temple was erected according to the design of the architect K. A. Ton. The construction lasted almost 44 years: the temple was founded on September 22, 1839, and 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 Metochion.

The temple, the largest in Russia at the time of completion, is designed for 10,000 people. In 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 Saint 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 structure of 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 side ones in the choir stalls in the name of Nicholas the Wonderworker (southern) and the holy prince Alexander Nevsky (northern). Consecrated on August 6 (19), 2000;
The lower temple is the Church of the Transfiguration, built in memory of the women's Alekseevsky monastery 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 Mother of God. The church was consecrated on August 6 (19), 1996.
The stylobate part, which houses the museum of the temple, the hall of the Church Cathedrals, 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. Attracted by their New Year's decorations. That's why he's here.)

Patriarchal Bridge - pedestrian bridge across the Moscow River. Connects the territory of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and Prechistenskaya, Bersenevskaya and Yakimanskaya embankments. Opened in 2004. The construction of the bridge began in 2002, the opening took place in September 2004. Commemorative plaques with the following text are installed on both sides of it: “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 its opening, the bridge connected the Cathedral of Christ the Savior with Bersenevskaya Embankment. On June 14, 2005, by a decree of the city 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 tourist area « Golden ring Moscow". The bridge is located near the Kropotkinskaya metro station. It connects Prechistenskaya Embankment with Bersenevskaya, crosses Bolotny Island at a level of ten meters above the ground, and then the Vodootvodny Canal, ending at Yakimanskaya Embankment. From the bridge you can see the Kremlin, the House on the Embankment, the Central House of Artists, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Bolotny Island, the monument to Peter I by Zurab Tsereteli, Bolotnaya Square, Gorky Park, Bolshoy A stone bridge(upstream), as well as the Crimean and Andreevsky bridges (downstream).

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

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Today I invite you to take a walk around the center of Moscow, around Cathedral of Christ the Savior. From here open great views to Moscow - a city that is in constant motion, 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, a round-the-clock car wash, a parking lot and a car service center of the XXC Foundation, the Institute of Politics and Business Communications are located.

Here, in front of 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 the pedestal. As a sign of respect to the emperor? Or maybe a young man in love, whose girlfriend did not come on a date?

color building sea ​​wave behind the monument Art gallery of Ilya Glazunov, opened August 31, 2004. The gallery's address is 13 Volkhonka Street. It is open daily, except Monday, from 11.00 to 19.00.

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

From the Cathedral of Christ the Savior to the other side of the Moscow River, a pedestrian Patriarchal Bridge, which connects Prechistenskaya and Bersenevskaya embankments. It was opened in 2005 by architect M. Posokhin, artist Z. Tsereteli and engineers A. Kolchin and O. Chemerinsky. The bridge is 203 meters long and 10 meters wide. From here you can enjoy magnificent panoramas of the center of Moscow. At one time, the railing of the bridge was full of locks that were left by the newlyweds. However, they were all taken down a few years ago.

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

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

In total there are 24 entrances, 505 apartments. It was a prototype of the house of the future: in addition to apartments, all the necessary infrastructure was provided - a canteen, a clinic, shops, a hairdresser, kindergarten, post office, telegraph, cinema, gym, club, savings bank, laundry, etc. The house covers an area of ​​3 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 - allegedly on the advice of numerologists, with whom Stalin consulted. In fact, there is an 11th entrance, but it is technical. Perhaps it was here that the equipment for spying on the residents was located.

"House on the waterfront"

Near - Church of Nicholas on Bersenevka in Verkhnye Sadovniki And chambers of the Duma clerk Averky Kirillov, which form a single complex. The date 1657 is engraved on the foundation stone of the chambers. However, as shown archaeological research, already in the XV-XVI centuries there was a wooden house with a basement on this place. The chambers were 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 altar was consecrated in honor of the Holy Trinity. Therefore, it is also often called Trinity. In 1854, a new bell tower was built on the site of the former one, demolished in the 20s of the 19th century. However, in 1932 it was demolished. The temple miraculously survived - it was supposed to be demolished. In the chambers of A. Kirillov in 1870 the Imperial Moscow Archaeological Society, headed by Count Uvarov, was located. Now located here Russian Institute cultural studies. The church was handed over to believers in 1992.

From the Patriarchal Bridge in all its glory you can see the square near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Art Gallery Ilya Glazunov. Behind it, on the left, you can see the Museum fine arts them. 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 - former territory confectionery factory "Red October", a monument to Peter the Great, the Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val. On the right is Prechistenskaya embankment.

And from the Patriarchal Bridge you can, by zooming in, see the buildings of the Khamovniki district. On the left, under the red roof, there is a residential building of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, built as tenement house in 1900. Now it is an administrative office building. The bright house a little to the right is the residential building of the Ostozhensk worker housing cooperative, built in 1926 in the style of constructivism. To the left behind them is the profitable house of the merchant Ya.M. Filatov, known as the "House under the glass", built in 1907-1909. "Glass" - a bell-shaped tent over the corner tower, you can see it in the photo. According to legend, the merchant, being a bitter drunkard, almost lost his entire fortune. And he gave a vow that he would stop drinking and build a house with the saved money. 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, the central building has 28 floors. The modern skyscrapers of Moscow City can be seen in the background.

And, of course, being on the Patriarchal Bridge, one cannot help but take a picture of 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 more notable buildings in Moscow: the Golitsyn estate (now the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences), the green building to the right is a gallery of European and American art of the 19th-20th centuries (refers to State Museum Fine Arts named after Pushkin). The yellow tower a little in the depth is the building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The gray buildings in the background - office and residential buildings on Novy Arbat (former Kalininsky Prospekt), the "false jaw of Moscow", as it is sometimes called - when it was laid in the 1960s, they literally "cut to the quick", destroying many memorable corners of the old Moscow, including the famous Dog Playground.

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

Even on Prechistenskaya embankment, the building of dark red brick attracts attention - 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 he donated it and the building to Moscow. In 1926, the Tsvetkovskaya Gallery became part of Tretyakov Gallery. In 1942 the building was handed over to the French military mission. Currently, the owner of the mansion is the military attache of France.

And now let's get 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 can’t even believe that under you is a basement floor 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 location.

On the Volkhonka old mansion, the Institute of the Russian Language named after V.V. Vinogradov of the Russian Academy of Sciences is also located.

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

Screens are installed in front of the entrance to the territory of the Temple, where various church services and sermons are constantly broadcast. Alas, when you are in the distance, these sounds merge with the street rumble and get a very unpleasant cacophony.

Now we are going to Volkhonka - one of the old streets of Moscow. I have repeatedly written about its history and architecture in the blog:, “Walking along Volkhonka”, “Old photographs of Volkhonka”, “Fate of Volkhonka: street of destruction”, etc.

But one building, it seems, remained "behind the scenes" - an outwardly inconspicuous gas station, where only cars with special signals call in. This - Kremlin gas station. A mere mortal will not be able to refuel here. A few years ago, there were rare gas stations here. Now they have been replaced by new devices. This gas station is part of the never built Palace of the Soviets.

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

This concludes my story for today. It would seem that a very small corner of Moscow. But how full of history it is, how much you can see and learn here. To be continued…

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

The Patriarchal Bridge is pedestrian and connects the two banks of the Moskva River near Prechistenskaya and Bersenevskaya embankments. Opposite you can see the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Thanks to beautiful views to the nearby surroundings, the bridge has become one of the most popular sights of Moscow.

Story

The Patriarchal pedestrian bridge was built according to the project of several architects and artists at once, including M.M. Posokhin, Z.K. Tsereteli, A. Kolchin. It received its name in honor of Patriarch Alexander II. The construction of the bridge began simultaneously on both banks of the river.

When both halves were ready, they were sent towards each other and fixed in position with the help of special devices. The opening took place in the autumn of 2004, and almost immediately the bridge became one of the favorite places and local residents, and tourists.

Description

The Patriarchal Bridge in Moscow includes three spans. The first branch goes across the river and connects two embankments. The second stylobate part passes through Bolotny Island and is located above the Vodootvodny Canal. Such a provision does not impede the movement of transport and the normal navigation of vessels.

The Patriarchal Bridge is made in a style corresponding to the architecture of the 19th century. In his canvas for a very close range lights are placed apart from each other. During the day, they are architectural decorations, and in the evening and at night they provide unusual lighting.

The part of the building, located closer to the temple, is openwork, so it looks elegant. The other area is finished with white marble. In its structure, you can see fragments of various plants, flowers and stems of sea lilies, as well as other ancient fossils. Half of the bridge is made of stone slabs of different colors. original design gives the bridge a unique character.

Traditions

The Patriarchal Bridge is a symbol of family unity. It is especially popular with couples in love - newlyweds regularly come here.

The openwork part of the bridge is the perfect backdrop for wedding photos. It was on this bridge that for the first time in Moscow a tradition appeared to fasten the lock of love, and throw the key to the bottom of the river. On the fence you can see a huge number of different castles: small and large, ordinary and exquisite, with and without names.

The popularity of the bridge is largely due to the fact that it offers amazing and memorable views of the Kremlin and the building State Duma. Nearby are attractions such as Pertsov's apartment building, the Church of Christ the Savior (on the site of which it was planned to build the Palace of Soviets) and the House on the Embankment Museum, within walking distance is the Variety Theater.

How to get there

The address of the Patriarchal Bridge is Moscow, st. Volkhonka. There are three ways to get here: by taxi, car or bus. To get there by private transport, it is best to use a navigator or a map. However, it is worth remembering that the bridge is located in the city center, so the traffic here is quite heavy and it is difficult to park nearby.

The easiest way to get to the Patriarchal Bridge is by taxi. The car can be called from any taxi company. Any taxi driver knows how to get to the bridge. If you decide to come on your own, you should first study the map. The most convenient way to get here is by metro. The nearest station to the bridge is Kropotkinskaya. There will be signs at the exit to the city. There is also an exit from the metro to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

• The most reverent scenes of the comedy "Love in the Big City" were filmed on the Patriarch's Bridge.
• Several times the President's addresses were recorded on the bridge on various holidays.
• Muscovites have a belief: if the lantern on the Patriarchal Bridge lit up slowly, it means that the star of a new life has flared up in the Family Planning Center.