{"id":2185,"date":"2015-07-08T13:23:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T21:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2019-07-17T14:14:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T21:14:23","slug":"moscow-must-see-fun-facts-about-zamoskvorechye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/moscow-must-see-fun-facts-about-zamoskvorechye","title":{"rendered":"31 Fun Facts about Zamoskvorechye in Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Looking for <em>off the beaten path of Moscow<\/em>, combined with something authentic, unique, historical and beautiful? Would like to try\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/moscow\/tours\/boat-tour-moscow\">River Cruise Moscow<\/a>? Head to <strong>Zamoskvorechye<\/strong> area!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_29811\"  width=\"1070\" height=\"602\"  data-origwidth=\"1070\" data-origheight=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O1PkYVLEuBE?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is Zamoskvorechye? <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 4 simple sentences it is: <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the oldest area of Moscow,<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the world\u2019s finest collection\u00a0of Russian icons,<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">a dazzling\u00a0mix of hidden\u00a0architectural gems and art masterpieces.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>(BONUS!) definitely a must do when in Moscow.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">31 fun facts about Zamoskvorechye<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2187\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2187\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2187 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Pyatnitskaya-street-Zamoskvorechye-area.jpg\" alt=\"Moscow cathedrals\" width=\"460\" height=\"682\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pyatnitskaya street Zamoskvorechye area<\/p><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zamoskvorechye is translated as \u201cbeyond the Moskva river\u201d. The area ignored by Moscow\u2019s elite due to the area\u2019s frequent flooding and swampy nature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zamoskvorechye\u2019s look has been formed over the last 700 years since the 14th century, however the settlement started long before that.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The people who lived in Zamoskvorechye provided the Tsar with goods and food. That is why many streets in the area have food or craft-related names.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tretyakov gallery in Zamoskvorechye area reflects 1000 year-old history, art and culture of Russia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The collection of the Tretyakov gallery consists of\u00a0130 000 exhibits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Church of St. Gregory Bishop Neokisayriysky in Derbitsy was so\u00a0beautiful that Napoleon regretted he could not move it to Paris. During the fire in 1812 French soldiers carried buckets of water\u00a0to save it from the fire.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2186\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2186\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Klimentovsky-lane-in-Zamoskvorechye.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedrals tour in Moscow\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Klimentovsky lane in Zamoskvorechye<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Smirnoff\u00a0distillery was established on Pyatnitskaya street in 1862 on \u00bd\u00a0Pyatnitskaya street. The main story of the house is related to the wine and vodka king of the Russian Empire &#8211; Peter Arsenijevic Smirnov. Side of the house is still flaunts the inscription &#8220;The Supplier of the Imperial Household Peter Arsenijevic Smirnov&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At 33 Pyatnitskaya street you can witness a fancifully eclectic Korobkova House, built in the 1890s. With trim like white icing, and romantically scrolled windows, this is certainly one of Moscow\u2019s hidden treasures. Nowadays it is the Embassy of Tanzania. With trim like white icing, and romantically scrolled windows, this is certainly one of Moscow\u2019s hidden treasures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At 1\u00a0Novokuznetskaya street take a look at the attractive 20th century estate now belonging to the Embassy of Mali. Across the street at 12\/14 Novokuznetskaya street \u00a0is the Embassy of Indonesia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Tatar influence is still present in this area. Located near the Tatar Cultural Centre is a statue dedicated to renowned Tatar poet, Gabdulla Tukay (1886-1913).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Bolshaya Tatarskaya street, 28 is one of Moscow\u2019s oldest mosques, founded in 1823.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The name of Bolshaya Ordinka street is derived from the Golden Horde (Zolotaya Orda). In the 14th century the street served as the main road from the Kremlin south.<\/span><\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2190\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2190\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Architectural-gem-of-Zamoskvorechye.jpg\" alt=\"Russian winter in Moscow\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Architectural gem of Zamoskvorechye<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marfo-Mariinskaya convent at 34 Bolshaya Ordynka street was one of the last churches to be built before the revolution and execution of the royal family in 1918.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can enjoy angelic choral voices in the Russian Orthodox church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr-in-the-Fields, located at 60\/2\u00a0Bolshaya Ordynka street The church was funded by Catherine the Great, built in the 1760s and survived a bloody battle of 1612 during the Times of Troubles.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Victorian-style Maly theatre, located at 69 Bolshaya Ordynka features performances of Russian classics, such as Chekhov, Ostrovsky, Pushkin, Lermontov and Dostoevsky. On decree of the President of Russia Maly Theatre was awarded the status of National Heritage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Igumnov House is\u00a0an object of cultural heritage of federal importance, built in 1895 and designed in\u00a0the pseudo-Russian style.\u00a0Currently, it is\u00a0the official residence of the Ambassador of France. Make sure to see this beauty at\u00a043\u00a0Bolshaya Yakimanka.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bakhrushina street was named after the wealthy Bakhrushin merchant family. Alexey Bakhrushin had a knack for the theatre. his obsession developed into Russia\u2019s largest collection of theatre-related memorabilia. Bakhrushin founded the museum in 1894, which now possesses 1.5 million items, including costumes, stage sets, photographs etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 1922\u00a0Bolshevik<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">s<\/span> closed and looted 22 churches in Zamoskvorechye. However, 17 religious buildings survived to date, including the Historical Mosque established in 1823.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2193\" style=\"width: 874px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2193\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zamoskvorechye.jpg\" alt=\"Russia in winter\" width=\"864\" height=\"486\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moscow Tour of Zamoskvorechye<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Novokuznetskaya metro station, opened in 1943, features World War II motifs. The scenes were by Vladimir Frolov, a prisoner of the 900 day Leningrad siege.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Novokuznetskaya station\u2019s benches came here from the original Christ the Savior Cathedral before its demolition in 1931. The benches are made of Siberian white marble.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paveletskaya train station, built in 1900, is one of Moscow\u2019s largest and oldest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paveletskaya station was also the temporary home of Lenin\u2019s body. It is still home to Lenin\u2019s funeral train, which is housed at the Russian Railway Museum inside the station.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Valenki are\u00a0a symbol of the true Russian soul with its broad and vast expanses. You can learn about these\u00a0very Russian boots in the Museum of Valenki at 12 Second\u00a0Kozhevnicheskiy lane, not far from Paveletsky metro and railway station.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge has great views on the Kremlin and the gargantuan Stalinist masterpiece known as Dom na Kotelnicheskoi \u2013 House on Kotelnicheskaya.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to Evans Property, the most popular addresses for buying or renting an apartment in Zamoskvorechye are 53 Pyatnitskaya Ulitsa, 17 Lavrushinsky Pereulok, and 17 Bolshaya Ordynka.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2189\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2189\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Samovar-tea-drinking-in-Korchma.jpg\" alt=\"Friendly Local Guides in Moscow\" width=\"790\" height=\"501\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian traditional tea ceremony with samovar<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to the district\u2019s official website, there are 73 streets in Zamoskvorechye, connected by five metro stations: Dobryninskaya, Paveletskaya, Novokuznetskaya, Tretya\u00adkovskaya, and Serpukhovskaya. There are ten schools and ten kindergartens in the area. A total of 67 shops of all kinds serve the 40,000 people who live in Zamoskvorechye.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, located at Stremyanny Pereulok, 36 is considered one of the most prestigious universities of Moscow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bolotnaya square was frequently used for public executions, notably, the famous rebelStepan Razin in 1671 and\u00a0Yemelyan Pugachev, a leader of a peasant rebellion, who was executed there in 1775.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2001, the sculpture group Children Are the Victims of Adult Vices\u00a0was installed on Bolotnaya square.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In December 2011 thousands of protesters held\u00a0an opposition rally protesting allegedly unfair parliamentary election results. This was the biggest rally in Moscow since the 1990s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wiki Voyage divides Zamoskvorechy<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">e area into 5 small neighborhoods:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Zamoskvorechye streets<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"480\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Baltchug island<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"480\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the island which was created during the construction of Vodootvodny canal, which separated the territory of the island from Zamoskvorechye.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tatar settlement<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"480\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He area of Bolshaya Tatarskaya and Pyatnitskaya streets where Tatars used to live back in 12-15<sup>th<\/sup> centuries<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ordynka<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"480\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bolshaya Ordynka street, the name originates back to Golden Horde that ruled Russia for many centuries back in ancient times<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yakimanka<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"480\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The area of Bolshaya Yakimanka street, from Yakimanskaya embarkment to Bolshaya Polyanka, owes its name to the church of St. Ioakim and Anna, which was destroyed in the 60s of the 20th century.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gorky Park and Nescuchny Garden<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"480\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the territorory outside Sadovoe Ring, between Moskva river embarkment and Leninsky prospekt.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_2188\" style=\"width: 767px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2188\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2188 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Pyatnitskaya-street.jpg\" alt=\"Private Friendly Local Guides in Moscow\" width=\"757\" height=\"450\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pyatnitskaya street in Moscow<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">32. The fortified line on the site of the present-day Garden Ring was built in 1591-1592. Within the fortress wall, life was organized in a sloboda People settled in clearly defined communities, with higher or less control from the tsar&#8217;s authorities:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"492\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sloboda system of Zamoskvorechye back in 16<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Royal garden attendants<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"492\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">settled around\u00a0Balchug\u00a0Street, in the beginning of present-day\u00a0Sadovnicheskaya Street\u00a0from 1495 until the fire of 1701<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tanners specializing in sheepskin<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"492\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">settled the beginning of Pyatnitskaya Street, and gave their name to Ovchinnikovsky Lanes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Royal mint workers<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"492\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">settled in the southern end of the neighborhood on Pyatnitskaya Street (Monetchikovsky Lanes)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Streltsy\u00a0troops (military)<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"492\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">under command of colonel Veshniakov gave name to Vishnyakovsky Lane<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tatar\u00a0community<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"492\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">still identifiable in Tatarskaya Streets population<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Court translators<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"492\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the so-called tolmachi settled in Tolmachevsky lane<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wealthier class<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"492\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">concentrated in Pyatnitskaya and Ordynka streets<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"attachment_2192\" style=\"width: 874px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2192\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2192 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zamoskvorechye-area-Moscow.jpg\" alt=\"Russian architecture tour\" width=\"864\" height=\"486\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zamoskvorechye area, Moscow<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Other highlights of Zamoskvorechye:<\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 1280px;\" width=\"1589\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Church of the Intercession<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">was\u00a0built in Byzantine style for only 100K roubles, while the average monthly salary was 35 rubles. For today&#8217;s reality the church would cost about 100 000 million rubles. Built in 1908<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">38 Novokuznetskaya street<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Kadashi Church<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">was\u00a0first\u00a0mentioned in 1493, and built in 1695; \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">served as the main\u00a0architectural\u00a0dominant defining the urban planning of Moscow, from Ivan the Great Bell through the Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7 First Kadashevsky lane,<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3.\u00a0Church of Iveron Icon of the Mother of God <\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">typical of Moscow classicism of the 18th\u00a0century<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">39<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Bolshaya Ordynka street<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Church of St. Nicholas in Pyzhi<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the cathedral the founder of which was\u00a0whipped and sent to exile<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27\/6 Bolshaya Ordynka street<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Church of St. Gregory Bishop Neokisayriysky in Derbitsy<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">was so beautiful that in 1812, Napoleon, enchanted by the beauty it, regretted that he could not put it on the palm and move it to Paris, and during a fire French soldiers carried buckets of water\u00a0to save it from the fire<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">29 Bolshaya Polyanka street<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6.\u00a0The destroyed church of Paraskevy Pyatnitsy<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the street called after that church<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">built in 1739 and destroyed in 1935, now Novokuznetskaya metro station on its spot<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Novokuznetskaya metro station<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7.\u00a0The church of St. Kliment<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">was the\u00a0outpost during the liberation of\u00a0Moscow\u00a0from foreign invaders during the Time of Troubles in 1612;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">is an architectural monument of federal significance and is included in one of the main tour and pilgrimage routes of the Golden Ring of Moscow<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">26 Pyatnitskaya, building 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8. The church of Live-Giving Trinity<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\">an architectural monument of the late Empire style and Classicism, first mentioned in 1630s<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 51 Pyatnitskaya<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9. The church of the Beheading of Ioann the Baptist<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">was first mentioned in 1415 and was still\u00a0under construction\u00a0till 1904;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">was moved when Ivan the Terrible was born<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Chernigovsky lane<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"118\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10. Church of St. John the Warrior<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"220\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">was flooded and rebuilt on Peter I\u2019s orders; was reconstructed\u00a0in 1709, during the war with Sweden\u00a0and was not significantly rebuilt since then;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">46 Bolshaya Yakimanka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Happy sightseeing around Zamoskvorechye!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yours,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Friendly Local Guides\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/moscow\/guides\">Friendly Local Guides<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2191\" style=\"width: 1025px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2191\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2191 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Coffee-break-on-our-Zamoskvorechye-tour.jpg\" alt=\"Friendly Local Guides\" width=\"1015\" height=\"745\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coffee break on our Zamoskvorechye tour<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for off the beaten path of Moscow, combined with something authentic, unique, historical and beautiful? Would like to try\u00a0River Cruise Moscow? Head to Zamoskvorechye area! What is Zamoskvorechye? 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