Visual Shards Blog. An unexpected walk - "Bauman's town" Where is the town named after Bauman?

Yes, yes, even though I don’t like mine hometown, and in fact I don’t know him, so lack of it, he can still surprise.
I noticed “Bauman Town” in the east of Moscow on the map a long time ago. And I really wanted to get into this mysterious place on the outskirts Izmailovsky Park, the town on the island beckoned with its mystery. I even somehow dreamed about it (well, as usual, in my dreams - I even partially guessed what was there). But the traffic situation in our city interferes with the study of our native land. But then the other day I had the opportunity to watch the sunrise somewhere between 2nd and 1st Park Streets. And I decided, since I’m “in the area,” why not stop by? It was about 10 am, there was only an iPhone in my pocket + the unexpected cold weather was not at all conducive to walking and exploring the sights. So, having found my way using an old map, I drove to a bridge with a barrier, where I had to leave vehicle- Vehicle entry to the island is prohibited. To be honest, the very name “Bauman Town” did not evoke any rosy associations. I sincerely thought I would see something like the Yekaterinburg “Town of Chekists”, where constructivism of the 30s reigned. And what was my surprise when I saw buildings from the times of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. On the map this mysterious place looks like this:

In general, the first thing I saw from the road was a church. And my first surprise was that somehow the Bolshevik Bauman did not fit in with the beautiful cathedral on the shore of the pond. It turned out that in the 17th century there was a royal estate here. From 1924 to 1970s on the island, in the former chambers (just a square courtyard in plan) there is a residential
“Workers' town named after Bauman,” where almost three thousand residents, workers of the electric lamp plant, lived in communal apartments. Now there is some kind of restoration research institute and several museums:

The wooden chambers from tsarist times have not survived. Only the Front (East) and Rear (West) gates, built in 1682, have survived to this day. "The gates are topped with slender tents on octagonal tower tiers." The gate facing the cathedral (eastern) is called the Front Gate, view from the inside:

After the establishment of a workers' town on the island, the Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God was closed. “In 1922, the NKVD archive was located in the temple, after which they set up a vegetable warehouse, everything interior decoration the temple is irretrievably lost.
After the revolution, the buildings attached to the cathedral were adapted into government garages; Lenin's Rolls-Royce was parked here." Since 1997, services in the cathedral have been resumed:

Old Russian architecture on a larger scale:

Now the territory of the island-reserve is quite landscaped. When I was there, a man drove around the territory on a mini-tractor and removed leaves:

Improved area. Alas, due to the early hour (museums start opening at 11 o’clock) all the museums were closed, and since it was also quite cold outside, I just quickly ran around the area in a circle:

The monument to Peter I was erected in 1998 “in order to perpetuate the memory of the great reformer
Russia Peter I, whose activities in creating the Russian fleet
began in Izmailovo...” opposite the entrance to the estate with the Triumphal cast-iron gates (although now they are in the woods for restoration).

Not far from the Partizanskaya metro station, on Izmailovsky Island, there is a town named after Bauman. Izmailovsky Island washes the Serebryano-Vinogradny Pond. The pond is located in the floodplain of the Serebryanka River. One of the oldest city ponds, built in the 17th century. on the territory of the country estate of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, which is located on the island. Peter I made his first boat voyage here. Before the revolution, there was an Izmailovo almshouse for veterans of all wars.

Izmailovsky Island (a town named after Bauman) is connected to the mainland by three bridges. The 2nd Baumsky Bridge is closest to the Partizanskaya metro station

Of course there are padlocks hanging on the bridge :)

You can take a boat ride on the Serebryano-Vinogradny Pond

sports box, it’s unlikely they’re playing anything here...

the football field of the MELZ stadium is also overgrown

Along the Serebryano-Vinogradny Pond there is a path along which strollers, dogs and athletes can run.

on the other side the houses grow like mushrooms after the rain

brief history: Izmailovsky Island - historical Center ancient Moscow region Izmailovo. At this place in the XVI-XVII centuries. on the bank of the river Serebryanka was a boyar village. In 1654, the village, along with hunting grounds and farming, passed to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (1629-1676). Started in the 1660s. work to transform Izmailovo into a large economic center and a country royal residence was completed by the beginning of the 18th century.

In the 1660s. two dams on the river. Serebryanka village site was turned into an island. In the 1670-1680s. the ceremonial center of the residence was built on it - the majestic ensemble of the Sovereign's courtyard with the five-domed Intercession Cathedral, the Stone Bridge with a tower, Royal Palace with the home church of Tsarevich Joasaph and numerous services. In the 18th century the estate falls into disrepair. Its buildings are used for the needs of the court menagerie, located on the territory of the modern Izmailovsky forest park.

Since 1837, the construction of the Nikolaev military almshouse for disabled people of the Patriotic War of 1812 and the Caucasian wars began on the island. According to the design of the architect K.A. The main buildings of the almshouse were erected, closely adjacent to the Intercession Cathedral and services on the site of the ancient buildings of the Sovereign's courtyard.

From 1924 to the 1960s, the residential “Workers Town named after. Bauman"

Soldier Corps

Cathedral of the Intercession Holy Mother of God- architectural monument of 1671-1679. Built by order of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich on the site ancient temple, presumably by the architect Ivan Kuznechik. The chapels are consecrated in honor of saints Macarius of Kazyazinsky, Michael and Feodor of Chernigov. In 1840-1853. According to the design of the architect K.A. Ton, three buildings of the Izmailovo military almshouse were added to the temple

On the façade of the cathedral hangs a memorial plaque: To the Founder of the Russian Navy - Peter I

The Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1679 on the site of a former wooden tent church in the ancient Romanov estate of Izmailovo. Construction began in 1671. by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, father of Peter I, and completed by Fyodor Alekseevich, consecrated by Patriarch Joachim. The Cathedral was built by the famous 17th century architect Ivan Kuznechik, the icons and walls were painted by 40 of the best icon painters from the Armory Chamber of the Kremlin, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, and the Trinity-Sergius Monastery, led by Sila Savvin and Anika Anikeev. According to legend, St. Dmitry of Rostov serves here on this holiday.

At one time, young Peter I read on the choir of the temple. On the right pillar of the Cathedral there is an ancient copy of the miraculous Jerusalem icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, which by God’s providence has been preserved to this day. In 1812 the Cathedral was destroyed by the French. In 1849, Emperor Nicholas I donated the family estate for a hospital-almshouse for crippled soldiers. The almshouse buildings were attached to the Cathedral building. The cathedral became a closed hospital church, connected by straight passages and wards for the disabled. After the revolution, the Cathedral was closed and looted. In 1997 the temple was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. Now the Intercession Cathedral is being restored with donations from believers

The fountain was made in the workshop of the Izmailovo military almshouse (1859). Installed at the expense of the merchant I. Sorokin. On this moment not functioning

There is a monument to Peter the Great in the estate

the gates are open and invite you to the territory of the Sovereign's courtyard

There are many benches in the courtyard for quiet and have a relaxing holiday from the bustle of the city

beautiful flower beds

former military barracks building

On this site stood the Church of St. Joasaph Tsarevich of India, the house church of the royal Izmailovo estate. Built by order of Tsar Fyodor Alekseevich in 1678-1681. Dismantled in 1936.

Cast iron arch. Architectural monument of 1859

The main entrance to the territory of the Izmailovo military almshouse. The arch was installed at the expense of the merchant I. Sorokin

Currently undergoing large-scale reconstruction

We leave the territory of the town named after Bauman along the 1st Baumsky Bridge. You can see the locks on it

sign at the entrance to the stadium

paintball area

football field of the stadium, although without markings

stadium stands :))

next door to the Raketa stadium is the Dixodrom karting club

The karting track is quite long

Locals come to watch the races

in five minutes we are already at the Partizanskaya metro station

By the way, here is the route of the walk

Town named after Bauman in Izmailovo. This is what they call today the man-made island in Izmailovo, on the site of which the main royal estate stood in the 17th century.

A unique place is firmly connected with the fateful realities of the Russian state. After all, it was here, in the Izmailovo residence of the Russian autocrat, that the future emperor, Peter I, spent his childhood and adolescence. Here, then, in dense groves and copses, he organized maneuvers for his amusing regiments, which later became the elite of the Russian army.

Photo of the Town named after. Bauman in Izmailovo from a bird's eye view

How did the history of this residence of Russian autocrats, better known to Muscovites as Gorodok im. Bauman?

Back in the late 1660s, autocrat Alexei Mikhailovich ordered a dam to be installed across the bed of the Serebryanka River, for which he issued a special decree.

It was thanks to the installation of a dam in this place that the man-made Silver and Grape ponds appeared, which surrounded the future Izmailovsky Island with their water surface. Upon completion of the work, they began to build the Sovereign's courtyard on it.

It is worth noting that the estate in Izmailovo was mainly used by the tsar for conducting agricultural experiments. So, greenhouses and garden plots were set up on the territory in which rare plants for this strip were grown, among which there were even grapes and melons. In addition, walnuts, southern varieties of pears, and mulberries were planted in local gardens. There was even a menagerie at the sovereign's estate, and fish were raised in the local pond.

In the future town named after Bauman, one of the first glass factories in the Russian lands was erected, the products of which, for the most part, were intended for the production of items for serving the royal table.

During the turbulent years of the Napoleonic invasion in 1812, the Sovereign's estate in Izmailovo was severely destroyed, after which no particular attempt was made to restore it. During the reign of Nicholas I, an almshouse was set up here for disabled people from that Patriotic War and the Caucasian battles.

Under the Soviets, the almshouse, which was still in operation at the beginning of the revolution, was closed, the Church of the Intercession was attacked by vandals, and then the crosses were completely dismantled from it. In the buildings available on the territory, military barracks were first set up, and then the premises were given over to the placement of communal apartments. It was from that time that the place began to be called the Bauman Town.

Gorodok im. Bauman is the name of the territory of the man-made Izmailovsky Island, where the vast royal estate built in the 17th century was located. This unique historical and architectural complex is inextricably linked with the fateful events of the Russian state. The Izmailovo royal residence, for example, is closely associated with the childhood and adolescence of Tsar Peter I. In these places, in groves and forests, maneuvers of the young monarch’s amusing troops took place.

What history can tell

At the end of the 60s of the 17th century, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich ordered the construction of dams on the bed of the Serebryanka River, about which a corresponding decree was issued. Thanks to their construction, the Serebryany and Vinogradny ponds were formed, which framed Izmailovsky Island with their waters. This was followed by the construction of the royal estate. The Sovereign's courtyard with various outbuildings appeared in the center of the estate. With the help of Kostroma craftsmen, the Church of the Intercession was erected on the site of a wooden church, and not far from it another church grew, which was consecrated in honor of the Orthodox saint, the Indian prince Joasaph.

The construction of a stone bridge connected the island territory of the estate with the land. Its architectural culmination was the Bridge Tower, which has a three-tier structure. It has survived to this day.

The estate served the king as a place for experimental economic experiments. Vegetable gardens and greenhouses were planted on the island, where they even grew crops such as grapes, melons and watermelons. Walnuts, unusual varieties of pears, and mulberry trees were cultivated in extensive gardens. The estate also housed a menagerie, and fish were bred in the ponds. One of the first glass factories in Rus' was built here, where products for royal feasts were produced.

Izmailovo suffered seriously from Napoleonic troops. And under Emperor Nicholas I, an almshouse was built on the island, sheltering disabled people from the Patriotic War of 1812 and the wars that took place in the Caucasus.

During Soviet times, the almshouse was closed, as was the five-domed Church of the Intercession, which was plundered by vandals, and the crosses from its domes were knocked down, the Church of Joasaph turned into ruins. The buildings, which previously served as a shelter for the disabled, were first occupied by barracks, then they housed Soviet communal apartments. This is how the town appeared. Bauman.

Museum-estate today

The main entrance to the estate, which has now become a museum, is the Bridge Tower, within the walls of which are exhibits telling the history of Izmailovo. On the territory you can see the preserved Intercession Cathedral and almshouse buildings, but the architectural monuments are in need of restoration.

The museum tries to attract the attention of tourists with costumed theatrical excursions. Izmailovsky Island also hosts classical music concerts, theatrical performances and poetry evenings.