the restoration of the famous Pushkin embankment, one of the main characters of Gorky Park, continued. Experts have begun to restore the historical appearance of the gazebos. To complete the work and open them for guests of the Park is planned before the end of September.
the white stone gazebo rotunda was built in the early nineteenth century as part of the architectural ensemble of the Golitsyn hospital for the poor. In 1802 it was built in the classical style by the architect with funds bequeathed by Prince Dmitry Golitsyn. The hospital has treated all those in need. Created by the type of country estate, she had a territory extending to the embankment of the Moscow river. On the borders of the hospital Park stood seven-meter rotunda with columns, made according to the canons of the Greek Doric order. He has the solidity and conciseness of forms.
Today, the hospital building on Leninsky Prospekt is the city clinical hospital № 1 named after N. And. Pirogov (First city hospital). A gazebo rotunda on Pushkinskaya embankment is a very popular place for photo shoots with the Muscovites and guests of the capital.
According to the head of Department, rotunda Golitsyn hospital are among Therefore, all restoration work is conducted according to the agreed with the Department of cultural heritage project and under the supervision of specialists of the Department.
large-Scale reconstruction of the historical objects on the territory of Gorky Park has been ongoing for several years. So, in 2018, the Park completed the restoration of the two side wings of the main entrance. Since 1950-ies there were cash pavilions. During the work which lasted two years, experts have restored the facades and interiors circumference. Six of the 42 cash boxes remain open, they are decorated with signs “cash”.
planned In the near future restoration. Gardening building was built in the late XVIII century. The restoration will hold for the first time in the history of the grotto. Experts will result in the order of masonry, and would also restore the historic character of the lookout.
At the end of last year, the Park has recreated another historical which shows the white swans against the blue of the water. It is part of the decorative arrangement of 12 vases, painted in antique style.
the same composition was decorated with the Pushkin embankment in the 1930-ies. It was created by architect Alexander Vlasov, who developed the master plan of the Park. The original vase was lost presumably during the great Patriotic war. In our days, according to the archival documents and photographs of the 12 street decorative vessels already restored 11.
the Central Park of culture and rest named after M. Gorky was founded in the Territory from the main entrance to Neskuchny garden proektiroval-gardist Konstantin Melnikov, while in 1932 on the project began to work with architects Alexei Shchusev and Alexander Vlasov.
Many pavilions and buildings of the Park, built in different years have survived and to the present day. In the 1920-ies there appeared a pavilion “Hexagon”, in the 1930s, opened the green theatre, in the 1950s built the arch of the main entrance and national Observatory, and in 1970 launched the first light and music fountain.
In 2013, the Park gave part of the territories of the natural reserve “Vorobyovy Gory” and the Moscow state University named after M. V. Lomonosov, and in 2015-m in its composition entered the Park of arts “Muzeon”, Russia’s largest Museum of sculpture under the open sky.
Matvei Kazakov (1738-1812) — a famous Moscow architect, one of the founders of classicism in Russian architecture and one of the largest representatives. Together with Vasily Bazhenov was involved in the construction of the Palace and Park ensemble Tsaritsyno. In addition, his projects in the capital erected many buildings that have survived to the present day. Among them Petrovsky Palace (the Leningrad prospectus, the house 40), the General-Governor’s house — now the city hall of Moscow (Tverskaya street, 13), the Senate Palace of the Moscow Kremlin and the Novo-Catherine’s hospital (Strastnoy Boulevard, house 15).
the Preservation and restoration of architectural monuments in Moscow — the most important direction in the work of the Department of cultural heritage. Many monuments find a new life, adapt them for modern use, while maintaining the historical appearance of the capital. Since 2011 the city has restored more than 1,400 objects of cultural heritage, of which 203 in 2019.
