Deserted ancient street in the center of Moscow Bashny.Net

Looking at this picture, it is impossible to believe that this is a real street in Moscow, besides being in the city center. Few Muscovites even knows that there is such a wonderful place - Krutitskoe courtyard, where you can come and walk among the ancient buildings, enjoy the atmosphere of old Moscow. I walked across the street and this amazing correspondent telephoto.
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1. Krutitskoe courtyard - a street-museum, which is located in the center of Moscow, near the Taganka, at the intersection of streets and krutitskoy 1st Krutitsa alley. Passage of a free, just go down the street and get ...

2. View of the courtyard from the street krutitskoy. Actually, this is it, or rather part of it.

3. Wooden house of the 19th century.

4. Assumption Cathedral. Built in 1700. Later, however, in the big fire of 1812, it burned down and was later rebuilt

5. Name Krutitskoye comes from the word "Krutitsy", which in ancient times was called the hill on the left bank of the Moskva River

6. The place is not a tourist, there are practically no people, no. So take a walk here in peace and quiet - a pleasure. It is hard to imagine that pass very close to the noisy and busy avenues.

7. The history of this place began in the 13th century, when the monastery was founded here. From the time it's over, there's nothing left

8. Who Krutitskoe farmstead - an architectural monument's ages 17-19

10. The House of Metropolitan, 1665-1670 gg.

12. Krutitsy Mansion (1693) and the bell tower of the Cathedral of the Assumption.

13. The frescoes above the passage in attics.

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16. In 1991, part of the monastery was given to the church, the other part until 1996 was used as a guardhouse of the Moscow garrison. To this day Krutitsy works on reconstruction of buildings.

17. Photography and videography are prohibited on the territory of monastery. The reason for this prohibition is not clear, and the legality controversial.