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Greetings, friends.
I want to tell you about my walk in Tsaritsyno Park with my daughter and her boyfriend. Those were the happy times when we still didn't know anything about the covid pandemic and other further violent events.
Yes, now Masha and Maxim are already married and they have 2 beautiful little sons.
And what is Tsaritsyno?
Tsaritsyno is a palace and park museum-reserve in the south of Moscow.
In 1775, Catherine II bought the Black Mud estate and renamed it Tsaritsyno. The Empress wanted to set up her country residence here. But something went wrong. The residence was never completed, the queen lost interest in it, and over time the estate fell into disrepair. A large-scale restoration was carried out at the end of the XX - beginning of the XXI century, and now Tsaritsyno is one of the main museum and walking complexes of the capital.
The park's territory is large, more than 100 hectares, and it took us about 5 hours to fully inspect the entire ensemble.
It was the middle of November, and the weather at this time in Moscow sometimes looks like a full-fledged winter.
The year is 2019. Restoration work is still underway and there is no access to the central palace. In general, we did not enter any buildings, it was a walk in the fresh air.
The Grand Palace was built from 1786 to 1796. The palace was supposed to be the center of the Residence, but... The Empress ran out of money, and the height of the building had to be reduced by one floor. After her death, her son Paul I finally stopped the work. The unfinished palace began to collapse and by the middle of the 19th century, the roofs and ceilings had collapsed, and by the beginning of the 21st century, only the walls remained of the building. In 2005-2007, the palace was built almost again, but there were also differences from the historical appearance — for example, the roofs were painted salad green (instead of black paint of the XVIII century) and decorative elements were added based on unrealized sketches by Kazakov.
But I didn't know anything about it during the walk. I didn't even know anything about Tsaritsyno. Such walks give rise to an interest in knowledge. And the Internet helps us with this.
Maybe this pine tree saw life in the 19th century? One pine tree in the middle of a clear meadow.
The Grape Gate (Shaped Gate) is located at the end of the alley of Tsaritsyno Park. They mark the conditional boundary between the palace and park parts of the ensemble.
An interesting name for this building is the Bread House. Who came up with these names? Of course, this was done at the end of the 18th century, life was different and the names had a different meaning.
In November, the day is already short and the darkness is further aggravated by the gray gloomy sky. All the buildings have excellent lighting, but I especially liked the bridge. There was something fabulous about him.
Shaped bridge. Like chess rooks at the corners of a bridge.
This is the very first building of the Tsaritsyn ensemble and one of the few Bazhenov structures that have come down to us almost unchanged. The bridge is designed as a decorative one — it is not thrown over the water, but passes over the road, acting as the main entrance to the residence. The bridge stands on a steep hillside and was supposed to hide the panorama of the palace from the guests. But once you pass under the arch, all the buildings open at once. For those passing from below, the bridge seems to be a formidable fortress, but for those walking from above, it is much lighter and more decorative.
Newlyweds like to take pictures in this place. I've watched two such shootings. It was very interesting to watch the work of real professionals.
I wanted to do a photoshoot for the kids, but they laughed and moved on.
Darkness covered us and we began to think about returning home. At that time, Maxim didn't have a car yet, so we had to take the subway and drive home for over an hour.
It will be 7 years soon after that walk, and I haven't been to this park since. There are many interesting places in Moscow and it takes time to visit them. I've been planning to visit the zoo for three years now, but we always reschedule this trip for the next time. I hope to visit the zoo next spring or summer.
By the way, the location of the City can be seen by clicking on the link to the map in the comments to the article by 
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