Podolsk: attractions and photos

Long ago, Podolsk (Russia) was an ordinary village. And only by order of Catherine II, he gained the status of the city. Today it is a large settlement in the Moscow region, which is full of sights, unique monuments of architecture and old houses, reminiscent of the glorious past of this corner of the Russian land.

First you need to come

In order to get to know the city better, you need to get into it first. And you can do it in several ways. So, if you decide to get on the train, it is better to do this from Moscow, from Kursk railway station. Several trains leave from here. All of them come directly to the Podolsk station. The whole trip in this case you will take a little over an hour.

How to get to Podolsk by bus? Very simply - from the subway station "South" there are two buses. This journey will take from 65 to 72 minutes. Several flights run from Teply Stan station.

Well, the last option is a car. This is the longest way, and it sometimes takes almost two hours, but you can admire all the beauties of Moscow and its environs.

Ancient information

Podolsk, whose sights we will consider below, is located on the Pahre River. Previously, the shores of this reservoir were inhabited by the Baltic and Finno-Ugric tribes. Later, Vyatichi moved here.

The first mention of the local residents of Podol, who chose the territory of the present settlement, date back to 1627-1628. Then the main directions in the activity of the settlement were agriculture and trade.

When the postal camp opened in the village, Podol's economic development began. In 1781, Empress Catherine II appropriated him the status of the city, renamed Podolsk, and at the same time the construction of the wooden church of the Sign of the Blessed Virgin Mary started.

Today the city of Podolsk is included in the list of the largest cultural and economically important centers of the Moscow region. Its population is about 200 thousand people.

Let's start the tour

To begin acquaintance with the city is, perhaps, from the monument to Catherine the Second - a person whom Podolsk owes much. The monument was opened in 2008, and it is located next to the railway station. Sculptors captured the Empress at the moment when she signed a decree on awarding Podol status of the city. The bronze statue of the empress weighs more than two tons.

Podolsk, whose sights we will be visiting, is also famous for the Trinity Cathedral, timed to victory in the Patriotic War. The temple is built of bricks in the manner of classicism. As decorative elements of the structure are white stone details.

The museum of professional education is another attraction worthy of attention of tourists. You can find it in the Ivanovskoye estate. In the days of the USSR, the strongest education system was created, which trained industrial workers. Thanks to these shots, the estate acquired a second life as a museum. Today, the institution is a multi-disciplinary institution of cultural, educational and scientific-methodical nature.

Manors of Podolsk

Podolsk, the attractions of which are described in our review, abounds in various manors. Let's visit some of them. For example, Dubrovitsy is a one-of-a-kind manor architectural complex. It was built in 1627. On the territory of the estate there is the Church of the Signs, huge princely mansions with covered galleries, balconies and terraces. Also there is a magnificent fountain, a park in which limes grow, a restored horse yard with gothic-style gates , charming flower beds and alleys. The last clan that owned the estate was the Golitsyn family. In the walls of the modern estate Dubrovitsy you can find the Wedding Palace.

Manor-estate Ivanovskoe, founded in the XVIII century, is located on one of the shores of Pahra. Count Tolstoy himself became the developer of the project of this landmark. The main house of the manor is a building in three floors. In the neighborhood with the building there is a park pavilion and a theater room on two floors. The current state of the estate is as follows: part of the estate is half destroyed, and the main complex offers to visit the museums located within its walls.

Sewing machine

Podolsk, whose attractions are so diverse, has another very interesting monument - a monument to the Singer sewing machine. It was installed in the city in 2011. They cast a bronze sculpture and put it on a pedestal lined with red granite tiles. The statue just fit perfectly into the overall architecture of the city. The masterpiece itself is a typewriter sewing a historical city map in the form of a carpet. The map itself shows images of Podolsk's sights. So, one can see the sculpture of the empress, the monument to the first trolleybus, various temples and other interesting objects. The height of the "Singer" reaches 3.5 meters.