Yauzsky gates: description and history

In Moscow, in the Central District "Taganskiy", there is the Yauzsky Gate Square. From her Depart the street Solyanka and Ustinsky travel. In the direction of the northeast begins Yauzsky Boulevard. In the south-east direction is located with the same name street.

Area name

The Yauzsky Gate Square dates back to the nineteenth century. The name has its thanks to the location. Near the square of the Yauzsky Gate was the White City. It was built in the 16th century. And was located near the mouth of the river. Yauza.

History

For the first time, the area of the Yauz Gate is mentioned in the annals of the 16th century. During this period, around the Moscow White City was built a fortress wall. In the place of the convergence of the main streets there appeared a gate from the Yauzskaya street approaching them. Now in this place - turn to the Great Ustinsky bridge. There are bent tram ways. The name of the Yauz Gate was preserved even after the demolition of the fortifications of the White City.

What is remarkable about the area of the Yauzsky gates?

Located next to the square Astakhovsky Bridge - the oldest in the Russian capital. It was rebuilt only in 1940. The mouth of the Yauza River in former times was called the Holt. This was due to the fact that merchants who stayed at the place to rest on their rivers floated their goods.

After a while, Yauza lost the status of a navigable reservoir. The area was still very popular. Near the Yauzsky bridge there was a road junction in different directions: to Kolomna, Vladimir and Ryazan. In 1917, the standard-bearer Ilarion Astakhov was killed in the place of contact of roads by policemen. As a result, the bridge was renamed in his honor during the Soviet power.

Near the square of the Yauza Gate there were popular Silver Baths. Not far from them was a small house in which Ostrovsky lived. In the beginning of the Yauzsky boulevard there was a building, which was chosen by the merchants of tea, and the temple of the Yauzsky Gate, built as far back as 1629.

The area was often used by filmmakers. Filming was conducted on many works of classics. Attracted to the filmmakers architecture, preserved the greatness of the 19-20 centuries.

Cathedral of Peter and Paul

The church of Peter and Paul at the Yauza Gate was built between 1700 and 1702. Initially, the building was brick. The temple consists of a 2-a-side refectory and a three-tier bell tower, which was built in 1771. It has a sacristy and was built in the early classicism.

In the 18-19 centuries. The refectory of the temple was rebuilt. It is possible that the original walls were left untouched. The temple did not stop its work, so it kept all the icons and interior decoration. Part of the interior was borrowed from the ruined cathedrals that were nearby. Now the church has become the home of the Orthodox Serbian Church.

The area of the Yauz Gate in modern times

In modern times, the area of the Yauzsky Gates in city directories has no borders. It's just a rectangle of land about 30x20 meters. It was in this place that the Yauz Gate used to stand. Now there are tram ways. On the site of the Yauzsky Gate there is a crossroads along which traffic continuously moves.