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Anyone who wants to know Russia should look at Moscow from here.

A. P. Chekhov

There are not so many places in the city that participate in the life of almost every inhabitant. Wedding corteges come here, artists and writers admire the panorama of the city, schoolchildren celebrate graduation here, students rest here and ski athletes train ... In a word, if the Kremlin is the heart of the capital, then Vorobyovy Gory is no less than its soul.

From the village to the cultural center

According to legend, Vorobyovy Gory got its name thanks to the name of the priest Vorobya, who owned these territories, who parted with them in favor of the Grand Duchess Sofia Vitovtovna. From that moment until the very 19th century, Vorobyovy Gory was a favorite resting place for Moscow princes and tsars. In Soviet times, Vorobyovy Gory was also not ignored: first, almost by accident, changing their name to Lenin, and then choosing them as the location of the country's first university.

During the existence of the USSR, Vorobyovy Gory has radically changed. At the time of the foundation of the university (1949), the wooded bank of the Moskva River was inhabited mainly by elks, wild boars and hares (which, by the way, were regularly seen by students back in the 80s). In 1953, when the university was completed, the design of the observation deck was completed. From that moment on, the edge of the Sparrow Hills became a traditional place of national festivities, and not only the residence of kings and princes.

Sparrow Hills

What to see

It is better to start a walk in Vorobyovy Gory from the building of Moscow State University (10 minutes walk from the Universitet metro station or 3 minutes by minibus). Walking along the Alley of Scientists, you will come to the observation deck, from which Karamzin, Lermontov, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Gorky, Blok, Bulgakov admired, and although the writers of the past saw a completely different city, you will get no less pleasure. As in the palm of your hand, you will see the domes and skyscrapers of the capital, the picturesque bend of the Moskva River and the Luzhniki Stadium, located on the opposite bank. Arriving at the site in the evening, you can easily feel like the heroes of Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita - it was from here that they set off on their mystical journey.

If the Kremlin is the heart of the capital, then Vorobyovy Gory is no less than its soul.

Then you have a way to the Moskva River. Vorobyovy Gory is a nature conservation area, where many plants, rare for Moscow, have been preserved. There are many animals and birds here, the park provides places where you can feed them. An ecological path is organized on the territory, which is convenient for walking. It will also be interesting for children, in the middle of the walk they will find a playground.

There is a cable car all year round, which you can use if you decide to go back to the observation deck or shorten the forest walk in favor of a sports one.

There is a wonderful walking area along the banks of the Moskva River. Here you can rent skates or bicycles and ride along the river on good asphalt. The Vorobyovy Gory metro station is located on a bridge thrown across the river. If you wish, you can continue driving up the river to the Neskuchny Garden. In summer, you can take such a walk on a river tram, its station is also called "Vorobyovy Gory".

The park does not calm down even in winter - there is a ski slope here. Sleigh rides are traditionally organized, and a cross-country ski trail is laid in the park.

Vorobyovy Gory is a large park on a slope, in a bend along the banks of the Moskva River. Its territory is 137.5 hectares. In 1987, Vorobyovy Gory became a natural monument, since 1998 it has been a state nature reserve created with the aim of preserving the historical, cultural and natural environment, a broadleaf forest in the immediate vicinity of the city center. In 2013, the Vorobyovy Gory reserve was included in the structure.

In the east, the territory of the Sparrow Hills begins from the Novoandreevsky railway and road bridges across the Moskva River. From the south and from the west, the territory of the Sparrow Hills is limited by the area adjacent to Kosygin Street. In the north, the border of the Sparrow Hills is the mouth of the Setun River.

Vorobyovy Gory is a spur of the Teplostan Upland, which rises 80 meters above the level of the Moskva River. Large oaks, ash trees, maples, lindens, birches, alders, willows, and herbaceous plants of deciduous forests grow on the slope to the river. Small animals and birds, rare for Moscow, live here.

The territory of the park is crossed by the Luzhnetsky (Luzhnikovsky) metro bridge with the Vorobyovy Gory metro station (until 1999 - Lenin Hills) on it. Luzhnetsky Bridge was opened on January 12, 1959. Due to errors in the design and construction of the bridge, it had to be completely rebuilt. The reconstruction of the bridge was completed in 2002.

Vorobyovy Gory got its name from the village of Vorobyov, first mentioned in 1453 in the will grand duchess Sofia Vitovtovna. since 1473 the village was owned by Ivan III. From that time on, it did not come out of the hands of the grand duke. Vasily III, who had fallen ill, returned to Moscow through Vorobyovo on the eve of his death. He spent several days in the village, entered the city and the next day, December 3, 1533, he died. Ivan the Terrible was waiting for the grandiose fire of June 1547 in the Vorobyovsky Palace. Then about a third of the city burned down.

At the end of the 17th century, during the reign of Princess Sophia, a new Vorobyovsky Palace, about 80 fathoms (about 160 meters) long, wooden on stone foundations, was built. It was replaced by the palace of the architect I. Michurin, built in 1732-1735. There were about 250 large and small halls on two floors of the palace.

In 1776, the wooden Prechistensky Palace of Matvey Kazakov was moved to Vorobyovo. It was built as a temporary one on Prechistenka in 1774-1776. The palace burned down in 1812. After him, palace construction in Vorobyov did not resume. By the beginning of the twentieth century, this was a village common for the middle zone with the Trinity Church, built in 1811-1813. The village survived until 1956, when it was dismantled. There was no place for him near the new building of the University. Today only the name reminds of Vorobyov on the edge of the river.

On October 12, 1817, the solemn laying of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in memory of Patriotic War 1812 It was assumed that a temple with a height of about 170 meters would be built with a staircase to the river, with an underground temple - a crypt. But due to changes in the view on the construction program and due to the complexity of the soil in the selected location, work was stopped in 1826.

Few people know that on the Sparrow Hills there is the Vorobyovka reservoir of the Moscow water supply system. This large structure with a capacity of 170,000 cubic meters of water was built in 1902 by the architect M.K. Geppener. A beautiful pavilion with an observation deck and a public garden was erected over the reservoir. During the commissioning and filling of the reservoir with water, the engineers of the water supply system poured a bottle of champagne, bought in the neighboring restaurant of Krynkin, into it, so that all Muscovites would celebrate this event. Today the reservoir is located on the territory of Mosvodokanal, there is no access to its pavilion.

Sparrow Hills have always been used as a resting place. In the summer they came here for the whole day, with families, large companies, with their samovars, food, drinks. In winter they went skiing here. The continuation of this pre-revolutionary tradition was the construction of a ski jump in 1953. There is a ski slope and a chair lift near the springboard.

In 1948, construction work began on a site 850 meters away from the edge of the Sparrow Hills, on reliable ground. The building is 182 meters high, and with a spire - 240 meters, was built according to the project of a group of architects led by L.V. Rudnev. On September 1, 1953, the University - Temple of Science was opened. From the University to the edge of the hill, on which the observation deck is located, there is a wide boulevard with flower beds, fountains, cast-iron lanterns and busts of prominent scientists.

At the end of 2014, the observation deck of Vorobyovy Gory was reconstructed. It contains an interactive granite map of Moscow. It is assumed that in 2015 a monument to the baptist of Russia, Prince Vladimir, will be erected on the Sparrow Hills.

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The place is unique and not only because of its glorious past. Vorobyovy Gory are known for their natural originality: there are rare slopes, springs, an atmosphere that acts on a person like a placebo.

Towering eighty meters above the Moskva River, they are the highest of the seven hills on which the capital is located. Therefore, millions of people strive to get to the famous observation deck, from which the majestic city lies in full view. Capturing panoramic views from this vantage point is not just a dream come true for photographers. This site was included in several feature films.

Here Bulgakov's heroes said goodbye to Moscow and from here they rushed on their last journey. A delightful view of the capital has been preserved on the canvases of artists and on old engravings. And on the map of Moscow, the sights of the village of Vorobyov reached us at an even earlier time.

Today this part of the park capital is decorated with ancient temples, monasteries, estates and the most magnificent building of the seven Stalinist skyscrapers, erected by the forces of several thousand prisoners. The building of the Moscow State University, together with the spire, is 240 meters, and its architect Lev Rudnev was awarded the Stalin Prize for this project in the amount of 100 thousand rubles even before the start of construction.

In 2016, an updated cable car appeared, the springboard was lengthened, and by 2018 a new sports complex will open its doors. And this object will surprise you with its records! They will create everything to host the FIFA World Cup.

How to get there?

• Address: Russia, Moscow, Sokolnicheskaya line, metro station Vorobyovy Gory;
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Palace village

The widow of the Grand Duke of Moscow took a liking to this steep slope and bought it from the owners in order to place the residence of the palace here in the summer for her son. Vasily the Dark loved to watch the sunset and walk along the slopes.

The village of Vorobyovo appears in her papers as a priest's. Nobody knows for certain whether it got its name by the name of the boyars, or the priest who served in the local church named Sparrow.

The new owner breathed life into him. Per a short time it changed: they rebuilt the church, erected a palace, cut down many buildings, elegant gates and laid out a garden with a pond, where they bred sturgeons and other noble fish.

The surviving documents indicate that the wooden palace at that time was luxurious, with rich interior decoration, glass, in some places mica, windows inserted into carved frames. Since then, the place was called a palace village, it was inherited by all subsequent rulers, many of whom have been here more than once. Ivan the Terrible, Boris Godunov and Alexei Mikhailovich loved to come here. Although not as often as, for example, in Kolomenskoye.

Vorobyovo was repeatedly subjected to Tatar raids. They got the palace, it was devastated, but not set on fire.

Wooden and tiled, it sheltered Ivan the Terrible during the Moscow fire, when a third of the city burned down, including churches and buildings up to the Kremlin.

During the reign of Elizabeth Petrovna, factories for the production of glass and mirrors were built, since the sand in this area was amazingly snow-white. At her request, a birch grove was planted, rare specimens of trees can be found today.

And two centuries later, Fyodor Alekseevich ordered the wooden mansions with 57 rooms to be raised to a stone pedestal - this is how the ground floor appeared. A hundred years later, the logs fell into disrepair, the frame was dismantled and given to the monks of the Donskoy Monastery. The wooden palace of Catherine II from Volkhonka was moved to the pedestal, which served the royal people for another hundred years, after which it was liquidated.

A village with four temples

There were four churches in the palace department, but the locals and the reigning persons used from time immemorial the most snow-white - Trinity.

The building built in 1811 is an Empire style, traditional for the architecture of churches. It is small, with portals, decorated with columns, one-domed, with a two-tiered bell tower. In the photographs, it has come down as an invariable element of the panorama of the Sparrow Hills.

By the way, historians claim that on the eve of the council in Fili, the commanders Kutuzov and Bagration examined the positions here. And in the church, the great commander, who defeated the French, prayed for a victorious end to the war.

Not far from the church in 1827, young friends Herzen and Ogarev vowed to fight for freedom until the end of their lives. Whether it is true or not, there is no documentary evidence, but in the Soviet years freedom-lovers were erected a monument in the form of a stele.

In the 17th year, heavy artillery shelling of the Kremlin was carried out from here by white detachments. Endless wars and conflicts did not harm the church, it did not close itself against the change of political regimes, and its bells were almost the only ones in the capital that did not stop ringing even after the Bolshevik banning of the bell ringing.

At the foot of the hill, the Andreevsky Monastery spread its "white robes". The monastery was reputed to be the center of sciences, book teachings and free thought. Rumor has it that it was from her in the 17th century that the countdown of the academic system began in the capital. For over a century, he served education until he became impoverished. The monks were forced to arrange an almshouse within its walls. But the library remained gorgeous there. Now it belongs to the Moscow Patriarchate.

In the name of the victory over Napoleon, another temple was founded - Christ the Savior, for which money was collected by the whole world. By the way, they say that when Bonaparte fled from Moscow, his path ran through the observation deck of Vorobyovy Gory, where he last time looked at the capital he had not conquered.

But the temple was never built due to the sliding slope of the mountain. After ten years of ethereal work to strengthen the embankment, all attempts were abandoned, and construction was stopped.

He opened a list of unrealized grandiose projects, to which the Palace of Soviets and a monument to Prince Vladimir were later added.

At one time the place was occupied by workers' barracks for builders and abandoned brick factories, which at the beginning of the nineteenth century were used as temporary prison walls. The transit prison became famous for the activities of the philanthropist, Dr. Haas, who did many good deeds for the locals.

After the demolition of the barracks, a place was freed up for festivities. Muscovites got here by highway or by boat along the Moskva River from the side Novodevichy Convent... In those days, tables were popular among residents, which were set up everywhere for rest and picnic. A samovar was brought in for a small fee.

Here, in a picturesque place where tea was especially tasty, the Krynkin restaurant appeared. It should be told in more detail about it.

A spyglass was offered to the menu

Contemporaries with great pleasure sat today on the terrace of Krynkin's restaurant, tasted an excellent chop with lightly salted cucumber with cold vodka, fresh strawberries with whipped cream. The owner offered a telescope to the menu for an additional fee. It was the most fashionable place at the end of the 19th century, overlooking the capital.

It was visible for many kilometers, had the shape of a palace and several levels. It was possible to get to it on the road by car for 3 rubles, back more expensive: 50 kopecks per mile. This was the most popular route. In the summer, boats ran along the Moskva River to the restaurant. The romance of these places attracted many clients at any time of the year. And now it remains popular for newlyweds. Although the restaurant is long gone, there is a springboard in its place. But his memory lives on in old photographs of the outskirts of Moscow.

The restaurant was destroyed by the revolution of the 17th year. The drinking establishment was given over to a reading room, and three years later the palace-picture burned down. They wanted to build the Red Stadium on the ashes - another unrealized project of the nascent Soviet power.

The owner of this land, Stepan Vasilyevich Krynkin, did not see the sad end of his beloved brainchild, he died even before the revolutionary events, leaving his sons a rich inheritance. According to rumors, one of the dispossessed sons himself burned the building so that no one would get it. Krynkin's descendants were evicted in 1951, when the village was finally demolished. Their ancestral line continues to this day.

Manor island

Vorobyovy Gory adorns private estates with a magnificent estate stretching for several thousand hectares. The oldest Mamonov dacha, where the buildings are located Russian Academy sciences. It was built in 1761, and it belonged to the noble Moscow princes, but it went down in history thanks to Count Mamonov.

The territory is adjacent to the St.Andrew Monastery. The mansion was rebuilt several times: it received its majestic appearance in 1820, when it grew on the third floor, built for balls and receptions, and on the side - with turrets for an open view. The estate area included orchards, melons and vegetable gardens, greenhouses, where delicious exotic was grown.

The Moscow governor was among its owners. Ivan Fonvizin allowed to place a psychiatric hospital within its walls.

In years silver age the property was bought by the city council, but the revolutionary events made their own adjustments. The new government placed a museum of ethnology here, and after the war, only universities were housed in the halls. Therefore, today the estate houses the museum apartments of Nikolai Semenov and Pyotr Kapitsa, who were directors of universities: chemical physics and physical problems.

In the other wing, a place was allocated for the Soviet nomenklatura: Alexei Kosygin and Mikhail Gorbachev came here. And the building itself surrounds beautiful park, with rare preserved trees from tsarist times.

Lenin's mountains

In the 30s with light hand Ilyich's comrade-in-arms, People's Commissar Krasin, was approved by a new name, the project of the monument and the Palace of Soviets - all named after the leader. Posthumous architecture filled the cities and villages of the Soviet country. Which of this came true, so only the Lenin Hills, which regained their original name only in 1999.

And two years before the death of Lenin, Vorobyovy Gory entered the borders of the capital, and the authorities immediately began to improve the park, build an observation deck and an avenue across the river, and after the war - in 1949 - a magnificent university building, the design of which was personally approved by Stalin.

MSU was built for three years by the efforts of many thousands of prisoners. In the year of Stalin's death, it became the highest in Europe and remained so for four decades. The building has fifty rooms, kilometers of corridors, it has 36 floors, on the 32nd there is an observation deck. Two thousand students live and study in it and there is everything to receive all the services without leaving the building: shops, hairdressing salons, a clinic and so on.

The colorful decoration of the spire and the star is color: many people think that this is gilding, but these are just plates of yellow glass coated with aluminum.

There are many legends surrounding this building. For example, about the tunnel that goes straight to Stalin's dacha. That it is either a secret subway line, or a bunker. There are also horror films about the builders buried within the walls, who in a large number died at a construction site, and their bodies were easier to brick up than to bury in a Christian way. The suicides of students are also associated with this terrible story from the past: they say that there are many of them among nonresidents. Diggers have repeatedly examined the underground passages under the university building and found many stalactites and empty bottles there.

But those who come here not to study, but on an excursion, see a quite welcoming place with a square, a rose garden and a monument to the founder of Moscow State University - Lomonosov.

Nature reserve

During perestroika and glasnost, Lenin Hills received the status of a specially protected natural area. Everything is on the right bank of the Moskva River - a steep slope on which nothing can be built due to landslides and 1300 km around - remained untouched. Therefore, they left a natural landscape with oaks, lindens, maples, birches and unique flora and fauna. This reserve is the only one closest to the center of the metropolis.

Lilies of the valley and bells are often found on the way of walking excursion groups, flowing in abundance to Vorobyovy Gory. The administration of the reserve proposes to walk along ecological paths where you can meet birds and small animals listed in the Red Book of the capital. In 2013, the reserve entered the territory of the neighboring parks - Gorky Park and Neskuchny Garden.

Karamzin, Lermontov, Gorky, Blok, Tchaikovsky, Kustodiev and other famous people walked here.

Leo Tolstoy mentions this place in his epic novel. Alexander Blok wrote that the view from the Sparrow Hills to the capital is much better than to Paris from Montmartre.

The only building located on the territory of the reserve is the former residence of Khrushchev. With the entire surrounding area of ​​2.5 hectares, it was sold to private individuals.

Sports past and present

Since the 50s, the construction of sports facilities began on Vorobyovy Gory. A ski jump appeared, a lift of 340 meters.

Ski competitions took place here in the 1920s - the terrain allows. Many Soviet jumpers - champions of Europe, the world, Olympiads - trained here.

The glorious sporting past will continue into the present. The complex is conceived as an all-season one; it will help to host the World Cup next year. Everything is subject to reconstruction: the "cable car", the ski slope, jumps and other structures.

The "Kanatka" will double and will stretch to the Luzhniki Stadium. Its capacity will reach more than one and a half thousand people per hour.

According to the plan of the Moscow authorities, the Vorobyovy Gory sports complex will train best athletes the most different types sports. However, doors will also be opened for beginner skiers, snowboarders, jumpers and speed skiers.

After the completion of construction and reconstruction of a number of facilities, the site will become the main sports center of Moscow.

Around the Sparrow Hills there is an embankment, a highway and two whole passages with the same names - Vorobyevskie. The Vorobyovy Gory metro station is unique and, like much in this wonderful place of the capital, breaks the record for the length of the platform - 280 meters.

It is worth coming here and taking advantage of Chekhov's advice - to look from here to Moscow in order to get to know Russia.

Vorobyovy Gory is a park area of ​​Moscow, located on the right bank of the Moskva River, on the contrary, in the southwestern district (Gagarinsky district) and the western district (Ramenki district) of Moscow.

The nearest metro station is Vorobyovy Gory (located right in the Vorobyovy Gory park). Not far from the stations Luzhniki, Sportivnaya, Leninsky Prospect, Gagarin Square, University.

Vorobyovy Gory are located along the embankment of the Moskva River between Vorobyovskoye Shosse (the beginning of the pedestrian embankment) and the Third Transport Ring (). The embankment in the Vorobyovy Gory region is called Vorobyovskaya embankment and Andreevskaya embankment.

Vorobyovy Gory are located between the embankment of the Moskva River and running parallel.

It is adjacent to the Sparrow Hills, which is located along the Pushkinskaya embankment.

On the Vorobyovy Hills, along the Vorobyevskaya embankment, there is a forest area. There are many shady paths where you can walk.

Lilacs of various varieties, from white to densely lilac, are planted along the embankment. In May, when the lilacs bloom, it is very beautiful here.

In spring and summer, you can rent a bike on Vorobyovy Gory. The rental offices are located on the embankment near the chairlift, as well as near the exit to Vorobyovskoe shosse.

Vorobyovy Gory is considered one of the 7 hills of Moscow. Vorobyovy Gory is a favorite vacation spot for Muscovites. Vorobyovy Gory is, first of all, a park with an area of ​​106 hectares, with 3 ponds and an array of natural deciduous forest. A mole, a squirrel, a hobby falcon, a raven, blackbirds, a nightingale, a green warbler and others live here.

Located on the Moskva River Pier "Vorobyovy Gory"- from the pier you can take a boat and travel along the Moskva River. The pier is located at the bottom station of the chairlift.

A beautiful view opens up from, which is located at the highest point of Vorobyovy Gory (Kosygina St., at the intersection with University Square). Asphalt paths lead down from the observation deck. It is a pleasure to walk along these paths - you can go along them to the embankment or walk in silence along the quiet inner paths of Vorobyovy Gory.

Ecological trail

An ecological path has been organized on the territory of the park. It is a pleasure to walk through it - you will breathe clean air, see plants and, if you are lucky, birds and animals. Ascent to the ecological path from Vorobyevskaya embankment, 100 meters from the chair in the direction of the Vorobyovy Gory metro station, GPS - 55.7103824, 37.5494134). It is possible to order a guided tour of ecological trails ().

In the area of ​​the ecological trail there is a picturesque section along a small pond. There are many gazebos where you can shelter from the rain, stands with descriptions of plants and animals are displayed. Not far from the pond, there is a stand with trunks of various trees, by which you can learn to determine the species of trees by the trunk. GPS coordinates of the pond: 55.7078283, 37.5480344.

Vorobyovy Gory regularly hosts retro car show.

How to get there

You can get to Vorobyovy Gory by metro - Vorobyovy Gory station. Not far from the stations Luzhniki, Sportivnaya, Leninsky Prospect, Gagarin Square, University.

By car:

Toilets are located on the embankment near the chair, as well as near the exit to the Vorobyovskoe highway.

Attractions of the Sparrow Hills

Kamennaya embankment (Vorobievskaya embankment)

Convenient for walking or cycling, rollerblading. The embankment was built in 1958-1961 along the Moskva River. Here you can rent bicycles or roller skates. The rental offices are located near the chairlift, as well as near the exit to Vorobyevskoe highway.

A pedestrian and bicycle zone with a length of about 10 km runs along the embankment, which runs along the Moskva River, from Yakimanskaya Embankment to Vorobyovskoye Highway (runs along Krymskaya Embankment, Pushkinskaya Embankment, Andreevskaya Embankment, Vorobyevskaya Embankment).

Trinity Church on Sparrow Hills(Kosygina st., 30, near the observation deck). The construction of the current building of the temple began in 1811. It was here, before the council in Fili, that M.I.Kutuzov prayed in 1812. The building was not damaged during the Napoleonic invasion and construction was completed in 1813.

Springs

Springs are found on Vorobyovy Gory. There are springs under the observation deck, approximately in the middle of the path towards the embankment. One of the springs was specially ennobled "Spring at the foot of the landslide ledge on Vorobyovy Gory" and received the status of a nature monument. Here, in a shady place, benches are installed. This spring is located in the forest, near the Vorobyevskaya embankment, closer to the Vorobyovskoye highway ((GPS 55.7187633, 37.5370628)).

Another spring is located approximately under the observation deck (GPS 55.71132659912, 37.5438666343689). The information board indicates that the water in it is not drinkable.

Ecological trail

A trail running from Kosygin Street (GPS 55.707442760, 37.560147643) down to the embankment. The trail is asphalted, but vehicles are not allowed to travel along it. The trail runs along sections of the forest. The trail is equipped with information boards and signs. The ascent to the ecological trail from Vorobyovskaya embankment is located 100 meters from the chairlift in the direction of the Vorobyovy Gory metro station, GPS - 55.7103824, 37.5494134). It is possible to book a tour ().

Three ponds- located in a part of the Sparrow Hills, closer to. Near one of them - Bolshoy Andreevsky Pond, there are eco-benches made from dead trees formed on the territory of the reserve. It is adorned with the symbol of the family - wedding rings. Another 8 benches are located on the serpentine road to the Vorobyovy Gory metro station and the Birds Alley.

Commemorative sign of victory in the war of 1812- the words of M.I. Golenishchev-Kutuzov "By the very concession of Moscow we will prepare the death of the enemy." The memorial sign is located on the embankment, 200 meters from the lower station of the funicular in the direction of the Vorobyovy Gory metro station.

Commemorative stele of A.I. Herzen and N.P. Ogarev

The monument "Oath of the Decembrists" was installed in 1978 on the site of the oath of the young (1812 - 1870) and Ogarev to avenge the executed Decembrists. The inscription on the wall reads: “Here in 1827, young men A.I. Herzen and N.P. Ogarev, who became great revolutionary democrats, took an oath to fight the autocracy without sparing their lives. "

The sculptor of monuments to M.A. Shmakov. Architects Yu.V. Ilyin-Adaev, R.G. Kananin.

The monument is located on the Sparrow Hills, to the right of the Ski Jump (GPS 55.70806503295, 37.5484639406).

In 1827, the young and Ogarev took an oath on Sparrow Hills to fight for the freedom of the people until the end of their lives. He writes about this oath in Past and Thoughts (1868).

Escalator gallery on Vorobyovy Gory

The abandoned escalator gallery of the Leninskie Gory metro station of the USSR times (located near the exit of the Vorobyovy Gory metro station to Kosygin Street). This escalator lifted (and lowered) passengers from the southern exit of the Leninskie Gory metro station to Kosygin Street. The gallery got into the frames of the feature film "Oh, this Nastya" and the Italian film "Sunflowers", where Sophia Loren is riding along the escalator. The gallery was opened on 23 July 1959 (length 90 meters).

By the beginning of the 80s, due to landslides and displacement of rocks, the walls of the gallery were covered with cracks, and the existing object gradually fell into disrepair. The escalator gallery was closed together with the Leninskie Gory station in October 1983. The metro station was restored and re-launched in 2002, with a new name "Vorobyovy Gory". And they refused to restore the gallery. It is now abandoned.

Vorobyovka dacha complex

It is located behind a large fence at Kosygina street 32 ​​- 40 and partly further, along Vorobyovskoe highway, before turning to Vorobyovskaya embankment. Dachas were organized here in the 20th century for high-ranking Soviet party workers. Now this area is also closed to outside visitors.

Former St. Andrew's Monastery

Abolished in the 18th century, a Russian Orthodox monastery. Located at, 2 (near the TTK).

Preserved - the Church (former cathedral) of Andrew Stratilates, the Cathedral (former church) of the Resurrection of the Word, the Church of St. John the Theologian.

The monastery was founded by Fyodor Rtishchev in 1648 on the site of the temple of the martyr Andrei Stratilat, erected in honor of the inexplicable flight of the Tatar army on September 1, 1591. Here a "teaching" brotherhood was organized, headed by the learned monk Epiphany Slavinetsky, and a spiritual school was created - the prototype of the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy, which laid the foundation for the Moscow Theological Academy and Moscow University. Now it houses the "School at St. Andrew's Monastery", the patriarchal courtyard, the Synodal Library of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The territory of the Mamonova dacha () is adjacent to the Andreevsky Monastery. This estate belonged to the princes Dolgoruky, then to the princes Yusupov, and in 1827 it passed to Count M. A. Dmitriev-Mamonov. The surviving palace buildings in the middle of the 20th century were transferred to the Academy of Sciences. Kapitsa, Landau, Semenov and other prominent scientists worked at the institutes of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

1) In the 18-19 centuries there was a transit prison on Vorobyovy Gory. He writes about this in "Past and Thoughts" (1868) - "He (Filaret) told the convicts in the transit prison on Vorobyovy Gory:" The civil law has condemned and persecutes you, but the church is chasing you, wants to say another word, to pray again about you and bless them on the way. ”Then, comforting them, he added that“ they, the punished, have finished with their past, that they have new life, while among the others (probably, there were no other besides the officials) there are even greater criminals ", and he used as an example the robber crucified together with Christ."

2) The Cathedral of Christ the Savior was originally planned to be located on the Sparrow Hills. A project was developed and approved and construction began. But later, this project was considered ruinous and the temple was erected where it now stands. The author of this project, the young architect Vitberg, was innocently convicted and sent into exile - Project for the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on Vorobyovy Hills - "Byloe and Thoughts" (1868).

3) In the October days of 1917, the Red Guards installed heavy artillery on Sparrow Hills and on November 1 began shelling the Kremlin.

Historical reference

In this area there was the village of Vorobyevo, known from chronicles since the 50s of the 15th century, when Princess Sofya Vitovtovna, the wife of the Moscow Grand Duke Vasily I, bought it. According to the popular version, the princess bought it from Priest Voroby, which gave the name of the village. But there is also another version. In the book "History of Moscow Districts", it is said that the name of the village of Vorobyovo and the neighboring village of Semyonovskoye comes from the names of the sons of the owners of these places - boyar Andrey Kobyla, who had a son Kirill Voroba, and Fyodor Kobyla, who had a son Semyon.

Subsequently, the village gave the name "Vorobyovy Gory". From 1924 to 1991, the area was called Leninskie Gory. The name of the area "Lenin Hills" was unofficial, it was introduced into everyday life by Lazar Kaganovich. Nevertheless, the name "Lenin Hills" was "folk", "everyday", but officially the Sparrow Hills have always remained Vorobyovy (which is also evident from the title of the penultimate chapter famous novel Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita", dated 1940).

Vasily III built a wooden palace here in the 20s of the 16th century. In 1547, Ivan the Terrible escaped in it from the fire that incinerated the city. Later, in the 17th century, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the father of Peter the Great, lived on Vorobyovy Hills with his whole family, and later the young Peter came here. Under Elizaveta Petrovna, two wooden churches stood on the high bank of the river, there was a garden and a large birch grove. The last royal palace on Vorobyovy Gory was built for Catherine II.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the wooden mansions fell into disrepair and were dismantled. Only the Trinity Church (1811) has survived from the village.

Bridges across the Moscow River in the Vorobyovy Gory region

Luzhnetsky metro bridge- from Vorobyovy Gory you can get to the other side of the Moscow River through the Luzhnetsky metro bridge, which runs from the intersection of Vorobyevskaya and Andreevskaya embankments on one side, to Luzhnetskaya embankment (Luzhniki), on the other side (i.e., the bridge connects Vorobyovy Gory to Luzhniki). The metro bridge is equipped with the Vorobyovy Gory metro station. On both sides of the bridge, there is an open pedestrian crossing with wonderful views.

- the bridge of the Third Transport Ring across the Moskva River, connecting the area of ​​Gagarin Square with Luzhniki. You can also walk across the Andreevsky Bridge. The footpath runs along both sides of the bridge. You can walk along this bridge from Andreevskaya Embankment (at the intersection with Pushkinskaya Embankment) to Frunzenskaya Embankment (at the intersection with Luzhnetskaya Embankment). The bridge offers wonderful views of Moscow.

Attractions near Vorobyovy Gory

The main building of Moscow State University - Leninskie Gory, Building 1. One of the "". Moscow State University is the main Russian university. Founded on the initiative of M.V. Lomonosov in 1755.

Botanical Garden of Moscow State University - Vorobyovy Gory, 1 (on Mendeleev Street, not far from the main building of Moscow State University, metro Vorobyovy Gory, University). More than 5,000 plant species are represented in the botanical garden. Guided tours are organized in the botanical garden. On the territory of the garden with an area of ​​more than 30 hectares, a rock garden, an arboretum, a plot of ornamental plants are organized, 130 varieties of lilacs are presented (the collection was founded in 1974 by V.D. Mironovich).

A public garden adjacent to the Sparrow Hills. You can have a good time in the boring garden. There are many paths for walking and cycling, many playgrounds, sports grounds.

Large sports and entertainment complex. Situated on opposite side Moscow river.

A large park area with landscaped paths, a complex of the Palace of Pioneers, a sports stadium, a pond.

St. Kosygina 4. The estate complex includes the Palace (1756-1761), Orangerie (1833), Park of the XVIII-XIX centuries.

Central Park of Culture and Rest. Gorky is a large park in Moscow (100 hectares), located near the metro stations Oktyabrskaya and Park Kultury (Address: Krymskiy Val st., 9).

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In literature

P.V. Sytin (1885 - 1968)

"From the history of Moscow streets" (1948): "In 1547, a terrible fire devastated the Kremlin. All wooden and stone buildings of the palace were burnt. Ivan IV left for the Vorobyovy (Lenin) Hills and lived there in his father's palace, while for him no new palace was built in the Kremlin. "

(1891-1940)

"The Master and Margarita"- Before leaving Moscow, after the ball, Woland, with his retinue, arrived at Vorobyovy Gory. Chapter 31 of the novel is called "On Sparrow Hills".

(1821 - 1881)

"Idiot" - "In Moscow there lived one old man, one" general ", that is, a real state councilor, with a German name; Sparrow Hills it will be visited by the "old man general". He did his job with the utmost seriousness and piousness; he appeared, walked through the rows of exiles who surrounded him, stopped in front of everyone, asked everyone about his needs, almost never read instructions to anyone, called everyone "darlings." He gave money, sent the necessary things - footcloths, wrappers, canvas, sometimes brought soul-saving books and endowed every literate with them, with the full conviction that they would read their way, and that the literate would read to the illiterate. "

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To take a look around the capital, relax, take spectacular photos - these are just some of the opportunities offered by Vorobyovy Gory, one of the most picturesque places in Moscow and one of the most spectacular points of the city. Although they do not reach the height of the real mountains in height, Moscow can be seen from them at a glance. However, the place became famous not only for the observation deck - on the Sparrow Hills there is a picturesque nature reserve and the building of Moscow State University.

Attractions Sparrow Hills

Perhaps, main factor popularity of Sparrow Hills - an observation deck with the widest panorama of the city. It allows you to see Moscow from an unusual angle, serves as a place for photography and concerts. It is clear that there are a lot of tourists here at any time of the year.

The observation deck was equipped simultaneously with the construction of the new main building of Moscow State University in the middle of the 20th century. It is located at the highest point of the Sparrow Hills and offers a view of Luzhniki, the highest residential complexes and skyscrapers in Moscow, the Ostankino TV tower, and the Foreign Ministry building. Behind Luzhniki you can see the bell towers of the Kremlin cathedrals and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Thanks to the observation deck of the Sparrow Hills, one can observe how the appearance of Moscow grows and changes year after year.

Panorama of Moscow from Sparrow Hills.

The territory of Vorobyovy Gory is occupied by a nature reserve, founded in 1998. On the northern side, it is bounded by the Moskva River embankment and stretches from Gorky Park on one side to the Third Transport Ring on the other. Several hiking trails with a total length of almost 2 km have been laid through the reserve. Also in the park there are beautiful Lesnoy, small and large Andreevskie ponds.

Since some parts of the reserve are difficult to access for recreation, it has managed to preserve significant biodiversity. There are dozens of bird species (including rare ones) and more than 400 plant species. Squirrels, moles and shrews are found among mammals. In the reserve there is an opportunity to go on a thematic excursion with a visit to secluded trails and ponds.

On the Sparrow Hills, the Trinity Church is located, on the site of which a wooden church stood in the 15th century. The new building began to be erected in the Empire style in 1811. The church survived during the invasion of Napoleon and during the Soviet period. Its interior and appearance have remained unchanged.

The facade of the temple is decorated with a fresco depicting St. Alexis healing Queen Taidula. In another fresco, Sergius of Radonezh is depicted with Dmitry Donskoy during his blessing at the Battle of Kulikovo. The Trinity Church contains shrines, including icons of the 17th century.

Trinity Church on Sparrow Hills.

In the 70s, a monument to Herzen and Ogarev appeared in the forest on the slope of the Sparrow Hills, who had revolutionary ideas in their youth. It was at this place during the walk that they vowed to fight the autocracy and continue the work of the Decembrists. On the monument you can see the bas-relief portraits of Ogarev and Herzen, as if facing each other. He became not only a symbol of the revolutionary movement, but also a sign of loyalty to his oath.

Vorobyovy Gory has long been a favorite vacation spot for guests of the capital and Muscovites. At the foot of the steep slope there are two embankments of the Moskva River: Andreevskaya and Vorobyovskaya. The embankments are popular for cycling, skateboarding and rollerblading. The embankments have lovely walking areas where you can rent bicycles. You can sign up for excursions of different lengths or take a ride on a river tram.

In winter, life on Sparrow Hills does not stop - ski slopes open. Around December, cross-country and downhill skiing trails are launched, a snowboard park is opened, and sledding is organized. All infrastructure is attached: instructor services and equipment rental are available.

Moscow State University building on Vorobyovy Gory

The main symbol of the Sparrow Hills remains the majestic building of the Moscow State University surrounded by a magnificent park. This is an architectural sample of the middle of the 20th century, the construction of which began at the initiative of Stalin and was completed in 5 years - a record for those times. The building itself and all of its sculptures are classified as objects of cultural significance. Inspection of the building of Moscow State University can be combined with a tour of the adjacent botanical garden.

Sparrow Hills - photo

The observation deck of the Sparrow Hills is one of the best places for photographing the views of Moscow. Note that for shooting (and just for observation), it is worth choosing the morning hours and a little windy weather - in these cases, the haze will not spoil the great picture.