Soviet area

Ancientcity Dmitrovlocated in the Moscow region, a few dozen kilometers from our capital. Modern Dmitrov is a reputable industrial center of our country, there are a large number of architectural monuments and cultural values handed down to us from past centuries. Some of the attractions have an age of more than 8 hundreds of years. In addition to the remarkable history, culture, Dmitrov also has a glorious history of battles, which in these lands, since the Foundation of the city, happened a lot. The battle of Dmitry Donskoy on the Kulikovo field, multiple reflections of Tatar invasions, the destruction in the early fifteenth century, the key battles forMoscowduring the second world war. The city was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky, when by order of the Prince, on the marshy banks of the river Yakhroma, the fortress was built, a total length of 900 m. unfortunately, to the present day have not reached the wooden buildings of the castle and the wide moat around the fortifications. Excavation is the shaft of the Kremlin, now is a valuable monument of Russian architecture of the XII century, and in the center of this Historic square that was once the territory of the Fort, stands the building of the assumption Cathedral, built in the first half of the XIV century, and striking with its grandeur and elegance to this day. Another important monument of ancient religious architecture in Dmitrov is the Borisoglebsky monastery, which is located near the Dmitrovsky fortress. Back in the XV century, this building also served as the strengthening of Dmitrov. A monument of the period of stone construction in Dmitrov, the second half of the eighteenth century, is the Church of the presentation, built in the style of "Russian Baroque", at the expense of a noble in those times, merchant Makarov. Among the old wooden buildings of Dmitrov, to have survived several mansions with mezzanines, among which the most ancient is Klatov house, built in the style of "Alexander's Empire". For samples of architecture of this period is characterized decor wood carving, which is also common in instances of folk craft that is stored in the Dmitrov Museum. Of special interest are gingerbread boards that served for widespread then in Dmitrov manufacture of spice-cakes. As you can see – Dmitrov is of extraordinary interest to lovers of ancient architecture, which You will be able to look closer by visiting this city.