Kuznetsky Most
Street in Moscow, Russia
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::summary Street in Moscow, Russia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox street"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kuznetsky Most |
| native_name | ru |
| image | Kuznetsky Most viev.jpg |
| caption | Kuznetsky Most from Petrovka Street |
| image_size | 250 px |
| postal_code | 125009, 107031 |
| location | Moscow |
| Central Administrative Okrug | |
| Meshchansky District | |
| Tverskoy District | |
| metro | Okhotny Ryad |
| Teatralnaya | |
| Kuznetsky Most | |
| Lubyanka | |
| :: |
| name = Kuznetsky Most | native_name =ru | image = Kuznetsky Most viev.jpg | caption = Kuznetsky Most from Petrovka Street |image_size = 250 px | postal_code = 125009, 107031 | length_km = | length_ref = | location = Moscow Central Administrative Okrug Meshchansky District Tverskoy District | metro = Okhotny Ryad Teatralnaya Kuznetsky Most Lubyanka | coordinates = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Kuznetsky_Most_Moscow.jpg" caption="Looking up Kuznetsky Most Street from the crossing with [[Neglinnaya Street"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Moscow_Kuznetsky_Most_Street_7-1.jpg" caption="Partially renovated building on the corner of Kuznetsky Most Street and [[Neglinnaya Street"] ::
Kuznetsky Most (Кузне́цкий Мост) is a street in central Moscow, that runs from Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street to Lubyanka Street. The name, literally Blacksmith's Bridge, refers to the 18th-century bridge over the (now underground) Neglinnaya River, and a nearby foundry and the settlement of its workers. The street is administered by Tverskoy District (west) and Meshchansky District (east).
History
Early history
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Kuznya.JPG" caption="The corner of Kuznetsky Most Street and [[Petrovka Street]]. Until 1922, the street ended here; its westward extension was known as ''Kuznetsky Lane''"] ::
Until the end of 15th century, Moscow was growing eastward, into Kitai-gorod. Prince Ivan III of Russia established his arsenal (Пушечный двор, Cannon Court) in the west, beyond the Neglinnaya river. Later, he also set up a settlement of former Pskov residents, abducted from their hometown after the wars of the 1480s. Population grew slowly until the 1737 fire which razed the area.
The Bridge
Soon after the fire, the territory was built out. Large territories north from the street were consolidated by the Vorontsov family estate. In 1754-57, architect Semyon Yakovlev built a stone bridge over Neglinnaya River to a design by Dmitry Ukhtomsky. The bridge over Neglinnaya lowlands extended 120 meters long and 12 meters wide; the shops between Kuznetsky Bridge and Vorontsov lands were literally standing on the edge of this bridge. The street was known as the home of notorious Darya Saltykova (1730-1801), condemned to life in prison for torturing her slaves.
19th century
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Sokol_Bldg_Kuznetsky_Most.jpg" caption="Sokol Building, 2007 photo"] ::
The Fire of Moscow (1812) spared Kuznetsky Most, where Napoleon's Guards were stationed in defense of the French colony in Moscow. In 1817-1819, the city locked the Neglinnaya River in a tunnel and demolished the redundant bridge - excluding its northern wall that supported surviving buildings. Kuznetsky Most became the symbol of French influence on Russians, immortalized in Woe from Wit by Alexandr Griboyedov.
After Emancipation reform of 1861, Kuznetsky Most became the financial center of Moscow, with historical Juncker Bank Building and Dzhamgarov Bank built in the 1890s. Art Nouveau landmark by Ivan Mashkov, the Sokol building (3, Kuznetsky Most) was built in 1903–1904. However, at that time its address was Kuznetsky Lane: the part of Kuznetsky Most west of Petrovka Street was then known as Kuznetsky Lane; two streets were merged only in 1922.
Modern history
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Moscow_Kuznetsky_Most_Street_15-8.jpg" caption="Moscow International Commercial Bank, 1890s"] ::
In the 1920s, the Bolshevik administration demolished the church on the corner of Kuznetsky Most and Lubyanka Street, creating Vorovsky Square. Nearby blocks were gradually converted to KGB offices after World War II; the blocks facing Lubyanka Square were torn down to make way for the Ministry of the Maritime Fleet and Alexey Dushkin's Detsky Mir department store. The latter was restored in 2014 and now hosts the world's largest mechanical clock, "Raketa Monumental". The famous Russian perfume "Kuznetsky Most", from the "Novaya Zarya" brand, is named after the street.
Rapid transit
Kuznetsky Most, Lubyanka and Okhotny Ryad stations of the Moscow Metro are located nearby.
Gallery
File:Vasnetsov Pushechno-Liteyny dvor.jpg|Kuznetsky Most and Cannon yard in the 16th century. Reconstruction by A. Vasnetsov File:Kuz most 18v.jpg|Kuznetsky Most in the 18th century. File:Kuz most-1834.jpg|Kuznetsky Most in 1834 File:Kuz most-1834-2.jpg|Kuznetsky Most in the middle of 19th century File:Kuzneckij most-11.jpg| Kuznetsky Most, a view to side of the street Lubyanka, the end of the 19th century File:Kuz most 25.jpg|Kuznetsky Most. A view from the street Neglinnaya to side of the street Petrovka the end of the 19th century File:Kuz most-7.jpg| Kuznetsky Most. A view from the street Petrovka to side of the street Rozhdestvenka, 1912 File:Kuz most 39 perekrestok-Rojdestvenki.jpg|Kuznetsky Most. A view from the street Rozhdestvenka to side of the street Lubyanka, the beginning of the 1930s File:Кузнецкий пост после пересечения с Петровкой (Moscow clad in snow).jpg|Kuznetsky Most in 1908 File:Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga letter to Anthropological Society of Bombay 1932.jpg|alt=Letter by Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga (18, Kuznetsky Most) to Anthropological Society of Bombay, India, 1932.|Letter by Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga (18, Kuznetsky Most) to Anthropological Society of Bombay, India, 1932.
References
- Russian: П.В.Сытин, "Из истории московских улиц", М, 1948 (Sytin)
References
- "Навигатор ювелирной торговли".
- "Новая Заря vs Невская Косметика: сравнение двух брендов, рождённых в советские времена".
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