This one of the oldest Moscow parks is located in the east of the capital and occupies an area exceeding one and a half thousand hectares. In the Izmailovsky Park known to us today, the relic forest massif began to take shape around the middle of the nineteenth century, when the first work on its planning and territorial design was carried out. But this place in the history of Moscow has been known for a long time. On old maps it is marked as "Izmailovo". In the seventeenth century, there was one of the country residences of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. It was under him that rare species of trees, sometimes brought from afar, began to be planted in the Izmailovsky forest.
City of Moscow, Izmailovsky Park: attractions
This massif became one of the favorite vacation spots for Muscovites only in the Soviet period of history (since the thirties of the last century). Izmailovsky Park finally took shape and to this day consists of two parts. They are separated by the Main Alley. To the west of it is the Park of Culture and Leisure with all the usual attractions of the Soviet era, a large parachute tower visible from afar, and the unfinished children's railway. Once the main decoration here was a monument to the leader of the peoples, it was located right at the entrance. Yesand Izmailovsky Park itself since 1932 was called "Stalin Park". From those times, large and small Ferris wheels and a boat station on the pond have come down to us.
And to the east of the Main Alley is the natural and historical landscape park "Izmailovo". It has the official status of a specially protected natural area of regional significance. The eastern part of the park is several times larger than the western part. The basis of the green massif is a relict forest that has grown in this place for centuries. Nevertheless, there are relatively few old trees preserved here. Izmailovsky Park has been largely updated with new plantings, which would be more correctly classified as middle-aged. The Serebryanka River flows through the territory of the natural park, which is very important for maintaining a stable hydrological regime in the forest. With the help of several dams and dams, a whole chain of artificial reservoirs has been created on the river. They are located consistently throughout the territory. Among other things, the Izmailovsky Ponds give the forest landscape additional expressiveness.
How to get to Izmailovsky Park?
Territorially, the forest area in the east of Moscow is very significant. The map of Izmailovsky Park at its extreme point reaches the Ring Road. However, getting here on it makes sense only on your own car. In all other cases, it is preferable to use the subway. Closest toThe park has stations "Partizanskaya" and "Izmailovskaya" of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line. But the Pervomaiskaya metro station is also quite suitable. This station is separated from Izmailovsky Park by a distance of half a kilometer, which can be quickly overcome along 9th Parkovaya Street.
