Kadashevskaya embankment: from history to the present

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

Moscow is not just the capital of Russia. The city has many unique historical places, many attractions are known all over the world. Not a single visitor could remain indifferent to the city, to its architecture and entertainment.

In the city of Moscow, between Zamoskvorechye and Yakimanka streets, Kadashevskaya embankment is located. The nearest metro stations are Polyanka and Tretyakovskaya.

General Description

On the odd side of the street are old buildings that house offices, cafes and restaurants.

On the even side there is a drainage channel. In the warm season, fountains are turned on here, which you can admire from the Luzhkov Bridge, intended exclusively for pedestrians. If you cross it, you will immediately find yourself on Bolotnaya Square in the public garden.

First mentions

The embankment is located in the palace Kadashevskaya settlement, which was one of the richest. On the site of the settlement was the village of the same name. There is a mention of him in the will of Prince Ivan Vasilyevich, dated 1504.

There is a theory that the village existed for a long time and its inhabitants were engaged in the manufacture of barrels - kadey. The second theory seems morereliable. The word "kadash" in translation from the ancient Turkic meant "comrade", or rather a free member of society. There are written references to the fact that in the 17th century weavers lived in this place - khamovniki, who made linen, and it was intended for the royal court. For each yard (and there were about 413) a certain norm was established. These weavers enjoyed certain freedom and privileges. They were allowed to trade, travel outside the borders of the country and engage in crafts.

Weavers were not poor, and many could even afford to build a stone house, by the way, some have survived to this day. For example, the main room (chamber) of house number 10 in a lane not far from Kadashevskaya embankment dates back to the 17th century. Today it is an L-shaped building, because new rooms were periodically attached to the main ward.

Post-Soviet times

Kadashevskaya embankment has always been a monument of urban planning. Even Catherine I, after laying the canal, built it up with a “solid facade”. Mostly these were two-story buildings, standing shoulder to shoulder with arches for arrival. By the 1970s, there was no continuous building line here. By 1994 houses 14, 20, 26-32 were destroyed. New buildings with attic floors of a completely different architectural style begin to appear. The Church of the Resurrection, whose dome has always towered majestically above the embankment, is visually "drowned".

Luzhkov, the former mayor of the capital, also makes way for new buildings in the Tretyakov quarter, removing securitystatus from some embankment buildings, in particular, from house 12. Historical architectural monuments are gradually being demolished.

Current time

Kadashevskaya embankment in Moscow has two sides, odd and even. On the odd side there is a bridge called Luzhkovy. The official version says that the name comes from Tsaritsyn meadow, which is located on the other side of the crossing, on Bolotnaya Square. But since he appeared during the period when Luzhkov held the post of mayor, the inhabitants of the city associate the name with his personality. The bridge is also called the Tretyakovskiy Bridge and the Kissing Bridge.

House 30

The building was reconstructed in 2003. It has 4 floors and more than 6 thousand square meters. The business center "Kadashevskaya Embankment, 30" has been assigned class A status. This means not only a high cost of rent, but also other benefits for tenants and visitors:

• walking distance to metro stations (only 5 minutes to Tretyakovskaya and Novokuznetskaya);
• open and closed parking;
• 3 elevators;
• great view of the Moskva River;
• supply and exhaust ventilation system;
• air conditioning;
• fire alarm.

Almost all offices are occupied on Kadashevskaya embankment. MegaFon, the leading mobile operator, has placed its head office in this building.

House 14

This office building was designed as part of a complex of administrative buildings on Kadashevskaya embankment. The main concept of the project wasso that the same buildings were built in historical places, that is, imitating noble estates. And the architect succeeded - the building was built in 2001. Many offices are located here, including the European Commission in Russia.

House 26

This building houses a hotel. These are modern and comfortable rooms overlooking the Moscow River. The Red Square is only 15 minutes from here, and the Tretyakov Gallery is 5 minutes away. The hotel opened in 2009. Here you can spend not only the weekend, but also celebrate the wedding. The hotel has 4 categories of rooms, a restaurant and a bar on the ground floor - "Mamma Giovanna". Kadashevskaya embankment is a beautiful place with a view of the river, a footbridge and summer fountains.