Torzhok: sights of Russian architecture

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

In the northern part of the Tver region, on the banks of the Tvertsa River, stands the small town of Torzhok, whose sights are famous all over the world. Once located at the intersection of six trade routes, it still retains the spirit of merchant abundance and prosperity. Deservingly bearing the status of a monument of urban planning, Torzhok opens the sights of the surroundings to its numerous guests. There is something to see here!

Along the waterfront

The embankment deserves special attention: along the river bank there are mansions and the Church of the Entrance to Jerusalem, built in the 18th century. Churches and monasteries in the city of Torzhok (Tver region) are special attractions. There are so many of them that it would be enough for several large cities!

Not by bread alone…

The oldest of them is the Borisoglebsky Monastery, founded in 1038. The fate of the monastery is very sad: it survived the fire, in the Soviet years it was a prison, but today services are again conducted in it. On the territory of the monastery spreadThe tallest building in the city is the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands. Its height reaches 50 meters.

The combination of simplicity and splendor of decor brings connoisseurs of architecture to the Church of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple. Erected at the beginning of the 17th century, the stone building with an octagonal spire still gathers parishioners under its roof to this day.

The striking beauty of the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, located on a hill near three streams, fascinates the eye with blue domes with a scattering of stars. The church is famous for its iconostasis, the best in the whole area.

City Center

And on the January 9 Square in Torzhok, there are special sights, for example, the Chapel of the Ex altation of the Holy Cross. Erected posthumously according to the project of Lvov, the chapel initially had only one source of natural light - the dome. In the basement of the built building, a spring was discovered, the waters of which were considered healing. Now the chapel has been transferred to the Borisoglebsky Monastery.

In the suburbs of Torzhok, in numerous estates and estates, there are also many architecturally significant objects.

Beloved Pushkin

On the Pogost Prutnya, which has existed for more than 700 years, the famous Anna Kern is buried, whose spells once slew Pushkin. By the way, about Pushkin himself: he stopped many times in Torzhok on the way from Moscow to St. Petersburg, and in 1972 it was decided to open a museum named after the famous writer.

Where the kings rested

Znamenskaya-Raek Manor, built for the rest of the royal family, today hospitably opens its doors to guests: a picturesque park with ponds, buildings connected by a single colonnade that leads to the front courtyard - all this allows you to touch the old times and feel the spirit of grandeur this masterpiece of architecture.

Miracle bridge and wooden fire station

In the estate Vasilievskoye, located near the town of Torzhok, the sights are no less interesting. For example, the Devil's Bridge, built from huge stones without fastening solutions. The Museum of Wooden Architecture, created on the territory of the Lvovs' estate, keeps monuments of rural architecture as exhibits: chapels, barns, a residential building and even a fire station.

Gold embroidery and legendary cutlets

Torzhok is famous for its gold embroidery. The ancient craft, which came from the Middle Ages, is still preserved in the city, and the factory now produces products from gold threads on a large scale. But that's not all. The famous Pozharsky cutlets, invented in this small town of Torzhok, are attractions famous among meat gourmets.