RussianRound@narod.ruRussianRound@narod.ruRussian feel beauty of a nature, are able even to decorate
it. For example, village Arkhangelsk in 18 versts from Moscow, taste and
With magnificence of gardens of the can surprise the most British
Lord; the happy, rare site still ennobles beauty
Them.
N.M.Karamzin. "Travel around of Moscow " . the Full collected works.
 Arch of an entrance gate. 1817 ã |
 Palace. A study. |
 Facade of a palace. |
 Church of Archangel Michael. XVII century. |
 Ruins of an arch |
 Sculpture on a balustrade of the bottom terrace of park |
Architectural - park ensemble Arkhangelsk - the phenomenon of the exclusive importance in a history of Russian art culture.Its majestic beauty and a variety of unique collections have got to a manor the world popularity.
Constructed on a high coast of the Moscow - river Michael Arhangela's church (2 half XVII in.), the Big palace (the end XVII - the beginning XIX ââ..), as if a magnificent frame decorated with a marble sculpture of terraces strict regular park with the Small palace "Whim", pavilions and the memorable columns, covered old trees of landscape park well-known Theatre with the scenery of glorified artist P.Gonzaga, kept in it a tomb - "Colonnade" (1916, architect R.I.Klejn) have transformed Arkhangelsk into one of the most beautiful places of Moscow suburbs.
Art shape of the manor belonging till 1809 prince Golizin and acquired then " for fun, instead of for the profit " the richest Russian the grandee, the collector and the patron of art prince Yusupov (1751 - 1831 ãã..), It was defined in XVIII century; blossoming of it falls to first third XIX in. Process of construction and an ornament of a manor was carried out by talent of architects de Gern, Trombaro, Pettondi, Gonzaga, Bove, Tyurin and high professionalism of serf masters.
the Manor constantly drew to itself attention of contemporaries. In different time of it such oustanding figures of Russian culture as have visited: the historian and writer N.M.Karamzin, poets A.S.Pushkin and P.A.Vjazemsky, writers A.I.Gertsen and N.P.Ogarev, artists V.A.Serov, A.N.Benua, K.E.Makovsky, K.A.Korovin, musicians K.N.Igumnov and I.F.Stravinsky. Have not ignored a manor Arkhangelsk and members of Russian imperial surname. Here more than once there was Alexander I and Nikolay I, Alexander II and Alexander III.
Special value is given Arkhangelsk with its well-known collections. The imagination of visitors of a manor was amazed with the assemblies submitted here: products of oustanding painters XVII - XIX century (A. Van Dayk, D.B.T'epolo, F.Bushe, J.Rober, P.A.Rotari etc.), an extensive collection of subjects of arts and crafts among which the special place is borrowed with the products executed at porcelain and crystal factories of prince Jusupova in village Arkhangelsk, rare assembly of a sculpture (time range - VII century B.C. - the beginning of XX century) and kept up to our time unique manor library (more than 16 thousand volumes of Russian and West-European authors).
Spiritual contact with unique synthesis of beauty and harmony in all that could be observed in Arkhangelsk, gave rise to desire more and more time to visit these places. " there Were you in Arkhangelsk? If is not present - to go ", - addressed to contemporaries A.I.Gertsen. We shall follow also to his council...
