Kolomenskoye
Коломенское
Former summer palace estate of the tsars on the high bank of the Moskva River, home to the 1532 Church of the Ascension, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a rebuilt wooden palace.
Kolomenskoye was the suburban estate of successive tsars, rising above the high bank of the Moskva River. The Church of the Ascension, built in 1532 to celebrate the birth of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), was the first stone tent-roofed church in Russia. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The grounds contain ancient oak groves, apple orchards and Peter the Great's Cabin. The Wooden Palace of Tsar Alexei, rebuilt to its 17th-century appearance, is open for paid visits. The park itself is free and spacious, ideal for a half-day stroll. Kolomenskaya metro station is about a 10-minute walk away.
Opening hours
Grounds about 07:00–24:00; museum about 10:00–18:00, closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Tsaritsyno Palace & Park
- Danilov Monastery
- Danilovsky Market
- Shukhov Tower
- Bunker-42 Cold War Museum
- Tretyakov Gallery
- Gorky Park & Muzeon Park
- Zaryadye Park