Ostankino estate of the Sheremetyevs. The Ostankino estate is a valuable architectural monument of the 18th century

29.06.2019

Museum-Estate "Ostankino"

The Ostankino Estate Museum is a unique architectural ensemble located in the northern part of the capital. Previously, this was an estate near Moscow, but now it can be reached in just 20 minutes from the city center. Ostankino attracts visitors with the beauty of its classical forms, the sophistication and sophistication of its interiors and the magnificent ancient park.

Ostankino estate was built at the end of the 18th century by one of the richest representatives of the Moscow nobility, Count Nikolai Sheremetyev. The lands on which the house and other buildings were built went to the Sheremetyev family as a dowry for Nikolai’s mother, née Princess Cherkassy.

The ensemble of the estate was formed over several centuries and was finally formed at the beginning of the 19th century. The museum is interesting, first of all, because it has almost completely preserved interior decoration and decorative elements. The main attraction of the Sheremetyev Palace is the unique inlaid parquet flooring, made with high artistry, as well as an abundance of carved gilded wood. Everything here is amazing - chandeliers, antique furniture, mirrors and other decorations. The Ostankino estate is the only architectural monument in Russia that has preserved home theater with a stage, auditorium, remains of the engine room mechanisms and actors' dressing rooms. The fame of the Sheremetyevsky Theater resounded far beyond the borders of Moscow.

After the revolution, the estate was nationalized and already in 1918 a museum exposition was opened there. This is probably what saved the Sheremetyev Palace from looting and we can now admire the interiors of the 18th and 19th centuries, listen to the music of that time and watch operas from the repertoire of the Sheremetyev Theater.

Exposition of the museum-estate "Ostankino"

The first mention of Ostankino dates back to the 16th century. At that time, there was the village of Ostashkovo on dry land, which belonged to the serviceman Alexei Satin, who was a relative of the royal okolniche. Then the land was owned by the foreigner Orn, who served as a guardsman for Ivan the Terrible. In 1585, the lands were transferred to the Duma clerk Vasily Shchelkanov. Under him, a wooden church, a man-made pond, as well as cedar and oak groves, the remains of which have survived to this day.

The estate of Count Sheremetyev in Ostankino is a unique challenge to the harsh Russian nature, because all the buildings here are made of wood. Everything here seems very fragile and unrealistically beautiful. The estate was built by the count's serfs; the famous troupe of the Sheremetyevo Theater also consisted of serfs.

The uniqueness of the interiors of the count's palace lies in the fact that almost all decorative elements in it are made of wood. The columns of the palace, which seem to be marble, are actually made of wood, the halls are decorated with wooden chandeliers with numerous crystal pendants, wooden vases and sculptural compositions high artistic performance. All the interiors of the palace have retained their eclecticism and originality.

The halls of the palace have a specific theme - its owner tried to reflect the entire history of mankind in a limited space. In the Egyptian hall you can see sphinxes, in the Roman – statues and cupids of the Enlightenment era. The palace's lobbies are decorated with ornaments in the spirit of Versace; in the office where Emperor Alexander II loved to do business, on the contrary, officialdom reigns with wooden panels and strict leather furniture.

Architectural monuments on the territory of Ostankino

The oldest building included in the architectural ensemble the estate is the Temple Life-Giving Trinity. Its construction began in 1678, after Patriarch Jacob blessed the petition of Prince Mikhail Cherkassy. The stone church was built on the site of a dilapidated wooden house church. The church project was developed by the prince's serf Pavel Sidorovich Potekhin. To the side of the church there was a family cemetery.

Events of the Ostankino Estate Museum

Evenings classical music 18th century;
- opera performances from the repertoire of the Count Sheremetyev Theater.

The Ostankino Estate Museum is a stunningly beautiful architectural complex that has preserved the originality of its interior interiors.

The Ostankino Estate Museum in Moscow is unique monument architecture of the 18th century in the northern part of the capital. Located close to the center, it attracts strict forms classicist architecture, the beauty of the palace interiors and the silence of the ancient park. The Ostankino Estate Museum in Moscow belongs to a protected natural area of the capital.

Photo – D. Kozakov Boyar estate with a pond (XVI century), Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity (XVII century), manor house and becomes an oak forest late XVIII century palace-pack ensemble, the ceremonial summer residence of Count N.P. Sheremetev

On the site of the modern Ostankino estate (originally Ostashkovo), 400 years ago there were dense forests in which a few villages were scattered. In these places, the royal rangers often hunted bears and moose, for which the nearby lands received the name " Losiny Island", "Moose", "Medvedkovo".

The first written mention of the village and its owner dates back to 1558. Ivan the Terrible gave these lands into the possession of the serviceman Alexei Satin, who was executed by him during the oprichnina years. The famous diplomat, clerk of the embassy department Vasily Shchelkalov was appointed the new owner of the estate. Under him, Ostankino became a real estate (late 16th - early 17th centuries). Shchelkanov builds a boyar house with a settlement in it business people, wooden Trinity Church. At the same time, a large pond was dug, a vegetable garden was planted, and an oak grove was planted.

After the Time of Troubles, the devastated estate was restored by new owners - the Cherkasy princes, in addition, they built a beautiful stone church in honor of the Life-Giving Trinity, which has survived to this day, on the site of a burnt wooden one with a five-domed temple, with two chapels, three hipped porches and a bell tower with a high spire (now topped with a tent).

Ostankino has been associated with the Sheremetev family since 1743, when Count Pyotr Borisovich Sheremetev married Princess Varvara Alekseevna Cherkasskaya, the only daughter of the Cherkasskys. As a dowry, she received 24 estates, which included Ostankino, and the young owner himself, who owned the Kuskovo estate, creates Orchard, lays out a park, builds new mansions.

After the death of Sheremetev Sr. (1788), his son Nikolai Petrovich Sheremetev took over as heir, to whom not only the Ostankino estate passed, but also his father’s estates in 17 provinces with 200 thousand peasants, with prosperous villages in which peasants were engaged in artistic crafts.

The young Count Sheremetev was one of the richest and most enlightened aristocrats of his time: he knew several foreign languages, studied abroad, traveled a lot European countries, getting acquainted with literature and art, collected a large library.

Upon arrival in Russia, he planned to create a Palace of Arts with a theater in Ostankino, art galleries, with richly decorated state rooms and halls open to both domestic and foreign guests. He saw in this a service not only to personal needs, but also to the glory of all Russia.

The palace was built from 1791 to 1798. Architects Giacomo Quarenghi, Francesco Camporesi, as well as Russian architects E. Nazarov and serf architect P. Argunov took part in its design. The construction was carried out by serf craftsmen, who were supervised by the responsible architects A. Mironov, G. Dikushin, P. Bizyaev. The interiors were also designed by serf artists: decorator G. Mukhin, artist N. Argunov, carvers F. Pryakhin and I. Mochalin, parquet artists F. Pryadchenko, E. Chetverikov. P. Argunov completed the finishing of the building.

Ostankino Palace was built in the classicist style. Monumental and majestic, it seemed to be built of stone, although the material for it was wood.

The general composition of the palace is based on a diagram in the form of the letter “P” with a front courtyard. The building is designed in classical symmetry. A large dome crowns the central part of the building, decorated with three classic porticoes: a central one and two side ones. Pavilions on both sides (Italian and Egyptian) are connected to the main building by one-story galleries.

The main room in the center of the palace is the theater hall. It should be noted that the graph created unusual theater, where serfs received good acting education from famous Russian and foreign artists. The musical part was headed by composer, bandmaster and singing teacher Ivan Degtyarev, and the complex mechanisms of the stage were managed by Fyodor Pryakhin.

All this was created by golden hands by masters - serf craftsmen of the count, who recruited the most capable peasants from different villages, sent them to study at the Academy of Arts and even to Italy.

In 1801, Sheremetev left for St. Petersburg forever, marrying the young but already famous actress of his theater, Praskovya Ivanovna Kovaleva-Zhemchugova, the daughter of a serf blacksmith, not recognized in the world and who died of consumption at 34 years old after the birth of her son Dmitry. Soon the count himself dies. Their son was raised by the ballerina of the same theater T.V. Shlykova-Granatova.

The interiors of the main halls have retained their original decor and decoration. Lighting fixtures made of crystal, bronze, and gilded carved wood add special elegance to the halls. The decoration of Ostankino interiors is inlaid artistic parquet.

From June to September, the Ostankino Theater hosts the traditional Sheremetev Seasons festival, which continues musical and theatrical traditions estates. Production of operas and ballets XVIII century, various concert programs performed in the hall historical theater, provide an opportunity to experience the theatrical purpose of the Ostankino Palace and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of estate holidays

Sculptures and stucco moldings of the Sheremetyev Palace facade

Church in Ostankino
The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity (1678-1692) was built of red brick. The facades of the building are decorated with multi-colored tiles depicting flowers, fantastic birds and animals, white stone carvings, and figured brickwork. In the central part of the church there is an iconostasis with icons from the 17th-18th centuries

Ostankino remained the Sheremetev family estate until 1917. After the revolution of 1917, the estate was nationalized and functioned as an estate museum, and since 1938 - as a museum of serf art. Since then, a large scientific work to restore and restore the palace, catalogs of its collections are being created.

As a public museum, the Ostankino estate opened to visitors on May 1, 1919 on the initiative of the Department for Museums and the Protection of Monuments of Art and Antiquities of the People's Commissariat for Education. The museum is currently undergoing a comprehensive scientific restoration. Every year from May 18 to September 30, the part of the palace open for display is included in sightseeing tour around the estate

The Ostankino Palace was built from Siberian pine with external plaster and internal decorative finishing (1792-1798) in the style of Russian classicism. Architects: Camporesi, Starov, Brenna. The modest decor of the plastered walls consists of plaster bas-reliefs on mythological themes, wall niches are “enlivened” with sculptural images of heroes ancient mythology associated with the cult of Dionysus and Apollo

Its plastered walls look like stone. The pale pink color of the palace façade bore the poetic name “the color of a nymph at dawn.” This sophisticated color and white columns created a feeling of purity. The harmony of lines and beauty of interiors have fascinated guests for several centuries.

The main facade is decorated with a majestic six-column portico of the Corinthian order, installed on the ledge of the first floor. The facade facing the park is decorated with a ten-columned loggia of the Ionic order. The outer walls of the palace are decorated with bas-reliefs by sculptors F. Gordeev and G. Zamaraev. The most important part of the palace is the theater hall, connected by closed galleries to the Egyptian and Italian pavilions, which were used for ceremonial receptions and theatrical performances

Theater of the Ostankino Estate Museum

wind machine

Thunder machine
Not only works by Russian authors were staged, but also by French and Italian composers. Count Sheremetev organized holidays in honor of high-ranking persons, which were usually accompanied by a performance with the participation of talented actors. The serf actress Praskovya Zhemchugova shone on the theater stage - talented singer.

The last holiday, in honor of Emperor Alexander I, took place in 1801. Soon the theater was dissolved and the owners left the palace. The theater hall has survived to this day in its “ballroom” form, but even today ancient operas are staged here and sound chamber orchestras. The hall remains the capital's best hall in terms of acoustics. It is built in the shape of a horseshoe, which provides good visibility from all places and excellent acoustics. The hall is decorated in blue and pink colors and can accommodate up to 250 spectators.

Auditorium
The auditorium was small, but decorated with great elegance. The amphitheater was separated from the stalls by a balustrade, behind which, between the Corinthian columns, there were the mezzanine loggias, and above them, right at the ceiling, the upper gallery. The halls of the palace were intended for the foyer and were used as concert and banquet rooms: the Egyptian Hall, the Italian Hall, the Raspberry Living Room, Art Gallery, concert hall etc. They can be called formal rooms with crystal chandeliers, parquet floors, paintings, gilded stucco, stylish furniture, silk wall coverings, paintings, engravings, sculptures. Even small corner rooms and transitional galleries were luxuriously decorated

Theater ceiling

The two-story theater is located in the center of the palace and is surrounded by a system of state halls. A unique theatrical version of classicism was used in the decoration of the state rooms. Fabrics, gilding and wood carving, and painting on paper were used in interior decoration.
Interior decoration

The interior decoration of the palace surprises with its elegance and simplicity. Most of the decor is made of wood imitating marble, bronze and other materials. The main type of decoration of the halls is gilded carving. Most The carved decoration was made by carver P. Spol. It is especially beautiful in the Italian pavilion.

Egyptian Hall

Patterned parquet flooring made of rare wood, walls upholstered in satin and velvet. The state rooms of the palace are famous for their gilded furniture of the 18th and early 19th centuries, made by Russian and European masters. Lamps, wall and other decorations were often made specifically for the Ostankino Palace. All items are in their places and have reached us in their original condition. As an eyewitness wrote: “... everything glitters with gold, marbles, statues, vases.”

Egyptian Hall
There is also a collection of portraits from the 18th and 19th centuries on display. works of famous masters, as well as rare paintings unknown artists. Unfortunately, out of thirty genuine antique sculptures Only five have survived to this day. Therefore, palace sculpture is represented mainly by copies. Works by Western European sculptors Canova and Lemoine, Boizot and Triscorni have also been preserved. Among the porcelain items, items from the Cherkassky collection have been preserved. These are Japanese products and Chinese porcelain 16th-18th centuries You can also see a collection of fans from the collection of the famous collector F.E. Vishnevsky
.

Balcony 2nd floor
Ostankino Park

Together with the construction of the palace N.P. Sheremetev laid out a regular park in the French style, and later he created a landscape park. The regular park was the main part of the so-called Pleasure Garden, which also included a parterre and an embankment hill "Parnassus", "Own Garden" and a cedar grove. The pleasure garden was located next to the palace. The part of the grove closest to the estate (the so-called Surplus Garden) was turned into an English park. An English gardener worked on the creation of a natural landscape garden. 5 artificial ponds were created. In the garden grew oaks and lindens, maples and various shrubs - hazel, honeysuckle and viburnum. Along Botanicheskaya Street there is a Sculpture Park. There are flower beds here, two gazebos with columns, a stage and an open gallery.

The museum is active exhibition work, presenting temporary exhibitions from its holdings both inside and outside the palace. The theater, part of the state rooms and the park are open to visitors. Nowadays, the Ostankino museum-estate in Moscow is a unique palace and park ensemble with the only wooden theater building in Russia from the late 18th century

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The Ostankino Estate Museum in Moscow is a unique architectural monument of the 18th century in the northern part of the capital. Located close to the center, it attracts with its strict architectural forms, the beauty of the palace interiors and the silence of the ancient park. The Ostankino Estate Museum in Moscow belongs to a protected natural area of the capital.

Ostankino Estate Museum in Moscow - from history

The first mention of the village of Ostankino is found in scribe books and dates back to 1558. Then the village was called Ostashkino and belonged to Vasily Shchelkalov. During his reign, the wooden Trinity Church was built. IN Time of Troubles Ostashkovo was ravaged, and the Trinity Church was burned. In 1617, Ivan Borisovich Cherkassky began to own the estate, who in 1625-1627. rebuilt the church. This temple also has not survived. In its place, master Potekhin is erecting a stone church. The five-domed red brick temple with white carved stone trim and polychrome tiles has survived to this day. Inside the temple there is a nine-tiered carved iconostasis. Its two lower tiers have been preserved from the time of construction, the rest were built in the 18th century. The beautiful temple, the large manor house and the garden were so good that in July 1730, Empress Anna Ivanovna visited the estate, and in 1732, Empress Elizaveta Petrovna was received here four times. The daughter of Alexei Mikhailovich Cherkassky, Varvara, married Count Pyotr Borisovich Sheremetev. After the death of the prince, the estate passed to the Sheremetevs and was in their possession from 1743 to 1917. In 1767, Pyotr Borisovich Sheremetev added a bell tower to the church. But the most large-scale changes were carried out under Nikolai Petrovich Sheremetev. A palace was built and a park was laid out. Ostankino Palace and its owners have always been in the center public life. After the death in 1809 N.P. Sheremetev, six-year-old Dmitry became the owner of the estate. And for some time the palace remained away from social life. Since the 30s of the 19th century, Ostankino Park has become a favorite place for festivities for Muscovites of all classes. Since the second half of the 19th century, the Sheremetev house again came into the spotlight. In May 1868, the wedding of Count Sergei Dmitrievich Sheremetev with Princess Ekaterina Pavlovna Vyazemskaya was played here. By the end of the 19th century, the owners used the estate as a source of income. Summer cottages were built and rented out. In 1917, the owner of the estate, Alexander Dmitrievich Sheremetev, left Russia. The Ostankino complex was taken under protection by the Commission for the Protection of Art and Antiquities of the Moscow City Council. Since 1919 it has become a state museum. The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity is currently the Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'.

Ostankino Palace

Ostankino Palace was built by one of the richest and most noble people of his time, Count Nikolai Petrovich Sheremetev. The palace project was created by famous Russian architects F. Camporesi, V. Brenna and I. Starov. Construction took place in 1792–1798. serf architects of the count - A. Mironov and P. Argunov. The palace was built from wood. Its plastered walls look like stone. The pale pink color of the palace façade bore the poetic name “the color of a nymph at dawn.” This sophisticated color and white columns created a feeling of purity. The harmony of lines and the beauty of the interiors have fascinated guests for several centuries. The palace building is made in the style of classicism. The main facade is decorated with a majestic six-column portico of the Corinthian order, installed on the ledge of the first floor. The facade facing the park is decorated with a ten-columned loggia of the Ionic order. The outer walls of the palace are decorated with bas-reliefs by sculptors F. Gordeev and G. Zamaraev. The most important part of the palace is the theater hall, connected by closed galleries to the Egyptian and Italian pavilions, which were used for ceremonial receptions and theatrical performances.

Theater of the Ostankino Estate Museum

At that time, theater was one of the fashionable pastimes. N.P.’s passion for theater Sheremetev's work grew into his life's work. According to the count's plan, the Ostankino Palace was to become the Pantheon of Arts, a palace in which the theater reigns. The theater was opened in 1795 with I. Kozlovsky’s opera based on the words of A. Potemkin “The Capture of Izmail or Zelmira and Smelon”. The theater troupe consisted of about 200 actors, singers and musicians. The repertoire included ballet, operas and comedies. Not only works by Russian authors were staged, but also by French and Italian composers. Count Sheremetev organized holidays in honor of high-ranking persons, which were usually accompanied by a performance with the participation of talented actors. The serf actress Praskovya Zhemchugova, a talented singer, shone on the theater stage. The last holiday, in honor of Emperor Alexander I, took place in 1801. Soon the theater was dissolved and the owners left the palace. The theater hall has survived to this day in its “ballroom” form, but even today ancient operas are staged here and chamber orchestras perform. The hall remains the best acoustic hall in the capital. It is built in the shape of a horseshoe, which provides good visibility from all places and excellent acoustics. The hall is decorated in blue and pink colors and can accommodate up to 250 spectators.

Interior decoration of the palace in Ostankino

The interior decoration of the palace surprises with its elegance and simplicity. Most of the decor is made of wood imitating marble, bronze and other materials. The main type of decoration of the halls is gilded carving. Most of the carved decoration was made by carver P. Spol. It is especially beautiful in the Italian Pavilion. Patterned parquet flooring made of rare wood, walls upholstered in satin and velvet. The state rooms of the palace are famous for their gilded furniture of the 18th and early 19th centuries, made by Russian and European masters. Lamps, wall and other decorations were often made specifically for the Ostankino Palace. All items are in their places and have reached us in their original condition. As an eyewitness wrote: “... everything glitters with gold, marbles, statues, vases.”

There is also a collection of portraits from the 18th and 19th centuries on display. works by famous masters, as well as rare paintings by unknown artists. Unfortunately, out of thirty original ancient sculptures, only five have survived to this day. Therefore, palace sculpture is represented mainly by copies. Works by Western European sculptors Canova and Lemoine, Boizot and Triscorni have also been preserved. Among the porcelain items, items from the Cherkassky collection have been preserved. These are products of Japanese and Chinese porcelain from the 16th to 18th centuries. You can also see a collection of fans from the collection of the famous collector F.E. Vishnevsky.

Ostankino Park in Moscow

Together with the construction of the palace N.P. Sheremetev laid out a regular park in the French style, and later he created a landscape park. The regular park was the main part of the so-called Pleasure Garden, which also included a parterre and an embankment hill "Parnassus", "Own Garden" and a cedar grove. The pleasure garden was located next to the palace. The part of the grove closest to the estate (the so-called Surplus Garden) was turned into an English park. An English gardener worked on the creation of a natural landscape garden. 5 artificial ponds were created. In the garden grew oaks and lindens, maples and various shrubs - hazel, honeysuckle and viburnum. Along Botanicheskaya Street there is a Sculpture Park. There are flower beds here, two gazebos with columns, a stage and an open gallery.

The museum conducts active exhibition work, presenting temporary exhibitions from its funds both in the palace and outside it. The theater, part of the state rooms and the park are open to visitors. Nowadays, the Ostankino museum-estate in Moscow is a unique palace and park ensemble with the only wooden theater building in Russia from the late 18th century.

The Ostankino Estate Museum in Moscow is a unique architectural monument of the 18th century in the northern part of the capital. Located close to the center, it attracts with its strict forms of classicist architecture, the beauty of the palace interiors and the silence of the ancient park. The Ostankino Estate Museum in Moscow belongs to a protected natural area of the capital

The boyar estate with a pond (XVI century), the Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity (XVII century), a manor house and an oak grove became at the end of the 18th century a palace-pack ensemble, the ceremonial summer residence of Count N.P. Sheremetev

The first written mention of the village and its owner dates back to 1558. Ivan the Terrible gave these lands into the possession of the serviceman Alexei Satin, who was executed by him during the oprichnina years. The famous diplomat, clerk of the embassy department Vasily Shchelkalov was appointed the new owner of the estate. Under him, Ostankino became a real estate (late 16th - early 17th centuries). Shchelkanov builds a boyar's house with business people settling in it, and a wooden Trinity Church. At the same time, a large pond was dug, a vegetable garden was planted, and an oak grove was planted.

The young Count Sheremetev was one of the richest and most enlightened aristocrats of his time: he knew several foreign languages, studied abroad, traveled to many European countries, getting acquainted with literature and art, and collected a large library.

Upon his arrival in Russia, he planned to create a Palace of Arts in Ostankino with a theater, art galleries, and richly decorated state rooms and halls open to both domestic and foreign guests. He saw in this a service not only to personal needs, but also to the glory of all Russia.

Ostankino Palace was built in the style of classicism. Monumental and majestic, it seemed to be built of stone, although the material for it was wood.

The main room in the center of the palace is the theater hall. It should be noted that the count created an unusual theater, where serfs received good acting education from famous Russian and foreign artists. The musical part was headed by composer, bandmaster and singing teacher Ivan Degtyarev, and the complex mechanisms of the stage were managed by Fyodor Pryakhin.

From June to September, the Ostankino Theater hosts the traditional Sheremetev Seasons festival, which continues the musical and theatrical traditions of the estate. The production of operas and ballets of the 18th century, various concert programs performed in the hall of the historical theater, make it possible to experience the theatrical purpose of the Ostankino Palace and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of estate holidays

Sculptures and stucco moldings of the Sheremetyev Palace facade

Ostankino remained the Sheremetev family estate until 1917. After the revolution of 1917, the estate was nationalized and functioned as an estate museum, and since 1938 - as a museum of serf art. Since then, extensive scientific work has been constantly carried out to restore and restore the palace, and catalogs of its collections have been created.

The Ostankino Palace was built from Siberian pine with external plaster and internal decorative finishing (1792-1798) in the style of Russian classicism. Architects: Camporesi, Starov, Brenna. The modest decor of the plastered walls consists of plaster bas-reliefs on mythological themes, the wall niches are “enlivened” with sculptural images of heroes of ancient mythology associated with the cult of Dionysus and Apollo

Its plastered walls look like stone. The pale pink color of the palace façade bore the poetic name “the color of a nymph at dawn.” This sophisticated color and white columns created a feeling of purity. The harmony of lines and the beauty of the interiors have fascinated guests for several centuries.

Theater of the Ostankino Estate Museum

wind machine

The last holiday, in honor of Emperor Alexander I, took place in 1801. Soon the theater was dissolved and the owners left the palace. The theater hall has survived to this day in its “ballroom” form, but even today ancient operas are staged here and chamber orchestras perform. The hall remains the best acoustic hall in the capital. It is built in the shape of a horseshoe, which provides good visibility from all places and excellent acoustics. The hall is decorated in blue and pink colors and can accommodate up to 250 spectators.

Theater ceiling

The two-story theater is located in the center of the palace and is surrounded by a system of state halls. A unique theatrical version of classicism was used in the decoration of the state rooms. Fabrics, gilding and wood carving, and painting on paper were used in interior decoration.

Interior decoration

Egyptian Hall

Patterned parquet flooring made of rare wood, walls upholstered in satin and velvet. The state rooms of the palace are famous for their gilded furniture of the 18th and early 19th centuries, made by Russian and European masters. Lamps, wall and other decorations were often made specifically for the Ostankino Palace. All items are in their places and have reached us in their original condition. As an eyewitness wrote: “... everything glitters with gold, marbles, statues, vases.”

Egyptian Hall
There is also a collection of portraits from the 18th and 19th centuries on display. works by famous masters, as well as rare paintings by unknown artists. Unfortunately, out of thirty original ancient sculptures, only five have survived to this day. Therefore, palace sculpture is represented mainly by copies. Works by Western European sculptors Canova and Lemoine, Boizot and Triscorni have also been preserved. Among the porcelain items, items from the Cherkassky collection have been preserved. These are products of Japanese and Chinese porcelain from the 16th to 18th centuries. You can also see a collection of fans from the collection of the famous collector F.E. Vishnevsky
.

Balcony 2nd floor

Ostankino Park

Together with the construction of the palace N.P. Sheremetev laid out a regular park in the French style, and later he created a landscape park. The regular park was the main part of the so-called Pleasure Garden, which also included a parterre and an embankment hill "Parnassus", "Own Garden" and a cedar grove. The pleasure garden was located next to the palace. The part of the grove closest to the estate (the so-called Surplus Garden) was turned into an English park. An English gardener worked on the creation of a natural landscape garden. 5 artificial ponds were created. In the garden grew oaks and lindens, maples and various shrubs - hazel, honeysuckle and viburnum. Along Botanical Street The Sculpture Park is located. There are flower beds here, two gazebos with columns, a stage and an open gallery.

Foundation and establishment of the estate

The first mention of the village dates back to 1558, but the history of the estate begins in 1584. This year's keeper state seal- clerk Vasily Shchelkalov, who at that time owned the village of Ostankino, builds a boyar’s house in it, plants a grove and lays a wooden church. The buildings created by Shchelkalov were destroyed during the Time of Troubles; only the pond he created has survived to this day.

Ostankino estate, 18th century. photo: Ghirlandajo , Public Domain

The estate, boyar's house and Trinity Church are being restored by Prince Cherkassky, to whom Ostankino was granted by Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich in 1601. Prince Yakov’s nephew, who inherited the land, has been developing hunting grounds in Ostankino since 1642, and his son, Mikhail Yakovlevich, has replaced the dilapidated wooden church erects a stone one and orders to plant a cedar grove. By the beginning of the 18th century, the estate became one of the most beautiful in the Moscow region. In 1743, the granddaughter of Mikhail Yakovlevich, Princess Varvara Alekseevna, only daughter chancellor Russian Empire, Prince Alexei Mikhailovich Cherkassky, one of the richest brides in Moscow, marries Count Pyotr Borisovich Sheremetev, the Ostankino estate is part of the dowry.

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Since Pyotr Borisovich lived in his family estate in Kuskovo, Ostankino was mainly used for economic purposes. Despite this, on his instructions, a park was laid out, greenhouses and conservatories were built, and the house was partially rebuilt.

Creation of a palace theater

In 1788, after the death of his father, the estate was inherited by his son Nikolai Petrovich.

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XVIII-XIX centuries

The ensemble took shape over several centuries and was finally formed under Count N.P. Sheremetev at the turn of the 18th-19th centuries. Having visited in the 1830s. in Ostankino, A. S. Pushkin noted: “Horn music does not thunder in the groves of Ostankino and Svirlovo (Sviblovo) ... Buns and colored lanterns do not illuminate the English paths, now overgrown with grass, but once lined with myrtle and orange trees, hundreds of years old of its existence. The manor's house was decrepit...” However, the interiors of the palace have almost completely preserved their decor and decoration. One of the main attractions is the artistic inlaid parquet flooring. The abundance of carved gilded wood gives the halls an original appearance. Chandeliers, furniture and other furnishings are in their original places. Ostankino Palace is practically the only one in Russia theater building XVIII century, which preserved the stage, auditorium, dressing rooms and part of the engine room mechanisms.

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Ostankino Estate Museum

From 1918 - state museum, in which you can now see authentic interiors of the 18th century, hear the music of that time and operas from the repertoire of the Sheremetev Theater.

The master plan for the estate park, called “Dzerzhinsky Park of Culture and Leisure,” was developed by the architect V. I. Dolganov together with Yu. S. Grinevitsky.

Architectural ensemble of the estate

Church of the Holy Trinity

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The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Ostankino is one of the oldest buildings preserved in the estate. In September 1678, according to the petition of Prince Mikhail of Cherkassy, Patriarch Joakov blessed the construction of a stone church to replace the dilapidated wooden one. The construction of the temple was carried out from 1678 to 1683 according to the design of the serf architect Pavel Sidorovich Potekhin, slightly away from the old church, so as not to affect the cemetery located around it.

Front yard

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A park

Gazebo "Milovzor" on the artificial hill Parnassus in the park of the Ostankino estate. The original gazebo was built in 1795. The next one was built in the late 20s. XIX century The modern gazebo was recreated in 2003.