Kimry Art Nouveau

27 points3 km4 hours

Today we'll stroll through the historic center of what was one of the largest villages in the Russian Empire. Before the revolution, Kimry was home to peasant shoemakers who supplied leather goods and footwear to practically the whole country. Every peasant or merchant felt duty-bound to build a bright, handsome house to stand out from the neighbors. That's why Kimry has kept a unique set of peasant-built architecture, which we'll explore from every angle on today's walk.

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

📜 Learn the city's history
🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras
🔍🖼️ Spot interesting details

Route points (27)

Kimry Volost Administration in Kimry

Point on route “Kimry Art Nouveau”

Point 3

Kimry Volost Administration

📜 Historic site

Historical Background

The building dates from the second half of the 19th century. In pre-revolutionary Kimry it concentrated all the administrative power of the village and the volost (rural district), and it hosted the assemblies where important decisions for the Kimry volost were made. Until the 1930s the building had a tall wooden fire lookout tower.