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)

Metochion of the Trinity-St. Elijah Monastery in Kimry

Point on route “Kimry Art Nouveau”

Point 24

Metochion of the Trinity-St. Elijah Monastery

📜 Historic site • 🏟️ Architectural landmark

Historical Background

The metochion of the Trinity-St. Elijah Monastery was built at the end of 1914 with money from the shoe merchant Vasily Sergeevich Gubenkov. Gubenkov was active in the spiritual life of Kimry and donated his house and a large sum of money to build and furnish the church. But the metochion did not last long here. In 1923 services stopped and the church property was looted. In 1926 the building was remodeled into the Molot (“Hammer”) movie theater, which ran for several decades. After the theater closed, the building was handed over to the Krasnaya Zvezda (“Red Star”) factory as a gym, and it has remained a gym to this day.