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)

House of Pyotr Andreevich Vakhlin in Kimry

Point on route “Kimry Art Nouveau”

Point 21

House of Pyotr Andreevich Vakhlin

📜 Historic site

Historical Background

The building was put up in 1914. Take a close look at the second floor: it is decorated with glazed “piglet” subway tiles in four different colors and turquoise Art Nouveau tile inserts with a lotus pattern. Almost nothing is known about the house's pre-revolutionary history, but it is also notable as the place where the first branch of the Kimry Museum of Local History opened in 1918.