Kimry Art Nouveau (Zarechye)

17 points1 km0 hours

Today we invite you to explore the sights of Zarechye, the part of Kimry across the river. In the village of Kimry, in Zarechye (that is, across the little Kimrka River), a church has stood since time immemorial. It is first mentioned in documents from 1635, and ever since then Zarechye has also been called the Ascension side. On this route you'll mostly see quirky wooden houses in the early 20th-century Art Nouveau style. Art Nouveau was the last major style of pre-revolutionary Russia, flourishing from the late 1880s to the early 1900s. Its hallmarks include fanciful roofs, rounded windows, little balconies and benches by the entrance, and rich carved decoration.

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Susanin Team

Things to do

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Route points (17)

V. Martynov House in Kimry

Point on route “Kimry Art Nouveau (Zarechye)”

Point 5

V. Martynov House

🕵️ Urban legend • 🏟️ Architectural landmark

In Brief

The wrought-iron porch bearing V. Martynov's initials and the window frames have survived to this day. This house was the childhood home of the noted soil scientist Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Rozhkov, a Doctor of Sciences and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and later of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The building dates from the early 20th century.