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

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Route points (17)

39 Ordzhonikidze Street in Kimry

Point on route “Kimry Art Nouveau (Zarechye)”

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39 Ordzhonikidze Street

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Architectural Features

The house at 39 Ordzhonikidze Street is a rare example of a facade design found only in Kimry. Its distinguishing feature is the attic, shaped like a gable whose peak is cut off by a small slope of roof, a so-called half-hip. On many houses this peak was also topped with a small wooden spire.