Ivanovo is a city of many nicknames: the City of Brides, the city of the avant-garde, the Russian Manchester, the Calico Capital and more. Come see its Constructivist masterpieces up close and travel back in time in this avant-garde city, the youngest and most unusual city of the Golden Ring.
Railroad Station
🚂 Railway station · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 🎨 Art installations
Ship House
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 🕵️ Urban legend
Horseshoe House
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 🕵️ Urban legend
Lenin Square
⛲ Square
Ivanovo Regional Art Museum
🏛️ Museum · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Burylin House (Museum of Ivanovo Calico)
🏛️ Museum · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Pushkin Square
⛲ Square · 🎭 Theater
Revolution Square
⛲ Square · 🗿 Sculptures · 🌿 Public garden or park
Shchudrov Chamber
📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Church of the Transfiguration
🕍 Place of worship · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Dühringer Estate
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site · 🕵️ Urban legend
Convent of the Presentation
🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site
Point 2
🏟️ Architectural landmark • 🕵️ Urban legend
In the 1920s and 1930s, four avant-garde buildings went up close to one another in Ivanovo. They are called the “metaphor houses,” because each got its own nickname for its unusual shape. The Ship House, for example, earned its name because it looks as if it is sailing off into the distance. The rounded front of the building resembles a ship's bow, and the tower at the opposite end its stern. Balconies run along the facade like a deck.
This two-building apartment complex shaped like a ship is a striking landmark of the Constructivist era, with touches of Romanticism and Symbolism. The first building was built for Party and government officials, the second for workers, which is why locals nicknamed it “the Barge.” The Moscow architect D. F. Fridman led the creation of this unusual project. Sadly, both buildings are now in poor condition: they have never had a major overhaul.
Point on route “Textile Capital, City of Brides and Constructivism”
Point 2
🏟️ Architectural landmark • 🕵️ Urban legend
In the 1920s and 1930s, four avant-garde buildings went up close to one another in Ivanovo. They are called the “metaphor houses,” because each got its own nickname for its unusual shape. The Ship House, for example, earned its name because it looks as if it is sailing off into the distance. The rounded front of the building resembles a ship's bow, and the tower at the opposite end its stern. Balconies run along the facade like a deck.
This two-building apartment complex shaped like a ship is a striking landmark of the Constructivist era, with touches of Romanticism and Symbolism. The first building was built for Party and government officials, the second for workers, which is why locals nicknamed it “the Barge.” The Moscow architect D. F. Fridman led the creation of this unusual project. Sadly, both buildings are now in poor condition: they have never had a major overhaul.
12 points
8 km
3.5 hours
