The Ryazan Kremlin

14 points5 km4.5 hours

The Ryazan Kremlin is the best place to start getting to know Ryazan. On the “Kremlin route” you can see one of the largest Orthodox churches in Russia; find out where, legend has it, the great Prince Oleg of Ryazan hid his sword, which square in the city was called “Red,” and how the Diveevo convent is connected with the Ryazan Kremlin; take a photo at the city's most “iconic” selfie spot; and sip fragrant cardamom coffee like the one served on the biblical Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

📜 Learn the city's history
🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

Route points (14)

Glebovsky Bridge in Ryazan

Point on route “The Ryazan Kremlin”

Point 5

Glebovsky Bridge

🌉 Bridge • 📜 Historic site

Historical Background

The history of the Glebovsky Bridge, named after one of the Kremlin's ancient defensive towers that has not survived, probably begins in the 15th century. At that time, next to the Kremlin there was a fortified Ostrog, where craftsmen and the poor lived. The Kremlin and the Ostrog were connected by an oak drawbridge that served a military and defensive function. Yet the ancient bridge was destroyed not by invaders but by a 17th-century fire that took many of the Kremlin's wooden buildings with it. The present stone arched Glebovsky Bridge was built only in the 18th century to a design by Ivan Sulakadzev.

A “Musical” Bridge

Today the Glebovsky Bridge is one of the favorite photo spots for locals and tourists. And in the evenings its cobblestones become an impromptu stage for street musicians.