←Hurry to Tver

Hurry to Tver

Photo of route “Hurry to Tver”
13 points4 km2.5 hours

This route introduces you to Tver's main sights, from cathedrals and monuments to a creative cluster and the embankments. Let's get going!

Photo of route author Tver Tourist Information Center

Route author

Tver Tourist Information Center

Things to do

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

Route points (13)

  1. Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver

    ⛲ Square · 📜 Historic site

  2. Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver

    🗿 Monument

  3. Andrei Dementyev Monument — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Andrei Dementyev Monument

    🗿 Monument

  4. Stepan Razin Embankment — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Stepan Razin Embankment

    🚶‍♂️ Waterfront · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  5. Dormition Cathedral — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Dormition Cathedral

    🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  6. New Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    New Volga Bridge

    🌉 Bridge · ⚙️ Industrial site

  7. House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    House of the Voroshilov Marksmen

    📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  8. Zvezda Cinema — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Zvezda Cinema

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  9. City Garden — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    City Garden

    🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site

  10. “Galley Tver” Art Piece — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    “Galley Tver” Art Piece

    🎨 Art installations

  11. “To A. S. Pushkin” Sculptural Composition — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    “To A. S. Pushkin” Sculptural Composition

    🗿 Sculptures

  12. Travel Palace — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Travel Palace

    🏰 Palace · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  13. Old Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Old Volga Bridge

    🌉 Bridge · 📜 Historic site · 🕵️ Urban legend

House of the Voroshilov Marksmen in Tver

Point on route “Hurry to Tver”

House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

Point 7

House of the Voroshilov Marksmen

📜 Historic site • 🏟️ Architectural landmark

Historical Background

The House of the Voroshilov Marksmen, also known as the House of Red Commanders, was built by the military department in 1935 to a design by the architect Viktor Anferov as a residential building for military specialists and officers. Before the war it housed the headquarters of the Kalinin Military District. In 1940–1941 the building hosted the Higher Military Pedagogical Institute. During the war it was occupied first by a headquarters and then by a hospital. After the war, from 1946 until the early 1950s, the building belonged to the Molotov Academy of Logistics and Supply, and it was then handed over to the Academy of Chemical Defense.

Architecture

The building is in the prewar Neoclassical style. Seen in plan, it forms a right triangle whose sides are Tverskoy Prospekt, Stepan Razin Embankment, and Volnogo Novgoroda (Free Novgorod) Street.