The Ostankino estate is the former estate of the Sheremetev counts. Museum - Ostankino estate

On First Ostankinskaya Street in Moscow there is a picturesque palace and park ensemble of the late 18th century, built by the “Russian Croesus” Count Nikolai Sheremetev, one of the most richest people Russian Empire.

Today the ensemble is known as the Ostankino Museum-Reserve and is part of the oldest Ostankino Park, the territory of which, after reconstruction in 2014, acquired not only its original historical appearance, but was also supplemented with modern bike paths, the largest skate park in Europe, a dance floor, a boat station, and fountains , an area with exercise equipment, an equestrian track, a sculpture park, children's playgrounds and a cafe. Numerous tourists and residents of the capital like to stroll through the park, especially since on one side it is adjacent to the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and on the other to.

In 2013, the Ostankino Museum was closed for reconstruction and since then visitors have not been allowed into it. This reconstruction was forced: the wooden, unheated building could no longer withstand the load and could collapse at any moment.

However, the park is still open to everyone. And the museum staff conducts one-day visiting exhibitions and group classes for adults and children, during which they talk about Ostankino and other estates that belonged to the Sheremetev counts. The range of topics depends on the preferences of the group: you can choose a virtual tour of the palace, learn about the history of the estate and its owners, listen about the fortress theater - the Sheremetevs’ “Pantheon of Arts”, get acquainted with the amazing collections of the palace and park complex, including sculptures, porcelain, watches and lighting fixtures from the late 18th century. Classes are accompanied by the display of numerous photographs and videos.

After completion of the reconstruction (tentatively 2020), the Ostankino museum-estate will appear to contemporaries in all its glory: with underground exhibition halls, a wooden palace-theater with rich interiors, a pleasure garden and stunning greenhouses.

History of the Ostankino estate

The first documentary mentions of Ostankino date back to the middle of the 16th century, then it was the village of Ostashkovo and it belonged to a certain Alexei Satin. In 1584, the clerk Vasily Shchelkalov became the owner of the village, who built in the village wooden church and a boyar's house, dug a pond and planted an oak and cedar grove.

During the Time of Troubles, Shchelkalov’s buildings burned down, leaving only a pond and the remains of trees. In 1620, Ostankino passed to Prince Ivan Cherkassky, a relative of Tsar Mikhail Romanov. In 1642, the land was inherited by Ivan Cherkassky’s nephew Yakov, who established hunting grounds in Ostankino. And in 1666 Ostankino became the property of Mikhail Cherkassky, son of Yakov. Michael ordered the cedar grove to be replanted and a new stone church to be built.

After Mikhail, the estate passed to his son Alexei Cherkassky, and the chain of inheritance was interrupted: in 1743, Alexei’s daughter Varvara Cherkasskaya married Count Pyotr Sheremetev, and Ostankino was given to her husband as a dowry. Field Marshal Pyotr Sheremetev was already a rich man, and after marrying the heiress of a huge fortune, he became even richer. In society he was nicknamed the “Russian Croesus,” and later this nickname passed to his son Nikolai Sheremetev, who inherited his father’s fortune.

Pyotr Sheremetev practically did not devote time to the estate, as he was busy arranging his other estate in. However, he used Ostankino as agricultural and hunting grounds, so greenhouses and greenhouses were built on the estate, a park was laid out, and a Pleasure Garden was laid out. Vegetables were grown in greenhouses, which were then delivered to the count's table in Kuskovo.

In 1788, Nikolai Sheremetev became the most eligible bachelor in Moscow, as he became the owner of countless treasures bequeathed to him by his father. However, the count did not think about marriage in those years. His love and muse was the serf theater in Kuskovo, but there he did not have enough space to unleash the flight of his creative fantasies. Therefore, in 1790, he decided to build a large summer residence in Ostankino, the main element of which was to become a real “Pantheon of Arts” - a serf theater in which they would play and sing best artists his troupe.

For better acoustics, it was decided to build the Big House from wood. Construction of the theater house lasted from 1792 to 1797. The theater founded in it became one of the best private theaters in the country, but it did not last long, giving only 4 performances, and then was abandoned by Sheremetev.

The reason for this connivance was the serious illness of Praskovya Zhemchugova, a serf artist and the count's favorite, after which she could no longer sing. In 1798, Nicholas gave his freedom to a girl, and then secretly married her in 1801. Their marriage lasted only two years: after the birth of her son, Praskovya was poisoned by one of the serfs, although the official cause of her death was given as birth fever. Sheremetev disbanded the troupe and in 1804 the theater ceased to exist.

The next stage in the life of Ostankino began in 1856, when Alexander II and members of his family decided to temporarily settle in the Big House. In honor of the arrival of the royal people, the house-theater underwent partial redevelopment. The emperor lived in the estate for only a week, preparing for his coronation ceremony, but it was after his arrival that the Big House began to be called a palace.

In 1918, the Ostankino estate was nationalized and turned into state museum. In 1932, on the territory of the former estate, the Felix Dzerzhinsky Park of Culture and Leisure was opened, which in 1976 became the VDNKh recreation area. After the collapse of the USSR, the park was renamed Ostankino.

Sights of the Ostankino estate

Sheremetev Palace Theater

The wooden palace-theater was built over five years. Nikolai Sheremetev wanted it to shine with beauty and luxury and so that the distinguished guests whom he planned to invite would admire not only the “Pantheon of Arts”, but also the state chambers. The main architect of the palace was the Italian Francesco Camporesi, who decided to design the palace in a U-shape.

In the center of the palace complex, he built a theater, then in different directions from it he built two passages that connected the center with the side Egyptian and Italian pavilions. The actors' wing and living quarters were adjacent to the pavilions. The serf theater was made transformable by order of Sheremetev: theater Hall easily turned into a dance floor due to the collapsible floor. The artists' make-up room opened directly onto the stage.

In addition to Camporesi, the designers of the house were famous court architects Giacomo Quarenghi, Ivan Starov, Vincenzo Brenna. The serfs of the count also made a great contribution to the creation of the palace: architects Pavel Argunov and Alexey Mironov. In 1795, the interior decoration was completed, and the theater gave its first enchanting performance.

The large stage, luxurious stalls, and magnificent mezzanine truly turned the theater into the “Pantheon of Arts.” Due to the built engine room, lightning flashed on the stage, it rained, thunder roared - everything was just like in real life. This effect was achieved through a chute into which a specially trained serf poured peas or small pebbles - they created the necessary sounds. The theater gave its second performance in honor of the arrival of Count Stanislav Potocki at the estate.

In 1796, Sheremetev decided to continue construction and add state rooms, arranged in an enfilade, to the southern part of the palace on the second floor. Now along the main staircase one could get into the Crimson Entrance Hall, then into the exquisite Blue Hall - the most luxurious in the entire palace, after which into the Crimson Living Room, in which a huge portrait of Emperor Paul I was hung.

The best serf carvers, skilled gilders and experienced carpenters worked on the new halls, who created real royal interiors that have survived to this day. The main halls were decorated with crystal lamps, sconces, hanging chandeliers, candelabra, floor lamps, figured candle holders and wall holders - all lighting fixtures that existed in the country at the end of the 18th century. Another decorative element was the sculptures installed throughout the palace.

During construction, the foyer on the first floor was converted into the Print Gallery, and the count's box on the second floor into the Picture Gallery. As a result, both galleries housed a rich collection of paintings by the Sheremetevs, which has survived to this day.

In 1797, the third theater performance took place, which was prepared in honor of the arrival of Paul I at the estate, but the emperor only inspected the estate and left. The fourth and last performance was given in honor of the arrival of Stanislav Poniatowski and foreign ministers to the palace.

In 1820, the son of Nikolai and Praskovya Sheremetev, Dmitry, dismantled the actor's wing and living quarters adjacent to the house due to their dilapidated condition.

On the eve of the arrival of Emperor Alexander II, the theater was turned into a winter garden: the collapsible floor was destroyed, and a stationary one was installed in its place. The Pantheon of Arts lost the ability to transform and lost its lower engine room. The palace rotunda was equipped into the emperor's study. Both the theater and the rotunda have survived in this version of reconstruction to this day.

Church of the Life-Giving Trinity

The construction of a stone church in the Russian pattern style began in 1678 at the request of Prince Cherkassy. Its architect was the serf Pavel Potekhin. In 1683, the Tikhvin chapel of the church was consecrated, in 1691 - the chapel of Alexander Svirsky, and a year later - the chapel of the Holy Trinity and the carved iconostasis in the Naryshkin Baroque style was completed. Subsequently, galleries, a porch and a bell tower with a hipped roof were added to the temple. For the decoration and decoration of the church, white stone, red brick, multi-colored polychrome tiles, weights, flies, icon cases, balusters, jugs, rosettes and arches were used.

In 1930, the church became a branch of the Anti-Religious Museum of Art, and services there ceased. In January 1935, it was included in the complex of the Ostankino Museum and long years it housed office premises. Services in the temple resumed only in 1991.

Over the years of its existence, the church has been reconstructed several times. Today it is a pillarless tetrahedral temple with three galleries and identical chapels, standing on a high stone plinth. The main iconostasis consists of eight tiers, two of which display icons from the 17th-18th centuries.

Pleasure garden

The pleasure garden of the estate was founded by Count Pyotr Sheremetev in 1754. In subsequent years, maple, linden and spruce alleys were actively planted, and ornamental plants were grown in greenhouses. The culmination was the construction of an entertainment pavilion in the garden, in which it was planned to organize festivities with dancing and masquerades.

When Nikolai Sheremetev inherited Ostankino, he decided to start not only building a palace theater, but also arranging the Pleasure Garden. The head gardener was an Englishman, whose name is not recorded in any of the documents. The garden was laid out by Johann Manstatt, Peter Racca and Karl Reinert. The park included an “English” landscape part with ponds, gazebos, pavilions, paths, and a regular “French” part with sculptures, vases and statues. Boating was organized in the ponds. The basis of the park was made up of oaks, cedars, lindens and elms, which today are over 200 years old.

In 1795, on an artificial embankment called Parnassus, a charming gazebo “Milovzor” was built, which became the best view point of the estate. At the beginning of the 20th century, the lost gazebo was recreated. Another element of pleasure garden design that has survived to this day is the berso.

Where is it and how to get there

The Ostankino estate is located at the address: Moscow, 1st Ostankino street, building 5.

You can get here from the VDNH metro station by taking any tram to the Ostankino stop. Either by taking bus No. 85 or trolleybuses No. 37 and No. 9, coming from the same station or the Alekseevskaya metro station. The final destination will be the stop “Ulitsa Korolev”.

The Ostankino Estate Museum in Moscow is a unique architectural monument of the 18th century in the northern part of the capital. Located close to the center, it attracts with its strict forms of classicist architecture, the beauty of the palace interiors and the silence of the ancient park. The Ostankino Estate Museum in Moscow belongs to a protected natural area of ​​the capital.

Photo - D. Kozakov The boyar estate with a pond (XVI century), the Church of the Holy Trinity (XVII century), a manor house and an oak grove became at the end of the 18th century a palace-pack ensemble, the ceremonial summer residence of Count N.P. Sheremetev

On the site of the modern Ostankino estate (originally Ostashkovo), 400 years ago there were dense forests in which a few villages were scattered. In these places, the royal rangers often hunted bears and moose, for which the nearby lands received the names “Losiny Ostrov”, “Los”, “Medvedkovo”.

The first written mention of the village and its owner dates back to 1558. Ivan the Terrible gave these lands into the possession of the serviceman Alexei Satin, who was executed by him during the oprichnina years. The famous diplomat, clerk of the embassy department Vasily Shchelkalov was appointed the new owner of the estate. Under him, Ostankino became a real estate (late 16th - early 17th centuries). Shchelkanov builds a boyar house with a settlement in it business people, wooden Trinity Church. At the same time, a large pond was dug, a vegetable garden was planted, and an oak grove was planted.

After the Time of Troubles, the devastated estate was restored by new owners - the princes of Cherkasy, in addition, they built a beautiful stone church in honor of the Life-Giving Trinity, which has survived to this day, on the site of a burnt wooden one with a five-domed temple, with two chapels, three hipped porches and a bell tower with a high spire (now topped with a tent).

Ostankino has been associated with the Sheremetev family since 1743, when Count Pyotr Borisovich Sheremetev married Princess Varvara Alekseevna Cherkasskaya, the only daughter of the Cherkasskys. As a dowry, she received 24 estates, which included Ostankino, and the young owner himself, who owned the Kuskovo estate, created an orchard in Ostankino, laid out a park, and built new mansions.

After the death of Sheremetev Sr. (1788), his son Nikolai Petrovich Sheremetev took over as heir, to whom not only the Ostankino estate passed, but also his father’s estates in 17 provinces with 200 thousand peasants, with prosperous villages in which peasants were engaged in artistic crafts.

The young Count Sheremetev was one of the richest and most enlightened aristocrats of his time: he knew several foreign languages, studied abroad, traveled to many European countries, getting acquainted with literature and art, and collected a large library.

Upon arrival in Russia, he planned to create a Palace of Arts with a theater in Ostankino, art galleries, with richly decorated state rooms and halls open to both domestic and foreign guests. He saw in this a service not only to personal needs, but also to the glory of all Russia.

The palace was built from 1791 to 1798. Architects Giacomo Quarenghi, Francesco Camporesi, as well as Russian architects E. Nazarov and serf architect P. Argunov took part in its design. The construction was carried out by serf craftsmen, who were supervised by the responsible architects A. Mironov, G. Dikushin, P. Bizyaev. The interiors were also designed by serf artists: decorator G. Mukhin, artist N. Argunov, carvers F. Pryakhin and I. Mochalin, parquet artists F. Pryadchenko, E. Chetverikov. P. Argunov completed the finishing of the building.

Ostankino Palace was built in the style of classicism. Monumental and majestic, it seemed to be built of stone, although the material for it was wood.

The general composition of the palace is based on a diagram in the form of the letter “P” with a front courtyard. The building is designed in classical symmetry. A large dome crowns the central part of the building, decorated with three classic porticoes: a central one and two side ones. Pavilions on both sides (Italian and Egyptian) are connected to the main building by one-story galleries.

The main room in the center of the palace is the theater hall. It should be noted that the graph created unusual theater, where serfs received good acting education from famous Russian and foreign artists. The musical part was headed by composer, bandmaster and singing teacher Ivan Degtyarev, and the complex mechanisms of the stage were managed by Fyodor Pryakhin.

All this was created by golden hands by masters - serf craftsmen of the count, who recruited the most capable peasants from different villages, sent them to study at the Academy of Arts and even to Italy.

In 1801, Sheremetev left for St. Petersburg forever, marrying the young but already famous actress of his theater, Praskovya Ivanovna Kovaleva-Zhemchugova, the daughter of a serf blacksmith, not recognized in the world and who died of consumption at the age of 34 after the birth of her son Dmitry. Soon the count himself dies. Their son was raised by the ballerina of the same theater T.V. Shlykova-Granatova.

The interiors of the main halls have retained their original decor and decoration. Lighting fixtures made of crystal, bronze, and gilded carved wood add special elegance to the halls. The decoration of Ostankino interiors is inlaid artistic parquet.

From June to September the Ostankino Theater hosts traditional festival"Sheremetev Seasons", continuing the musical and theatrical traditions of the estate. Production of operas and ballets of the 18th century, various concert programs performed in the hall historical theater, provide an opportunity to experience the theatrical purpose of the Ostankino Palace and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of estate holidays

Sculptures and stucco moldings of the Sheremetyev Palace facade

Church in Ostankino
The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity (1678-1692) was built of red brick. The facades of the building are decorated with multi-colored tiles depicting flowers, fantastic birds and animals, white stone carvings, and figured brickwork. In the central part of the church there is an iconostasis with icons from the 17th-18th centuries

Ostankino remained the Sheremetev family estate until 1917. After the revolution of 1917, the estate was nationalized and functioned as an estate museum, and since 1938 - as a museum of serf art. Since then, extensive scientific work has been constantly carried out to restore and restore the palace, and catalogs of its collections have been created.

As a public museum, the Ostankino estate opened to visitors on May 1, 1919 on the initiative of the Department for Museums and the Protection of Monuments of Art and Antiquities of the People's Commissariat for Education. The museum is currently conducting a comprehensive scientific restoration. Every year from May 18 to September 30, the part of the palace open for display is included in a sightseeing tour of the estate

The Ostankino Palace was built from Siberian pine with external plaster and internal decorative finishing (1792-1798) in the style of Russian classicism. Architects: Camporesi, Starov, Brenna. The modest decor of the plastered walls consists of plaster bas-reliefs on mythological themes, the wall niches are “enlivened” with sculptural images of heroes ancient mythology associated with the cult of Dionysus and Apollo

Its plastered walls look like stone. The pale pink color of the palace façade wore poetic title"the color of a nymph at dawn." This sophisticated color and white columns created a feeling of purity. The harmony of lines and the beauty of the interiors have fascinated guests for several centuries.

The main facade is decorated with a majestic six-column portico of the Corinthian order, installed on the ledge of the first floor. The facade facing the park is decorated with a ten-columned loggia of the Ionic order. The outer walls of the palace are decorated with bas-reliefs by sculptors F. Gordeev and G. Zamaraev. The most main part palace - a theater hall connected by closed galleries with the Egyptian and Italian pavilions, which were used for ceremonial receptions and theatrical performances

At that time, theater was one of the fashionable pastimes. N.P.’s passion for theater Sheremetev's work grew into his life's work. According to the count's plan, the Ostankino Palace was to become the Pantheon of Arts, a palace in which the theater reigns. The theater was opened in 1795 with I. Kozlovsky’s opera based on the words of A. Potemkin “The Capture of Izmail or Zelmira and Smelon”. The theater troupe consisted of about 200 actors, singers and musicians. The repertoire included ballet, operas and comedies.

wind machine

Thunder machine
Not only works of Russian authors were staged, but also French and Italian composers. Count Sheremetev organized holidays in honor of high-ranking persons, which were usually accompanied by a performance with the participation of talented actors. The serf actress Praskovya Zhemchugova, a talented singer, shone on the theater stage.

The last holiday, in honor of Emperor Alexander I, took place in 1801. Soon the theater was dissolved and the owners left the palace. The theater hall has survived to this day in its “ballroom” form, but even today ancient operas are staged here and sound chamber orchestras. The hall remains the capital's best hall in terms of acoustics. It is built in the shape of a horseshoe, which provides good visibility from all places and excellent acoustics. The hall is decorated in blue and pink tones and can accommodate up to 250 spectators.

Auditorium
The auditorium was small, but decorated with great elegance. The amphitheater was separated from the stalls by a balustrade, behind which, between the Corinthian columns, there were the mezzanine loggias, and above them, right at the ceiling, the upper gallery. The halls of the palace were intended for the foyer and were used as concert and banquet rooms: the Egyptian Hall, the Italian Hall, the Raspberry Living Room, Art Gallery, concert hall, etc. They can be called ceremonial rooms with crystal chandeliers, parquet floors, paintings, gilded stucco, stylish furniture, silk wall coverings, paintings, engravings, sculptures. Even small corner rooms and transitional galleries were luxuriously decorated

Theater ceiling

The two-story theater is located in the center of the palace and is surrounded by a system of state halls. A unique theatrical version of classicism was used in the decoration of the state rooms. The interior decoration uses fabrics, gilding, wood carvings, and paper painting.

The interior decoration of the palace surprises with its elegance and simplicity. Most of the decor is made of wood imitating marble, bronze and other materials. The main type of decoration of the halls is gilded carving. Most of the carved decoration was made by carver P. Spol. It is especially beautiful in the Italian pavilion.

Egyptian Hall

Patterned parquet flooring made of rare wood, walls upholstered in satin and velvet. The state rooms of the palace are famous for their gilded furniture of the 18th and early 19th centuries, made by Russian and European masters. Lamps, wall and other decorations were often made specifically for the Ostankino Palace. All items are in their places and have reached us in their original condition. As an eyewitness wrote: “... everything glitters with gold, marbles, statues, vases.”

Egyptian Hall
There is also a collection of portraits from the 18th and 19th centuries on display. work famous masters, as well as rare paintings by unknown artists. Unfortunately, out of thirty original ancient sculptures, only five have survived to this day. Therefore, palace sculpture is represented mainly by copies. Works by Western European sculptors Canova and Lemoine, Boizot and Triscorni have also been preserved. Among the porcelain items, items from the Cherkassky collection have been preserved. These are products of Japanese and Chinese porcelain from the 16th to 18th centuries. You can also see a collection of fans from the collection of the famous collector F.E. Vishnevsky
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Balcony 2nd floor

Together with the construction of the palace N.P. Sheremetev laid out a regular park in french style, and later he created a landscape park. The regular park was the main part of the so-called Pleasure Garden, which also included a parterre and an embankment hill "Parnassus", "Own Garden" and a cedar grove. The pleasure garden was located next to the palace. The part of the grove closest to the estate (the so-called Surplus Garden) was turned into an English park. An English gardener worked on the creation of a natural landscape garden. 5 artificial ponds were created. In the garden grew oaks and lindens, maples and various shrubs - hazel, honeysuckle and viburnum. Along Botanicheskaya Street there is a Sculpture Park. There are flower beds here, two gazebos with columns, a stage and an open gallery.

The museum is active exhibition work, presenting temporary exhibitions from its holdings both inside and outside the palace. The theater, part of the state rooms and the park are open to visitors. Nowadays, the Ostankino museum-estate in Moscow is a unique palace and park ensemble with the only wooden theater building in Russia from the late 18th century

North-East of Moscow. Years. Events. People (head of the author’s team: K.A. Averyanov). M., 2012. pp. 325 - 342. ISBN 978-5-9904122-1-7.
Ostankino - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Ostankino - article from the New Encyclopedic Dictionary visual arts
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Formation of the residence Ostankino Estate refers to XVIII century. It is one of the former country residences of the Sheremetev counts. In 1740, Pyotr Borisovich Sheremetev began construction of the Kuskovo estate, which he decorated until his death. At the same time, he developed a new property - the Ostankino estate. Peter Sheremetev laid out a park here and made a hall for balls and receptions. But the real heyday of the Ostankino estate came during the ownership of the estate by his heir, Nikolai Petrovich. After returning from a trip to Europe, the young count became interested in establishing a professional home theater. Teachers were hired for the actors and dancers, and scores and set designs were brought from Paris. The Kuskovo estate was too small for large-scale productions, and the count decided to reconstruct the Ostankino estate.

The expansion project was entrusted to the Italian Francesco Camporesi. He combined it with a theater, side pavilions and living quarters. The pavilions were called Italian and Egyptian.

The reconstructed manor was built not of stone, but of wood. Even then, the count began to think that he needed a “mobile” theater, so that at any moment he could turn the theater room into a “voxal” or dance hall- transform the space at your discretion. Only a tree helped solve such issues: it made it easy to change the project depending on the task at hand. For example, if a collapsible floor was placed above the stalls, both halls became one large space for dancing.

The Count turned out to be picky: he constantly changed the project, forcing people to disassemble and reassemble everything again. The theater opened in 1875 with a premiere and fireworks display. On stage was the musical drama “Zelmira and Smelon, or the Capture of Ishmael.” The choice of this particular drama is not accidental - Russia's victory over Turkey was celebrated.

After the premiere, it became clear: the theater needed to be completed, rehearsal rooms and spacious rooms for guests were needed. And again the architects got to work - they added state rooms, created two galleries - the Count's personal collection of paintings was placed in the Picture Room. In April 1797, the count hastily completed the theater: he was counting on an imperial reception, but the emperor only toured the palace and did not drink tea.

The theater troupe was huge, the stage names of the actors sounded like names precious stones- Granatova, Zhemchugova. 170 people performed dramas, comedies, operas and ballets on the theater stage. In 1797, the count signed a manumission to his serf artist Polina Zhemchugova and already in 1801 he secretly married her.

In the same year, Zhemchugova’s singing career collapsed. The count lost all interest in the theater, disbanded the troupe, demoting the actors to maids, laundresses, and doormen. Only 14 people and an orchestra remained from the theater. The Count openly marries Zhemchugova - now without hiding from anyone. Already in 1803, the former actress died at the birth of her son, the count lost interest in life and died in 1809.

In 1856, Alexander II spent a week in Ostankino, managing to completely change the theater: he ordered the creation of a winter garden in its place, the removal of the machine room and the laying of floors. By the way, it was after his visit that the main manor house began to be called a palace.

In 1861, after the serf reform, the lands of the estate began to be given over to dachas. After the revolution of 1917, the estate was nationalized and already in 1919 received its first visitors.

Now this is an amazing place to see, which closes if the air humidity is more than 80%. This is because the manor is made of wood and is sensitive to weather changes. Wooden structures are covered with reinforced mesh, on which a layer of marble chips is applied in a special way. The resulting surface is painted with patterns of amazing beauty, the interiors are furnished with unique furniture and magnificent lamps. Currently, restoration work is being carried out in the estate; not all rooms are open to visitors, but even from those that are accessible, one can judge the beauty and luxury of the premises.

An ancient cedar grove grows on the territory of the estate. If you look closely at the green mesh on the facade of one of the buildings, you can see the Sheremetev coat of arms.

Excursions to the Ostankino Estate Museum

The museum is closed for restoration (2019).

Ostankino estate address

Moscow, 129515, st. Ostankino 1st, 5

How to get to the Ostankino estate

Get to the VDNH metro station. Then transfer to tram No. 11 or 17 and go to the final stop Ostankino (stops 5 and 6). Or take trolleybus No. 9 and 37, bus No. 85 to the Koroleva Street stop (4 stops). From Alekseevskaya metro station you can also take trolleybus No. 9 and 37 or bus No. 85 to the Koroleva Street stop (8 stops).

You can also try an original way of transportation - monorail Railway. When exiting the VDNH metro station, you will almost immediately see it, since it passes at a considerable height above the ground, on a kind of overpass. Or ask any passerby how to get to the monorail. Go 2 stops - from the station " Exhibition Center" to the "TV Center". Be careful, the monorail is equipped with evil grandmothers who prohibit taking photographs!