Izmaylovo: from the metro to the church and back
A walk along Pervomayskaya and Parkovaya streets with the history of the district
Stories along the route
Первомайская (станция метро, Москва) · 0.0 km
You are standing by a station that was once a terminus but is now just one of many on the blue line. Pervomayskaya opened in October 1961, and since then its columns and vaults have seen thousands of passengers.
Измайловский бульвар (Москва) · 0.4 km
You're standing on Izmaylovsky Boulevard, and honestly, it's one of Moscow's most deceptive streets. The name promises greenery and shade, but between 15th and 16th Parkovaya streets the boulevard exists only in name: th…
Измайловская школа № 1508 · 1.0 km
Перед вами не просто школа, а место, где история Великой Отечественной войны вписана в каждый камень. Присмотритесь к памятнику перед зданием — это сапёры, павшие в боях, и он стоит здесь с 1980 года.
Измайлово (район Москвы) · 1.7 km
You are standing on the border of a district that bears the name of an ancient village, but has long since become part of a huge city.
Храм Казанской (Песчанской) иконы Божией Матери в Измайлове · 2.7 km
Before you stands a church unlike any other in Russia — and it's not just about its appearance. This is the only church in the country consecrated in honor of the Peshchanskaya Icon of the Mother of God.