From Almatinskaya Metro to Brateyevo: Churches, Parks, and the History of the District
A walk through the south of Moscow: from the metro station past a church, a park, and historic streets
Stories along the route
Алма-Атинская (станция метро) · 0.1 km
You are standing at the southern terminus of the Zamoskvoretskaya line, and this place is a true frontier of metro construction.
Храм Усекновения Главы Иоанна Предтечи в Братееве · 0.5 km
Before you stands a church whose name sounds like a line from a chronicle — the Beheading of John the Baptist. But don't be intimidated by the stern name: this place is one of the spiritual centers of Brateyevo, where ti…
Парк в пойме реки Городни · 1.0 km
You are standing on the border of two worlds: on one side, a noisy metropolis; on the other, a green oasis that locals call the park in the floodplain of the Gorodnya River.
Братеевская улица · 1.5 km
You are standing on Brateyevskaya Street, and it seems like an ordinary Moscow address, but behind this name lies a whole story that began in 1985.
Ключевая улица (Москва) · 1.9 km
Imagine: you're standing on a street that changed its name twice and even its location. Klyuchevaya Street is not just a name — it's a real time traveler.
Братеево (район Москвы) · 2.2 km
Вы стоите на пороге района, чьё название звучит как привет из глубины веков, — Братеево. Это не просто точка на карте Москвы, а целый мир, раскинувшийся на правом берегу Москвы-реки, в самом сердце Южного административно…