In Moscow, in the Tagansky District, the Yauzsky Gate Square is located. From her Solyanka street and Ustinsky passage pass. In the direction of the northeast, Yauzsky Boulevard begins. In the southeast direction is located with the same name as the street.
Square Name
The Yauzsky Gate Square appeared in the nineteenth century. It got its name due to its location. Near the square of the Yauz Gate was the White City. It was built in the 16th century. and located near the mouth of the river. Yauza.
History
For the first time, the Yauzsky Gate Square was mentioned in the annals of the 16th century. During this period, a fortress wall was erected around the Moscow White City. At the point where the main streets converged, gates appeared from the Yauzskaya street that approached them. Now in this place there is a turn to the Bolshoi Ustyinsky bridge. Tram tracks bend there . The name Yauzsky Gate was preserved even after the demolition of the fortress walls of the White City.
What is remarkable for the area of the Yauz Gate?
Located near the Astakhov bridge - the oldest in the capital of Russia. It was rebuilt only in 1940. The mouth of the Yauza River in former times was called the Refuge. This was due to the fact that in this place the merchants who rafted their goods along the rivers stopped for rest.
After some time, Yauza lost the status of a navigable reservoir. The area still remained very popular. Near the Yauz bridge there was a road junction in different directions: to Kolomna, Vladimir and Ryazan. In 1917, the flag bearer Illarion Astakhov was killed at the place where the roads came into contact with the police. As a result, the bridge was renamed in his honor during the Soviet era.
Near the area of the Yauz Gate were located the popular Silver Baths. Not far from them was a small house in which Ostrovsky lived. At the beginning of Yauzsky Boulevard there was a building that was chosen by tea merchants, and the temple of Yauzsky Gate, built back in 1629.
The area was often used by filmmakers. Filming was carried out on many works of classics. Cinematographers were attracted by architecture, which preserved the greatness of the 19-20 centuries.
Peter and Paul Cathedral
The Church of Peter and Paul at the Yauz Gate was built in the period from 1700 to 1702. Initially, the building was brick. The temple consists of a 2-part refectory and a three-tier bell tower, which was built in 1771. It has a sacristy and was built in early classicism.
In the 18-19 centuries. the refectory of the temple was rebuilt. It is possible that the original walls were left untouched. The temple did not stop its work, therefore, it retained all the icons and interior decoration. Part of the interior was borrowed from the destroyed cathedrals that were nearby. Now the temple has become a courtyard of the Orthodox Serbian Church.
The Yauza Gate Square in modern times
In modern times, the area of the Yauza Gate in city directories has no borders. It’s just a rectangle of land about 30x20 meters. It was in this place that the Yauz Gate stood before. Now tram tracks are laid there. At the site of the Yauza Gate Square there is a crossroads along which traffic flows in a continuous stream.