Illustrations | Illustrations 2 | Illustrations 3 | Illustrations 4 | Report dated Dec.5, 2008

ANTIQUITIES IN MOSCOW

EXCURSION CICLE: «C O N F R O N T A T I O N».
Part 1. M o s c o w   A f t e r   B y z a n t i u m  F a l l &  A g a i n s t  N a p o l e o n

R U S S I A N   A N T I Q U I T I E S
I N   M O S C O W

Historic Excursion
by walking, 3 hours

How to get Moscow from Rostov the Great

Constantinople is a model for Moscow

Place for coronation tsars and patriarchs

Symbols of Assumption Cathedral

Why did Napoleon come to the Kremlin

Connections between Kremlin and Town

Foreigners on the Red Square on 1590^th

IN THIS EXCURSION:

•  Medieval Russian capital center. Rostov the Great, Suzdal, Vladimir (means “to own the world”), Yaroslavl – main towns between Volga and Oka rivers. More than 100 white stone temples (buildings not for living), with golden domes and carved in relief from outside them, full of icons and frescos, silver and jewelry inside – this is one of evidences of high level culture and rich life 1300 – 1500^th. Auspice favorable for living.
•  Moscow measuring after Constantinople. Tsar’s town and it’s 7 hills. Emperor’s Palace and Tsar’s Palace, Faceted Chamber on the 1^st hill. About Golden Gate and Savoir Gate, 7-tops Tower and 7-towers Castle, Golden Horn Bay and Golden Horn River Stream, Monasteries of John Baptized. 3 lines of fortress walls (23 km in Constantinople and 2,5 km in Kremlin).
•  In the heart of the Kremlin. Main temple of Russia during 500 years. What means symbolism at outside wall painting of Assumption Cathedral. The oldest Russian icons inside. More than 2000 figures of saints in frescos. Napoleon’s tracks.
•  Ivan the Great bell tower. The Milion in Tsargrad and the Ivan the Great in Moscow, points from which road distances were measured. How are Assumption Cathedral and Resurrection Temple connected.
•  Cathedral Square. Where were tsar’s family children baptized. View to the city. The Sophia temple and Tsar’s garden opposite the Kremlin. Casting in Ancient Russia.
•  The Red Square like a temple under open sky. Kingdom of Trinity on river Moscow. Why did the Eastern church at Intersession Cathedral call Trinity. Who and when could go through the Savoir Gate. Where were places for tsar, patriarch and Muscovites on Palm Sunday.
•  OPTION:   6 Byzantine and 3 Russian icons in Tretykov Art Gallery (+ 1 hour).

AUTOR and PRESENTOR of EXCURSION PROGRAM  -  Alexander BELOGORTSEV, D.Pd,
Laureate of All-Russia Art Festival