The Boulevard Ring is a landmark of the Russian capital

The Boulevard Ring - a landscape landmark of Moscow - arose at the end of the 18th century on the site of the Belgorod Wall, a defensive fortification that was abolished and dismantled as unnecessary. The tower's towers of the wall were also destroyed, and in their place squares were formed, whose names recall the past of their appointment. In the names there is a mention of the gate: Pokrovsky Gates, Arbat Gate, Nikitsky Gates, etc.

How many boulevards in the Boulevard ring?

In total, ten boulevards were established, which were arranged one after another in the form of a horseshoe, surrounding the center of Moscow. The ends of the "horseshoe" rest against the embankments of the Moscow River, forming the Boulevard Ring itself. The map of Moscow contains complete information about all the boulevards along with the squares. In contrast to the Garden Ring, the Boulevard has a more compact outline.

The Boulevard Ring (Moscow, as is known, Was being built for a long time) in its present form did not appear immediately. The first boulevard, Tverskoy, was laid in 1796 by the architect S. Karin, and then on the other side of the Tverskoy Boulevard, nine other boulevard avenues were divided. Finally, the Moscow Boulevard Ring was formed in the first half of the 19th century.

It originates from Soymonovsky Passage on Prechistenka and continues from Prechistenskie Gates Square to Arbat Square. This site is called Gogol Boulevard. Arbat Square passes into the Arbat Gates Square. From the Arbat Gate begins Nikitsky Boulevard, which rests on the area Nikitsky Gate. At this point the Boulevard Ring intersects with Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street, overlooking the Manezhnaya Square.

After the Nikitsky Gates, the ring continues Tver Boulevard, which rests on Pushkin Square. From the Pushkin Square depart Strastnoy Boulevard, its ending is the Peter's Gate Square, which is crossed by the famous Moscow street Petrovka. After the Peter's Gate, the Boulevard Ring continues Petrovsky Boulevard, which extends to Trubnaya Square.

Further from Trubnaya Square, the Rozhdestvensky Boulevard, connecting it with Sretenskiye Vorota Square, which is the beginning of Sretensky Boulevard, departs. From the square go the streets of Bolshaya Lubyanka and Sretenka.

Sretensky Boulevard ends with Turgenev Square, which connects Myasnitskaya Street and Sakharov Academic Avenue. At the end of Sretensky Boulevard there is the Myasnitskiye Vorota Square, from which Chistoprudny Boulevard originates, passing into Pokrovsky Gates Square. The next square, Khokhlovskaya, is the place from where Pokrovsky Boulevard begins, which immediately turns into the Yauza boulevard.

The Yauzsky Boulevard ends with the Yauzsky Gate, from which the Ustinsky Passage, the last link of the Moscow Boulevard Ring, departs.

Boulevards and their differences

Some of the 10 boulevards of the ring have their own distinctive features. Gogol Boulevard is held on three levels. The internal highway goes along the upper level, the middle one on the middle tier, and the outer passage passes along the lowest line. This stepping boulevard was due to different heights of the Chertoroy stream, which once flowed on the site of Gogol Boulevard.

The most "young" boulevard of all is Pokrovsky, for a long time his education was hampered by the Pokrovsky barracks and a huge parade ground with them. Platz was demolished in 1954, and only after that the alley was turned into a full-fledged boulevard.

The shortest boulevard is Sretensky, its length is only 214 meters, and the longest - Tverskoi Boulevard, 857 meters. The record width - 123 meters - is different Strastnoy Boulevard.

Monuments

The Boulevard Ring is famous for its monuments:

• A. Pushkin on Pushkin Square.
• Vladimir Vysotsky and Sergei Rachmaninov on Strastnoy Boulevard.
• NV Gogol and Mikhail Sholokhov on Gogol Boulevard.
• A. S. Griboyedov on the boulevard Chistoprudnom.
• On the Tverskoy Boulevard to Sergei Yesenin and KA Timiryazev.
• At the exit from Sretensky Boulevard there is a monument to V. G. Shukhov.

Metro stations

On the perimeter of the Moscow Boulevard Ring are the following subway stations:

• Station "Kropotkinskaya" (Sokolnicheskaya line) ;
• Station "Arbatskaya" (Filevskaya line) ;
• Station "Pushkinskaya" (Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line);
• Station "Tverskaya" (Zamoskvoretskaya line);
• Station "Chekhovskaya" (Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line);
• Station "Trubnaya" (Lublin-Dmitrovskaya line);
• Station "Turgenevskaya" (Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line);
• Station "Sretensky Boulevard" (Lublin-Dmitrovskaya line);
• Station "Clean Ponds" (Sokolnicheskaya Line).

Conca and tram

There was no transport on the Boulevard Ring, Muscovites managed to carry cabs. However, in 1887 horse carriages appeared on the boulevards. Konka worked until 1911, then the tramway was launched along the Boulevard Ring. The route was considered circular, although the cars only went to the Moskva River embankment in both directions.

In 1947, the Boulevard Ring was partially restored to the 800th anniversary of Moscow. The outdated benches in the public gardens were replaced by new, modern ones. Completely replaced the mesh fence, by that time already rusted. Instead of it cast cast iron fences were installed. Since 2011, the Boulevard Ring has become a favorite place for all kinds of protest rallies and demonstrations.