Gagarinsky district of Moscow, its history and sights

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:53

South-Western Autonomous Okrug of Moscow is a region that has long been populated and developed in terms of infrastructure. According to the administrative-territorial division, it consists of 12 districts, one of which is Gagarinsky.

History of the district

Gagarinsky district of Moscow is located on the territory of several villages, the oldest of them - Andreevskaya Sloboda, which was located in close proximity to the Andreevsky Monastery.

In the Andreevskaya Sloboda at the beginning of the 20th century, an embankment was built, the length of which is 338 meters along the river. During this period, there were several streets with small stone and wooden houses in the settlement. Until the mid-70s, fragments of the buildings of the village survived, but then they were demolished, and the building of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences was built on this site.

Not far from Andreevskaya Sloboda was the estate Vasilievskoye or Mamonova dacha. Currently, the Institute of Chemical Physics is located in its place.

Gagarinsky district of Moscow in the Soviet period of history

In 1925, the General Development Plan Gagarinsky District (Moscow) was recognized aspriority. According to this plan, the district was planned as a single array, which was crossed by three main axes: Leninsky and Vernadsky avenues, Profsoyuznaya street; and three highways: Lomonosovsky, Universitetsky prospects and Dmitry Ulyanov street.

Leninsky Prospekt, which is 14 km long, connected Vnukovo Airport with the center. The avenue was built up in stages.

In 1937, the building of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions was built.

In 1960, residential buildings were built near the Leninsky Prospekt metro station, the Sputnik hotel, and the Moskva department store. A huge number of buildings of scientific research institutions were erected on the avenue, for example, the Physics Institute, the building of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Organic Chemistry and others.

The square on Leninsky Prospekt was named after the theoretical physicist Academician I. E. Tamm.

A monument to cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was erected on Gagarin Square on Leninsky Prospekt.

Prospect named after Vernadsky began to be built up in the 50s of the 20th century. Here were built: the State Circus, the Children's Musical Theater, the Palace of Creativity.

Profsoyuznaya street named in 1958 in honor of the 40th anniversary of the trade unions.

In the 1950s, avenues were erected perpendicular to the main axes - University and Lomonosov.

Most of the area of the Gagarinsky district was occupied by residential buildings.

Gagarinsky district currently

Gagarinsky district of Moscow is one of the most prestigious. At present, as in Soviet times, many high-ranking officials live here: Anatoly Chubais, Gennady Seleznev, Alexei Kudrin. V. V. Putin lived and is still registered in the Gagarinsky district on Zelinsky Street.

Gagarinsky district of the city of Moscow is divided into zones, so residential areas are separated from research institutions. The vast territories of the district, bounded by Nesmeyanov, Gubkin, Vavilov streets and Leninsky Prospekt on the other hand, are occupied by research institutions.

Vernadsky Avenue is a place of rest for Moscow parents and children, it is a green oasis of the Gagarinsky district. A park with a picturesque Sparrow Pond stretches along the Prospect, here are the buildings of the Children's Palace of Creativity, in which a huge number of clubs, sections, circles, associations operate.

Children's Musical Theater and the Moscow Circus are located on Vernadsky Prospekt.

There are 3 metro stations in the area, about 3-4 stops from the area to the center.

Sights of the area

• Andreevsky Monastery. The first mention of the monastery was in 1547, in the annals of the great Moscow fire. At present, the Synodal Library and a comprehensive school operate in the monastery. Currently, this is the acting St. Andrew's Monastery.
• Sparrow Hills is a viewing platform of Moscow, beloved by Muscovites and guests of the capital, which is a steep bank of the river. Height - approximately 220 meters above the levelsea, relative to the river, the coast rises 80 meters.
• The monument to Yuri Gagarin was erected in 1980, its height is 42.5 meters, at its foot is the Vostok ship.
• Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. From Leninsky Prospekt you can clearly see the building of the Presidium, which consists of 22 floors, its roof is crowned with a "golden crown".
• Moscow State Academic Children's Musical Theatre, which was built in 1965. The first premiere was the opera Morozko by M. I. Krasev.
• The Moscow State Circus is one of the largest in the world, the height of the circus dome is 26 meters, the number of seats is 3300. Famous circus artists of world renown perform here. Circus artists took part in the opening of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.

Government of the Gagarinsky district of Moscow

Uprava - is an executive body subordinated to the Government of Moscow that exercises control, coordination, administrative and supervisory activities in the district. The council is authorized to carry out state supervision of individual entrepreneurs and legal entities.

Controls the activities of the council Prefecture of the SWAD of Moscow.

Address: Leninsky Prospekt, 68/10.