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Provision warehouses. For a century Provisional warehouses were used for their intended purpose - to store food

The Museum of Moscow is located in the old building "Provision Warehouses" in Moscow at the address -, d. 2, st. , d. 48. Entrance to the museum as from the side of the street. Ostozhenka, and from Zubovsky Boulevard.

Nearest metro station: Park Kultury.

Entrance to the museum courtyard is free. Exhibitions and excursions are paid.

The Museum of Moscow tells about what Moscow was like in the past, how it is changing today, and what it can become in the future. The rich and varied collection of the museum allows you to explore Moscow from different angles, look at your favorite city from unexpected angles.

Sculptures are installed in the courtyard of the museum, and open-air exhibitions are held.

Documentary Film Center

The museum building houses a cinema specializing in documentary films. If you like cinema not for everyone, then you are here.

Historical information about the building of Provisional warehouses

Provision warehouses were built in 1832-1835 according to the project of the architect Vasily Stasov. In Moscow, Fyodor Shestakov built according to his project (sometimes he is considered the author of the Food Warehouses, and Stasov is called the author of the "exemplary" project). Warehouses consist of three approximately identical buildings (the differences are caused by the non-rectangular geometry of the site). As the name implies, warehouses were used to store provisions.

After the revolution of 1917, the complex of buildings was transferred to the Ministry of Defense. For the past 30 years, the military has used the buildings as a garage. The idea to remove the garages of the Ministry of Defense from the buildings and create a kind of cultural center here dates back to the mid-1990s. Now the building is a museum complex.

Once I adored the Museum of the History of Moscow, I often went there. At that time, it was located on New Square, in the former church of St. John the Evangelist, under the Elm. In 2009, the Museum received a new residence permit - in the former grocery stores on Zubovsky Boulevard (Garden Ring). Now it is called the Museum of Moscow. Full of hope, I went there.

Buildings occupied by the Museum of Moscow

The complex of buildings of grocery stores on Zubovsky Boulevard, where the Museum of Moscow is now located

Provision stores (Provision warehouses) belong to the best architectural monuments of Moscow. The majestic ensemble in the Empire style was built in 1830-1835 according to the "exemplary" project of a food warehouse for 35,000 bags, created by the architect V.P. Stasov at the Engineering Department in St. Petersburg. The construction was headed by the Moscow architect F.M. Shestakov.

One of the Provisional Warehouse buildings, now the Exhibition Building of the Museum of Moscow

Provision stores (warehouses) were intended to store food supplies for the Khamovniki, Spassky and Lefortovo barracks. The buildings are distinguished by the large scale of the main divisions, a powerful Doric entablature, sloping walls and door and window openings tapering upwards in the "Egyptian" style. The central parts of the longitudinal facades are highlighted with rustication.

The buildings are connected by a strict metal fence decorated with military symbols.

In the early 1930s, the buildings of the grocery stores and the surrounding area were transferred to organize the economy of the motor depot of the General Staff of the Red Army. This caused great damage to the buildings. Only in 2006 was it decided to transfer the complex to the Museum of Moscow.

Currently, one of the buildings is undergoing renovation, while the rest house permanent and temporary exhibitions of the Museum of Moscow, various events for children and adults are held. First we went to look historical exposition. Tickets can be bought both for a separate exhibition and for all. We bought everything.

I expected to see an expanded version of the collection that was kept in the old building on New Square. But, alas, everything ended in the 17th century. However, this exhibit is very interesting.

Slavic jewelry and household items found on the territory of Moscow

Presented in the Museum and various layouts.

The museum exposition seemed somewhat incomplete: a huge layer of more than three centuries of history from the 18th to the 21st century was thrown out. The next exposition was temporary - photographs of Moscow industry. Frankly, I was bored here. Yes, beautiful, interesting photos. But the glass with which they were covered glared. In my opinion, they would look much more impressive on the monitor screen.

Then we moved to another building. Here, ramps for cars have been preserved, and the walls have tightly absorbed the smell of exhaust. It is not yet clear whether the now fashionable "industrial" style will remain here, or the interiors will be ennobled later.

There were three exhibits here. One is dedicated to the history created in 1944 depot №147 belonging to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR. Currently, she is in the military camp "Ekaterinovka" on the Rublevsky highway in Moscow. Its fleet includes more than 2,000 cars of various classes. Cars of the depot take part in many significant events: military parades on Red Square, tank biathlon competitions and others.

Another exhibit was dedicated to grocery store history: various plans, drawings of buildings. It's interesting, but personally it's more convenient for me to look at all this in a book or from a monitor screen. I see no point in going to the museum specifically for this.

The third exposure disappointed completely. It was dedicated to the World Cup and was called "And of course, football."

Exhibition "And of course, football"

In my opinion, the Museum of Moscow is still very "raw". But Provisional stores are very interesting to look at. So decide for yourself whether it is worth paying 450 rubles per person for all exhibitions.

Information for visitors:

Address: Moscow, Zubovsky Blvd., 2
Metro: Park of Culture, Kropotkinskaya
Telephone: +7 495 739‑00-08
Website: mosmuseum.ru
Open: Tuesday, Wednesday: 10:00-20:00; Thursday: 11:00-21:00; Friday - Sunday: 10:00-20:00; Monday is a day off.
Ticket price: from 100 to 450 rubles.

The Ensemble of Provisional Warehouses on Zubovsky Boulevard, an example of the beautiful architecture of Moscow's mature classicism, was built in the 1830s for the needs of the military department.

The need to build new stone warehouses in Moscow for the storage of "state provisions" appeared in the early 1820s, since the old wooden barns, which were then located near the Serpukhov Gate, were dilapidated and needed to be replaced. New warehouses were originally supposed to be built in the same place, at the Serpukhov Gates.

As a model for the future building, the project of the Resurrection food warehouses in St. Petersburg, developed in 1821 by the famous architect V.P. Stasov. The task of implementing this project in Moscow was entrusted to the architect F.M. Shestakov. As a result, a new place was chosen for the construction of Provisional Warehouses - at the corner of Ostozhenka Street and Zubovsky Boulevard, in the possession that previously belonged to the Stable Department. This place turned out to be more convenient in terms of food delivery.

The new section was of an irregular trapezoidal shape, with an acute angle at the intersection of Ostozhenka and the Garden Ring, which created certain difficulties for Shestakov when trying to “fit in” Stasov’s exemplary project (which was created with the regular layout of St. Petersburg in mind) here. As a result, the architect simply placed the right building along Ostozhenka, so that it turned out to be at an angle to the main building, and the two front facades of this side wing were made at an acute angle to each other, which, however, is not at all striking due to the monumental architecture of the buildings. According to the project of Shestakov himself, a building of the guardhouse (a guardroom) was built in the courtyard and a metal fence was created along the boulevard and Ostozhenka. The complex of Provisional Warehouses (or shops, as they were then called) was built from 1829 to 1835.

The appearance of the ensemble is simple and monumental. All buildings are of the same architecture, two-storied, with a rather laconic design of facades. The surface of the walls is smooth, only the central part of the facade is decorated with rustication. On the main and courtyard facades, three trapezoidal portals with semicircular windows above them alternate with narrow windows. Semicircular windows are placed in niches, and niches are arranged above some windows. The stucco decoration of the facades is modest: triangular sandriks over the portals, wreaths with garlands over the windows (this element is typical for the Empire style, in this case, such decor also emphasizes the military purpose of the buildings). The buildings are crowned by a powerful forward-facing cornice with a triglyph-metopic frieze. The internal partitions of the storage buildings are made in the form of arcades that divide the space into three naves. Three buildings are connected to each other by a fence of the original design. The metal pillars of the fence, made in the form of fascias, are topped with tied battle axes (a Roman military symbol), the fence lattice itself ends with peaks and was decorated with elegant cartouches with the imperial crown and the monogram of Nicholas I. the main gates are crowned with antique armor made of metal - symbols of military triumph. The ensemble is complemented by the building of the guardhouse in the courtyard - a one-story building with a portico decorated with a frieze depicting ancient military helmets.

Provision stores were used as food warehouses for the military department, where grain, flour and other products were stored. After the revolution of 1917 they came under the jurisdiction of the Red Army. In the 1930s, the buildings were given over to military garages, which led to the restructuring and redevelopment of buildings (in particular, ramps to the second floor were arranged). The complex of former food warehouses belonged to the military until the mid-2000s. In 2007, the buildings were transferred to the Museum of Moscow.

Guide to Architectural Styles

Ordered the construction of the building Proviantsky order, responsible for supplying the army. In 1821, the Engineering Department in St. Petersburg developed an exemplary project for a warehouse for 35,000 sacks and sent it to Moscow. The dates of the construction of the complex of Provisional warehouses differ in different sources: 1829-1831 or 1830-1835.

In any case, in the spring of 1835, the hulls were whitewashed, the railings, doors, shutters, and gratings were painted black, and the roofs, gutters, and drainpipes were covered with red paint.

The simplicity of the architectural solution is unparalleled here. A few details of the decoration are drawn with exceptional perfection. Three warehouse buildings, despite the trivial shape of the site, form an inseparable unity. We can safely say that this group of buildings of a purely utilitarian order, painted in plain white, is one of the best in Moscow architecture.

The ensemble of grocery stores includes 3 storage buildings of the same type. The “exemplary” building is a rectangular two-story stone building (30m X 80m) with a floor height of 6 m. The width of the building is divided into 3 almost equal parts by two internal longitudinal walls. The entrances are evenly spaced along the perimeter of the building (3 on the long sides and one on the short ones).

Stasov's urban planning art manifested itself in the fact that, without deviating from the high architectural and artistic qualities of his project, he arranged the warehouse buildings in such a way that they formed a complete and unified architectural group in their compositional construction. Planning difficulties lay in the fact that the street (Ostozhenka), at the corner of which one of the warehouse buildings was located, faced Krymskaya Square at an angle. Approximately at the same angle was the opposite boundary of the irregularly shaped area. Consequently, it was impossible to place warehouse buildings on this territory without any change. Nevertheless, Stasov, without changing the general architectural structure of the project, managed to get out of a difficult situation in a very simple way. He gave the building, standing on the corner of the street, a trapezoidal shape in plan, and the juxtaposition of the buildings, unpleasant for the eye, as if they were on top of each other, especially noticeable in the depths of the site from the side of the square, he “covered” with a relatively frequent lattice, consisting of round in section rods topped with spearheads.

For a century Provisional warehouses were used for their intended purpose - to store food.

This made it possible to preserve the original appearance of the building. In the days of the revolutionary events of 1917, the buildings of the Provisional Warehouses became one of the points of defense of government troops. In the early 1930s, this territory was transferred to the organization of the General Staff motor depot.

In 1948, gross violations in the operation of buildings were discovered. Requests from the Committee for Architectural Affairs to use the premises of the Grocery Stores for their intended purpose were unsuccessful. Moreover, for their own needs, the military surrounded the warehouses with "unsightly" outbuildings, and inside the building they placed concrete ramps for the generals' cars.

Together we go to the courtyard, in the center of which we are greeted by a striped booth of unclear purpose, behind it is a wide white pedestal in the form of a car lift, the right compartment of which is crowned with a black Volga, and the left with a black Chaika ... With our as a guide, we slowly go inside the former warehouses, now garages. How strange is this! Neatly framed indication: "A place to drain used oil." Ancient “grooves”, looking sullenly from the corners, near one of which I notice a banner broken in half. Part of it (“Seasonal service”) hangs on the wall, and the second (“niu - high quality”) stands next to it in the corner.

An agreement with the Ministry of Defense on the transfer of Provisional Warehouses to the ownership of the city to house the museum there has existed since 1999, but only in 2006 the buildings were vacated. In exchange for this complex, the Moscow government built a new motor depot for the Ministry of Defense on Rublevsky Highway and Berezhkovskaya Embankment.

First of all, combustible materials were removed from the territory of the complex and 10 layers of asphalt impregnated with fuel oil were removed.

At the same time, at the initiative of Luzhkov, Yuri Platonov developed a project for the construction of the fourth building of warehouses, which closed the perimeter of the buildings. The courtyard was planned to be covered with a glass dome, and the buildings were to be united at the underground level. The project caused a mixed reaction: they feared that the Provisional Warehouses could turn into a dummy of an architectural monument.

Now the Museum of Moscow works here, telling about the history of the city. It opened as the Moscow Communal Museum. In 1940 it was renamed the Museum of the History and Reconstruction of Moscow. And he moved to the Provisional Warehouses from the building of the Church of St. John the Evangelist under the Elm, which was returned to the Church.