Museum estate Kolomenskoye

The son of the first tsar from the Romanov dynasty, Mikhail Fedorovich, Alexei Mikhailovich, having ascended the throne, repeatedly rebuilt and successively expanded his father's residence near Moscow, which was associated with the growth of his family. He often visited Kolomenskoye, was engaged in falconry in its vicinity, and held official ceremonies here.
Kolomna Palace had an asymmetrical layout and consisted of independent and different-sized stands, the size and design of which corresponded to the hierarchical traditions of the family structure. The cages were connected by passageways and passages. The complex was divided into two parts: the male, which includes the palace of the tsar and the princes and the ceremonial entrance, and the female, which consists of the palaces of the queen and princesses. In total, the palace had 26 towers of different heights - from two to four floors. The main living quarters were the rooms on the second floor. All in all, there were 270 chambers in the palace, which were illuminated by 3000 windows. When decorating the Kolomna Palace, for the first time in Russian wooden architecture, carved platbands and planking imitating stone were used.
Throughout the XVIII century. the palace was gradually dilapidated and destroyed in spite of all attempts to preserve it. In 1767, by order of Empress Catherine II, the dismantling of the palace began, which lasted until about 1770. In the process of dismantling, detailed plans of the palace were drawn up, which, together with the descriptions of the 18th century. and visual materials give a fairly complete picture of this remarkable monument of Russian architecture of the 17th century.
Now the palace has been recreated in a new place according to old drawings and images.