Route: Moscow - Arkhangelskoye Palace - Museum of military and old technics - Moscow
Duration: 5 h
The first stop of our tour will be at the a picturesque estate, and museum Arkhangelskoye which is one is famous for its unique and exquisite collection of fine art objects such as paintings, sculptures, its interior and furniture. It belonged to Princes Golitsyn, but the much of it was added later, when the Prince Nikolai Yusupov was the estate owner. At that time the estate acquired the position of becoming the most popular centre of Moscow’s high life. Among the Arkhangelskoye visitors were royal families, nobility, well-known poets, writers and politicians. You will have an unequalled opportunity to appreciate the 18th century park that was built approximately the same time as the Great Palace. You will see the terraces of the park, that are decorated by delightful statues, exquisite vases and busts. Everything in the park was designed by Italian architects. To the east of the park, the famous Pink Fountain pergola can be seen. Large conservatories and homes used to be in the southern part of the park. After the visit to palace and park we will drive to technical and military museum which is the largest private museum of vintage technical and military equipment within Russia and one of the largest in Europe overall. The collection is of mechanical 'things' and covers a wide range - military hardware, aviation, motorcycles, guns and of course the collectors first love retro cars. There are more than 1000 exhibits and they are growing all the time thanks to the work of a full time restoration team in workshops. Within these walls a car enthusiasts can see not only marques known in the west, but local Russian cars, some of which have severe providence; Stalins car; The parade car of Yuri Gagarin and the list goes on...
Price: per person
Duration: 5 h
The first stop of our tour will be at the a picturesque estate, and museum Arkhangelskoye which is one is famous for its unique and exquisite collection of fine art objects such as paintings, sculptures, its interior and furniture. It belonged to Princes Golitsyn, but the much of it was added later, when the Prince Nikolai Yusupov was the estate owner. At that time the estate acquired the position of becoming the most popular centre of Moscow’s high life. Among the Arkhangelskoye visitors were royal families, nobility, well-known poets, writers and politicians. You will have an unequalled opportunity to appreciate the 18th century park that was built approximately the same time as the Great Palace. You will see the terraces of the park, that are decorated by delightful statues, exquisite vases and busts. Everything in the park was designed by Italian architects. To the east of the park, the famous Pink Fountain pergola can be seen. Large conservatories and homes used to be in the southern part of the park. After the visit to palace and park we will drive to technical and military museum which is the largest private museum of vintage technical and military equipment within Russia and one of the largest in Europe overall. The collection is of mechanical 'things' and covers a wide range - military hardware, aviation, motorcycles, guns and of course the collectors first love retro cars. There are more than 1000 exhibits and they are growing all the time thanks to the work of a full time restoration team in workshops. Within these walls a car enthusiasts can see not only marques known in the west, but local Russian cars, some of which have severe providence; Stalins car; The parade car of Yuri Gagarin and the list goes on...
Price: per person
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Blake, 10.04.2024
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