The foundation of the city is attributed to the beginning of the 12th century. During the Batyev invasion in 1238, Tver, like many other cities, was destroyed. In the 14th and 16th centuries, despite the Tatars' raids and internecine wars, the Tver principality was a strong independent state. Many buildings of the city of Tver, manors, churches and monasteries are built with the participation of outstanding architects - Rastrelli and PR. Nikitina, M.F. Kazakova and J. Quarenghi, K.I. Rossi and others. After the strongest fire in 1763, Catherine II ordered to allocate a million rubles from the royal treasury for the construction of stone houses in the center of the city of Tver. (Hence the name of the central street is Millionnaya). When the city was rebuilt, the architect Nikitin took as a basis the scheme of the center of St. Petersburg with its ceremonial triple streets. The main feature of this lay-out was the long axial Millionnaya street (now Sovetskaya).
In 1931 Tver was renamed Kalinin in honor of the native of the Tver province of the Soviet political figure MI Kalinin. In the 30-ies in the fight against religion, the Cathedral Transfiguration Cathedral was blown up. The city of Tver was seriously damaged during the occupation and heavy fighting during the Great Patriotic War. In 1990, the city was returned to its historical name - Tver and the coat of arms.
The most ancient architectural building of Tver is the Church of the White Trinity. Inside there is a unique iconostasis and paintings of the XVIII-XIX centuries. Krasiv is also an architectural ensemble of the XIX century - the Trinity Church, St. Nicholas Church and the Gate Church of the Savior. On the territory of the existing Nativity of Christ. preserved Christ-Resurrection and Resurrection, cathedrals, living and household premises. The Ascension Cathedral of the mid-18th century is also interesting. and a small chapel of St. John of Kronstadt, located among modern houses.
The main street is Tver - Sovetskaya. Most of the buildings here are architectural monuments. On the Lenin Square (formerly Fontannaya) one can see an ensemble of administrative buildings. From the square is Trekhsvyatskaya Street - the analogue of Arbat in Moscow, where artists sell their paintings.
26 авг 2024