Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-06-19
MOSCOW
The Ancient Capital of Russia-Its Peculiar l.
ties and Public Buildln gs-The Bust
ness Sections Imperial Palace
Street Life Ofthe Popu.
lace Of Moscow.


the most productive agricultural di
trlcts of the Empire, and when view
cd from the summit of the Sparro'
hills, an amphitheatre of low, wood
cd hills, 1t presents to the eye of tn
spectator truly enchanting panol
anna, which Alexander Won Hum
Doldt said had made an overpower
ing impression on him. AT your fee
the Moskva river, which divides tn
city into two unequal parts, wind
through beautiful meadows risin!
beyoha you sec mingled mass o
towers, gilded and painted domes
churches monasteries and palaces
The whole, when seen on q sunny
day, and under clear sky, possesses
an almost unearthly splendor, from
the dazzling whiteness of the build
ings, and the glancing brilliance OF
the gilded church domes. The city
covers a larger extent fground than
any other European capital except
Condor, and perhaps Constantine,
pie; and when the traveller sees the
sea OF houses on the broken and bill
ly surface before him extending to
the horizon, he feels inclined to esti-
mate the population at millions upon
millions. And yet it is only about
four hundred thousand, and it's in
crease is by no means rapid. 1t is
divided into three distinct circles
Tho first or more remote from the
center is called Zemlianoi Gorod, or
Earth City, the second is the Beloi
Gorod, or White City; and the third
the kitai Gorod, or Chinese City
In the first of the three live the mid
die classes. The houses are mostly
built Of wood, and have gardens in
front of them, which gives u singu-
larly attractive appearance in the
streets. The Beloi Gorod is the arts.
tocratic quarter, and here can be
found many imposing palaces.
The Kitai Gorod, finally, is the
business part of the place, and is al
so briefly called "Gorod," or CITY,
1t is enclosed by an embattIed wall,
and covers an extensive space. It's
larges. portion is occupied by what
is termed the Grosteeny-Dvore, an
immense mass of buildings, divided
into rows of shops, warehouses and
storehouses, each row being devot-
ed tn the sale OF particular kind of
goods, and having tho name of the
article sold, as, for instance, Knife
Cow, Linen Row, Silk Row, Plate
Row, and the like. On the south
west of the "Gorod," and separated
fro - it by large sduarc called the
Crassnaia Red Square), stands the
Kremlin, the ancient fortress Of the
city. This famous Kremlin, which
has SO often played a conspicuous
part in the history of Russia, is built
on the brow Of low hill, at tho foot
of which flows the Moskva river, and
it is surrounded by high crenellat-
ed wall, broken at intervals by tow
ers of various heights. Taken as
whole, the Kremlin is one of the
most original, beautiful and striking
objects that can be conceived. It's
commanding situation on the banks
Of the Moskva river, its high and
venerable walls, with its various COL
ored towers and steeples, the num-
Der and size of its line buildings,
with their painted roofs, the catbe-
dral, churches, monasteries and bell
fries, their domes, guilt, tin-plated or
green-the whole presents a gram
deur and beauty indescribable and
unique. Two gates of remarkable
architecture lead into the interior of
the Kremlin-the gate of ST. Nicho-
las on the right, and the Holy Gate,
or Sposs Vorota, on the left. Over
the lattea gate is the miraculous pic
ture of the Virgin, and no one is al
lowed to pass it without uncovering
his head. Before entering be will
see to his left the famous Church of
St. Basil. Proceeding through the
Sposs Vorota, the visitor finds, on
his right, square, in which are the
principal Churches Of Moscow among
them tho the Cathedral of Assump,
ton, decked out with gorgeous and
extravagant ornaments. In this
Church the Emperors are invested
with the ancient crown Of the Cars.
The highest of the steeples of the
Church is that of Ivan Velek John
the Great); from which splendid
view of the city may be greatly en-
joyed. /.
The Imperial Palace, modern
erection replacing the older one
which, in former times, had been oc
cupied by the Gar, and in which Ma
poleon l, had spent part of his dis
astrous sojourn in Moscow, is fine
structure, but seems out of character
with the surroundings. More char
acteristics and striking ediices are
the Treasury, with its wonderful col
lectioRs, the Arsenal with its trophy
guns, ann the Senate House. Street
life in Moscow is exceedingly at
tractive for the Western traveller, on
account of the semi-Asiatic appear.
ance of two.thirds of the people seen
in the principal thoroughfares. The
city is the great center of Eastern
trade, and its merchants are by far
weather. than those of st. Peters,
burg. The history Of Moscow is
that of the Cars. 1t has witnessed
within its walls nanny stirring men,
orable and terrible events-the atros
cities of Ivan the Terrible, the wise
and mild reign of Ivan the Great, the
extirpation of Strelitzi, under Peter
the Great, and above all things the
confagra.ion Of 1872, by which moro
than three-fourths oft was Destroy
ed. But Moscow was rebuilt with
wonderful rspidity, and it is by far
finer city than it was before Napo>
leon l entered it after the battle of
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