page_title: Tsaritsyno Palace
section_title: Park
hierarchical_section_title: Tsaritsyno Palace / Park
caption_attribution_description: English: Moscow, Russia. Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve. Opera House. This is a photo of a cultural heritage object in Russia, number: 7710115018 This template and pages using it are maintained by the Russian WLM team. Please read the guidelines before making any changes that can affect the monuments database! Русский: Москва, Россия. Музей-заповедник Царицыно. Оперный дом.
context_page_description: Tsaritsyno is a palace museum and park reserve in the south of Moscow. It was founded in 1776 by the order of Catherine the Great.
  The palace has lent its name to the surrounding district and the nearby metro station.
context_section_description: The 18th-century architecture ensemble was built (though not finished) following the order of Catherine II in Neo-Gothic style, after projects of the Bazhenov and Kazakov, and it is the only 18th-century architectural ensemble of such dimensions in Russia. 
  Around the palace, in the park there are a number of pavilions, pergolas, arbours, artificial grottos, decorative bridges (early 19th century, architect I. Yegotov), and a Russian Orthodox temple “Source of Life”, as well as a modern recreation center with an upscale restaurant. For a long time most buildings were ruined (and used for rock climbing). In 2005-2007  most buildings were extensively restored and completed: roofs, interiors and decorations have been added and their historical appearance has been altered. A number of buildings house the Russian museum of folk and applied art. The atrium of the “Bread House” is used for concerts of Moscow musicians.
  The park grounds contain a group of burial mounds (Kurgans) that belong to the Early Slavs tribe Vyatichs dated to the 11th-13th century.
caption: Bazhenov's "Opera House", 1776–1778
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