Izmailovo Kremlin is an entertainment venue set in a whimsical fortress-palace. It hosts all sorts of museums — of history, art, vodka, bread, — restaurants, a tea house, a crafts market and a marriage chapel, of all things. Basically, it’s a whole lot of random fun (I know I am underselling it) under many brightly colored roofs!
Map of the Izmailovo Kremlin. Image credit: Izmailovo Kremlin.
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Oh WOW this is gorgeous. With very little immediate prospect of visiting Moscow, I have delighted in your insider’s tour of places of interest. Your pictures underline for me one reason I adore Russian architecture and exterior design: the sure knowledge that it will be framed in snow and overcast fully half the year, and the exuberant use of color. One does not wish to lose important landmarks in the snow!
If only the locals in Minnesota could take note of this… Putty does not look well against a snowy landscape. 🙂
I am a Russian who lives in Minnesota, and I fully agree! I visited this market for the first time in August and absolutely fell in love with it. Wish Minnesota had a little more color to it.
The market is where my paycheck goes to die – there’s always something so pretty I cant resist! And I just love the area – with the pond, and park, and old monastery nearby there’s so much to do.
so, like, the russian version of ‘it’s a small world’? i love how colorful it is..even underneath the snow!
It’s almost brighter with the snow bc of the contrast!
It’s jaw-dropping… and it’s been built recently (1998-2007)… fantastic!
Yup, I’ve read that it’s 17 years old, and the market is only 25, which SHOCKED me. I assumed it’s been there for decades, incl. Soviet decades.
I love this – its looks magical.
(and somehow my comment from last night did not post. As I was tired, it was far more creative than this comment)
I have no doubt in its loveliness 🙂
The tree of love is awesome, I want one!
It looks a bit intimidating up-close – a LOT of hardware!
Wow! I love this. It looks so romantic, especially in the Russian snow. I like the tree of love and are they really as young as someone said above?
17 years old indeed! A very recent project. Actually it wasnt opened/completed till after I moved to the US in late 90s.
Argh there are so many adorable places to visit and somehow only the Big Two are on everyone’s radar. Now I have to go all the way back…
Wait, what are the Big Two?
I meant Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Ha. Totally guilty. I need to get out to the Great Beyond a bit more!
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