Category:Myasnitskaya

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Literally Myasnitskaya Ulitsa means "butcher street". It got its name after the butchers who lived here in the 16th-17th centuries. Myasnitskaya was “ennobled” in the 18th century when Tsar Peter’s retinue began to settle here in hope to deserve majestic attention: Peter the Great used this road when he visited his favourite German village in Lefortovo.

At the corner of Myasnitskaya and Lubyansky proezd one of the most unusual museums is situated for those who are curious to know more about bright and tragic life of the extraordinary Soviet poet, Futurist №1 Vladimir Mayakovsky. House No.26 for more than 300 years allows people to keep in touch with their beloved ones wherever they are – it is Moscow General Post Office. It was founded in 1700 although modern building was constructed in 1912 by Munts.

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