Mar'ynka estate
Mar'ynka estate is a historic property in Stupinsky District with surviving buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. The site includes a stone chapel built in 1748, symmetrical stable buildings decorated in pseudo-Gothic style with turrets, and a large park designed with radiating tree-lined paths and artificial ponds connected by spring-fed streams.
The estate was founded in the early 18th century under the Buturlin family and later redesigned following the architectural style of Bazhenov. Major losses occurred in the 19th century when successive owners demolished the main palace and theater, significantly reducing the original complex that once stood here.
The chapel serves as the spiritual center of the grounds and reflects how residents once gathered for worship and celebrations in this rural setting. The Gothic-style stable buildings demonstrate how owners blended practical farm structures with decorative architectural ambitions.
The grounds are not freely accessible as the estate is protected and restricted. Visitors can see the buildings from the central gates or view them from outside the fence, though full access requires special permission or prior arrangement with site management.
The estate was linked to early Masonic circles, and its architectural choices reflected the owners' esoteric interests and intellectual pursuits. The sacred spring within the park remains a place of local devotion today and is visited by residents during Orthodox feast days.
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