Troitse-Lykovo, Cultural heritage site in Strogino, Russia
Troitse-Lykovo is a noble estate along the Moscow River in Strogino with multiple buildings and gardens situated within a protected natural area. The property includes residential structures, a church, and service buildings spread across the grounds.
In 1610 Tsar Vasily Shuysky granted the estate to Prince Boris Lykov, who moved the village and its wooden Trinity Church closer to the Moscow River. In 1690 it passed to Martemyan Naryshkin, uncle of Peter I, who commissioned the stone Trinity Church built between 1690 and 1695, possibly by Yakov Bukhvostov. The wooden church was moved to the garden and reconsecrated to the Dormition; it stood until 1937.
The stone Trinity Church was built between 1690 and 1695, probably by Yakov Bukhvostov, on the order of Martemyan Naryshkin, Peter the Great's uncle; legend says Peter himself laid the foundation stone. The earlier wooden Trinity church was moved into the garden and reconsecrated to the Dormition, serving until 1937. The white walls, tiered tower and gilded onion domes with crosses are what a visitor sees today.
Visitors can reach the estate using public transportation to the Strogino district or by taking river cruises from multiple Moscow docks. The grounds are situated in a protected natural area, so staying on marked paths is advisable.
In 1846 a steppe mammoth skeleton was found on the Moscow River bank near the village and described by the naturalist Karl Rouillier. The village also keeps a rural, now dacha-like character and is the only village inside the Moscow Ring Road whose demolition is not planned.
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