What to do on Sparrow Hills in summer. Observation deck on Sparrow Hills

How to get to Sparrow Hills on your own is the topic of this guide. Observation deck at Sparrow Hills located opposite the high-rise building of Moscow State University.

Vorobyovy Gory how to get there the easiest way

Let's not deny that the easiest way to get to the observation deck is by car. The site is located on Kosygina Street. In the navigator you can put the address of the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity on Vorobyovy Gory - st. Kosygina, 30.

How to get there by metro: Vorobyovy Gory

We suggest using the fastest and most economical version for Moscow of “getting from point A to point B,” that is, using the metro. And even though young people use navigators all the time, we are old-fashioned people; in Moscow we navigate by map. In addition, the better half of the site’s team of authors suffers from geographic cretinism and, for their unfortunate friends, explains with their fingers and shows in photographs how to be in the right place at the right time.

The metro station closest to the observation deck is called “Vorobyovy Gory”, it is located on the red metro line.

There are two stations on this line in the city center. Not far from the Kremlin there is the Lenin Library station, and next to Red Square is the Okhotny Ryad station. From here to Vorobyovy Gory station the train takes 13 minutes, then you have to walk for about 20 minutes.

How to get to Vorobyovy Gory from the metro

We arrive at the Vorobyovy Gory station. There are two exits to the city.

We need access “to Kosygina Street.” That is, in the direction where the springboard, the Moscow State University high-rise building, is located.

View of Vorobyovy Gory from the Vorobyovy Gory metro station, residential building on Mosfilmovskaya Street.

Let's follow the sign:

The necessary sign at Vorobyovy Gory station.

We go up the escalator and go straight, we find ourselves under the bridge.

We reach the end of the bridge, here the road bifurcates, we need to turn right.

Don't be alarmed if you see a barrier tape - it is not for pedestrians. Calmly pick up the obstacle and move on. Below in the photo you can see both the ribbon and travelers walking towards the observation deck.

Along the pedestrian path

We reach the next fork.

Sidewalk to the Vorobyovy Gory observation deck.

Here again we keep to the right, the desired direction is indicated by an iron fence, in 2014 - yellow. Having walked forward a little, we again see a fork.

It doesn't seem to matter which path you take here, both will lead to the right place. The author of this opus, like a brave hero, went around and took a left.

Sparrow Hills how to get through the park

There are benches and picturesque gazebos along the way.

A few meters after the wooden gazebo on the left you will see a pond with a pair of panoramic balconies.

Then, right along the way, you will see the gazebo again.

And another fork in four roads. Be careful here! You need to turn sharply to the left; from the fork, the desired asphalt path can be easily missed behind the trees and foliage.

There is a treacherous fork in the photo, the roads diverge down to the right, gently upward to the left, the required rise to the left and up was not included in the frame.

The road goes up sharply, steps are visible in the distance.

The staircase leads to the observation deck of the Sparrow Hills.

I don’t know if the number of steps was specially adjusted, or if it happened by accident, but there are exactly 100 of them!

“Now let’s go up the mountain, and there we’ll see Oh” (c).

Having climbed up, do not deny yourself the pleasure of approaching the stele of Herzen and Ogarev, it is located a few meters from the top step, a sign leads to it. And we hurry on and soon go out onto Kosygina Street.

We turn right and continue along the side alley.

The alley along Kosygina Street leads to the observation deck.

Vorobyovy Gory. Walking to the Observation Deck

After a few meters appears cable car. Didn't work on May 25, 2014. And by 2018 it was dismantled and replaced with a modern one. So the photo below is already a fact of history

The desired object is visible immediately behind it.

The staircase leads to the Vorobyovy Gory observation deck.

From here we admire the panoramic view of Moscow from a height of 200 meters above sea level or 80 meters above the level of the Moscow River.

View of the Moscow Business Center from the Sparrow Hills.

From the observation deck you can clearly see the bridge, on its lower tier there is the Vorobyovy Gory metro station, from where we just ascended.

Photo from the site http://bestbridge.net/Eu/luzhneckii-metromost.html

On the left you will see the high-rise building of Moscow State University.

The building of Moscow State University on Vorobyovy Gory.

At the end of the observation deck there is a church, colloquially called “Trinity in Sparrows”.

Church of the Life-Giving Trinity on Vorobyovy Gory.

That's all the attractions of the observation deck. We return to the metro along the same road. Be careful, don’t miss the descent to the Vorobyovy Gory metro station from Kosygina Street.

If you don’t get distracted by benches, gazebos, ponds, ducks, squirrels, jackdaws, and walk at a calm pace, then you can walk from the metro station to the Vorobyovy Gory observation deck in 17-20 minutes.

Squirrel Another squirrel The general director of the park gives instructions to his subordinates. Subordinates, instead of listening with reverence, “make wings with their feet.”

But on a hot day, the road to the lookout can take half a day, because the park on Vorobyovy Gory is very romantic, quiet and well-maintained.

The observation deck on Vorobyovy Gory is perhaps the most famous observation point in Moscow. You can get to it by metro, reaching the Vorobyovy Gory station (the first car from the center) and overcoming a long climb. Of course, it can’t be compared with the Caucasus, but on a central Russian scale it’s quite a mountain: 0) You can also walk from the University metro station - so you don’t even have to overcome the climb. . However, Muscovites usually come here to celebrate the weddings of their friends, and guests of the capital come here on excursion buses.

Across the river you can see the huge Luzhniki stadium. This stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 1980 Olympics and Viktor Tsoi gave one of his last concerts. This is where Spartak Moscow now plays its home matches. On match days you can also find me in stand A5.

On the left hand rises a huge business complex

The 40-story high-rise buildings on Begovaya (on the right) are lost in comparison with the sheer size of the City

On the right hand you can see the building of the Academy of Sciences, the Vorobyovy Gory metro station on the double-tier bridge and the Shukhov TV tower.

All this adds up to a wonderful panorama, which can be seen by clicking on the following photo.

On the left in the photo is a building under construction, called the “Heart of Moscow” - a red lantern several floors high in it pulsates like a heart. Next you can see the already mentioned Moscow City complex. A little to the right, barely visible at night are the high-rise buildings on Begovaya and the bright lights of the Third Transport Ring. Next you can see the Stalinist skyscraper of the Ukraine Hotel. Between the two smoking chimneys you can discern the needle of the Ostankino Tower, near the second chimney is the White House of the Government. To the right, behind the famous book house, is the high-rise building on Kudrinskaya Square, better known as the house on Barrikadnaya. A little further to the right and lower in the photo is a white candle from the bell tower of the Novodevichy Convent. The next vertical visible to the eye is the powerful high-rise building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the center, behind the large Luzhniki sports arena, rise the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great of the Moscow Kremlin. True, it is already quite difficult to distinguish the bell tower at night. Another visible Stalin skyscraper from Sparrow Hills is the skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment, it is slightly to the right of the stadium. On the right side of the photo is the faintly illuminated Shukhov Tower, known for the New Year’s “Blue” lights, and the already mentioned building of the Academy of Sciences. Below it is a bridge with a metro station, and in the very right corner of the picture you can see the arc of the springboard. I think an attentive eye will find more familiar buildings. They even say that during daylight hours you can see from here the house in which Ravshan and Dzhamshut from Our Rashi renovated their first apartment in the very first season of the series...

Not far from the observation deck is the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity on Sparrow Hills. The history of this church is connected with the village of Vorobyovo, which existed here back in the mid-15th century, after which this area was named. The church miraculously managed to avoid the fate of many other Moscow churches in Soviet era. And to this day it continues to delight everyone with the ringing of bells that echoes over the slopes of the Moscow River in the evenings.

And opposite the observation deck of the Sparrow Hills rises the main building of Moscow State University

This high-rise building was erected at the suggestion of Stalin in 1949-1953 by architects B. M. Iofan, L. V. Rudnev, S. E. Chernyshev, P. V. Abrosimov, A. F. Khryakov and V. N. Nasonov.

At the time of construction, the building was the tallest in Moscow; its height together with the spire is 240 meters.

This is probably a good place to end the photo walk - because on a winter night the camera batteries and also your fingers quickly freeze: 0) I hope in the future I will be able to continue the story about Sparrow Hills and Moscow State University with new photographs.

• Favorite vacation spot for tourists, students, newlyweds, bikers and sports car enthusiasts.
• Observation deck at an altitude of 80 m above sea level it offers a breathtaking panoramic view of the city.
• Architectural landmarks‒ Luzhniki sports complex, Shukhov TV tower, Novodevichy Convent, St. Andrew's Monastery and others.
• The most impressive buildings‒ three Stalinist high-rise buildings and the main building of Moscow State University in the Stalinist Empire style.
• In summer you can do boat trip, ride the cable car, bike, roller skate, feed the animals, just take a walk.
• In winter you can practice skiing here, ski jumping, snowboarding.

One of the most famous park areas of Moscow is a favorite vacation spot for students, bikers, newlyweds and tourists. Here are located, offering a panoramic view of the whole of Moscow, and the symbol of the Stalinist Empire style - the Main Building of Moscow University.

In the Middle Ages, there were several villages on this site. One of them, Vorobyovo, stood on the current territory of the university. Today, the preserved Church of the Life-Giving Trinity reminds of the village. In 1453, these lands were bought by Princess Sophia, the wife of Moscow Prince Vasily I, and they became part of the royal domain. Prince Vasily III loved this place very much, often visited it and, according to legend, even took refuge here from the Crimean Khan Devlet Giray, who attacked Moscow in 1521. And in 1547, in this village, together with his family, he took refuge from the Moscow fire.

Observation deck

From the observation deck of the Sparrow Hills, located at an altitude of 80 m above sea level, an excellent panorama of the city opens. City holidays are widely celebrated here, where motorcyclists and sports car enthusiasts gather. From the observation deck you can see the architectural dominants of the city: the Luzhniki sports complex, the Moscow City business center, and St. Andrew's Monasteries, the building of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Shukhov TV Tower, three Stalinist skyscrapers - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, the skyscraper at the Red Gate and the Ukraine Hotel ", Kremlin domes, monument to Peter I by Zurab Tsereteli.

Address: intersection of st. Kosygin and Universitetsky proezd

Trinity Church

The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity is the only reminder of the village of Vorobyovo that was once located here. At first it was wooden, but at the end of the 18th century. On the instructions of Catherine II, a new Empire church was built in its place under the direction of the architect Karl Witberg. The temple is operational and is located in close proximity to the observation deck. The bell tower, the main volume and the gallery connecting them are on the same axis, that is, the temple was built by a “ship”. The temple building ends with a large drum with a dome resembling a rotunda, which is quite typical for Empire buildings. However, inside the church has a quadrangular rather than a round configuration. On the outside, it is decorated with Tuscan order columns, pilasters and paintings.

Address: st. Kosygina, 30

St. Andrew's Monastery

At the foot of the Sparrow Hills is the St. Andrew's Monastery. It was founded in the 17th century. favorite of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Fedor Rtishchev in honor of the liberation of Moscow from the invasion of the Crimean Khan Kazy-Girey. Since this happened on the day of remembrance of the martyr Andrei Stratelates, the monastery was consecrated. Initially, the gate temple was wooden, but in 1675 it was rebuilt in stone. Particularly noteworthy are the tiles made by Belarusian masters of the “tsenin” craft, among whom was the famous Stepan Polubes. Later, another stone structure appeared - the Church of the Resurrection of Christ. Today on the territory of the monastery you can see the bell tower, which received its modern look V mid-19th V. Throughout the 19th century. Utility buildings were also built around these three buildings.

Address: Andreevskaya embankment, 2

The lands with the royal residence and monastery settlement were owned in turn by several famous noble families - the Saltykovs, Dolgorukovs, Yusupovs, as well as Count Matvey Dmitriev-Mamonov, in whose honor the manor house is often called the “Mamonova Dacha”. After the name of the first owner from the Dolgorukov family, the entire estate was named Vasilyevskoye. There was a noisy social life here, many guests came, and gardens with exotic plants grew around the house. The building of the main house in the Empire style, which can be seen now, most likely belongs to the author of the architect Osip Bove, who built a lot in Moscow after the fire of the War of 1812. Its main feature is the presence of a large domed rotunda. On the facade it is highlighted by a mezzanine and a six-column portico of the Ionic order. The rotunda is echoed by the belvedere towers crowning the two estate wings. The house fits harmoniously into environment: standing on a hill, it allowed guests and owners to enjoy the panorama of Moscow. Now this building houses the Institute of Chemical Physics.

Address: st. Kosygina, 4

XX - XXI centuries

Main building of Moscow State University

In the second quarter of the 20th century. Vorobyovy Gory was renamed Leninsky Gory. It was here that one of the most famous Moscow buildings of the Stalin era was built - the main building of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov. It was built from 1949 to 1953, and was completed after Stalin's death. Its architects were Boris Iofan, Lev Rudnev and Sergei Chernyshev; The sculpture on the facades was done by Vera Mukhina, who initially planned to place her famous composition “Worker and Collective Farm Woman” in front of the building.

The main building of Moscow State University is one of the seven embodied. Its height together with the spire is 240 m. Despite the difficult soils, the Main Building stands strong thanks to the special system of foundation, columns and supports designed by the architect and designer Nikolai Nikitin. The premises of the physics, chemistry and biology faculties were built as separate buildings, forming an entire campus. The general style in which the buildings were erected is usually called a variant of Art Deco, “grand style” or Stalinist Empire style.

The building looks grandiose: a high spire, bas-reliefs, a giant order, expensive materials, luxurious stucco. Inside it was supposed to place everything necessary to ensure autonomy - post office, canteens, hairdressers, shops, etc. There are a lot of legends surrounding the construction of Moscow State University. It is believed that somewhere in the Main Building there is even underground passage and a bomb shelter, entrance to the express metro (in the area of ​​zone “B”).

Address: Lenin Mountains, no. 1

Russian Academy of Sciences

The building of the Russian Academy of Sciences is also impressive in scale. Its construction took 16 years, from 1974 to 1990. In plan, the building resembles two towers that stand side by side. They are surrounded by low extensions included in a single ensemble. On top of the complex is decorated with an intricate golden composition with a clock. Now on the upper floors of the RAS building there is concert hall and an expensive restaurant with panoramic views.

Address: Leninsky Prospekt, 32a

Metropolitan

In 1959, the first open station of the Moscow metro, Vorobyovy Gory, was built in this area. It is located on the Luzhnetsky Bridge over the Moscow River. The construction of the station was fraught with significant difficulties and numerous errors; the station was closed for large-scale reconstruction. Now this is one of the most beloved stations by Muscovites: laconically decorated, spacious, bright, with an opening panorama of the city. It is the station with the longest hall in the Moscow metro, and its glass-enclosed station lobby periodically hosts temporary exhibitions.

Address: Vorobyovy Gory station, Sokolnicheskaya line of the Moscow Metro.

Luzhniki is a large multifunctional sports complex, which, in addition to matches and tournaments, hosts large-scale concerts and public holidays. The main construction took place in the 1950s; later the complex was partially reconstructed in preparation for the famous 1980 Summer Olympics. Many sports competitions in Russia and the world took place in this sports complex. Today you can rent courts, sports grounds, and use the services of a tour desk. Luzhniki has a golf complex, a swimming pool, sports sections, a hotel, a restaurant, and a medical center. Around the complex there is big park, there are several notable sculptures from the 1960s to the 1990s, as well as a small modern octagonal chapel of Prince Vladimir.

Address: Luzhniki, 24 (Bolshoi Sports Arena)

Active recreation on Vorobyovy Gory

The Vorobyovy Gory nature reserve lays wooden paths to several springs in the summer, spring and autumn and organizes “ecological” walking routes. You can book a tour and feed the animals (there are special feed vending machines).

In the Moscow Palace of Children and Youth Creativity (Kosygina St., 17) there are many different clubs and sections. On the territory of the complex you can ride a slide, rent bicycles and tubes.

Take a look around the capital, relax, take spectacular photographs - these are just some of the opportunities that Vorobyovy Gory offers, one of the most scenic spots in Moscow and one of the most spectacular points of the city. Although they do not reach the heights of real mountains, Moscow is clearly visible from them. However, the place became famous not only for its observation deck - on the Sparrow Hills there is a picturesque nature reserve and the building of Moscow State University.

Sights of Sparrow Hills

Maybe, main factor popularity of Sparrow Hills - observation deck with the widest panorama of the city. It allows you to see Moscow from an unusual angle and serves as a place for photography and concerts. It is clear that there are many tourists here at any time of the year.

The observation deck was equipped simultaneously with the construction of the new main building of Moscow State University in the mid-20th century. It is located on highest point Sparrow Hills and offers views of the Luzhniki Stadium, the tallest residential complexes and skyscrapers in Moscow, Ostankino TV tower, building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Behind Luzhniki you can see the bell towers of the Kremlin cathedrals and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Thanks to the Vorobyovy Gory observation deck, you can watch how the appearance of Moscow grows and changes year after year.

Panorama of Moscow from the Sparrow Hills.

The territory of the Sparrow Hills is occupied by a nature reserve, founded in 1998. On the northern side it is bounded by the Moskva River embankment and stretches from Gorky Park on one side to the Third Transport Ring on the other. There are several routes through the reserve hiking trails with a total length of almost 2 km. Also in the park there are beautiful Lesnoy, Small and Big Andreevsky ponds.

Since some areas of the reserve are difficult to access for recreation, it has managed to preserve significant biodiversity. There are dozens of bird species (including rare ones) and more than 400 plant species. Mammals include squirrels, moles and shrews. In the reserve you can go on a thematic excursion with visits to secluded paths and ponds.

On the Sparrow Hills there is the Trinity Church, on the site of which a wooden church stood in the 15th century. The new building began to be erected in the Empire style in 1811. The church survived the Napoleonic invasion and the Soviet period. Its interior and appearance remained unchanged.

The facade of the temple is decorated with a fresco depicting St. Alexis healing Queen Taidula. On another fresco, Sergius of Radonezh is depicted with Dmitry Donskoy during the blessing for the Battle of Kulikovo. The Trinity Church houses shrines, including icons from the 17th century.

Trinity Church on Sparrow Hills.

In the 70s, a monument to Herzen and Ogarev, who had revolutionary ideas in their youth, appeared in the forest on the slope of the Sparrow Hills. It was at this place, during a walk, that they vowed to fight the autocracy and continue the work of the Decembrists. On the monument you can see bas-relief portraits of Ogarev and Herzen, as if facing each other. He became not only a symbol of the revolutionary movement, but also a sign of loyalty to his oath.

Vorobyovy Gory has long been a favorite vacation spot for guests of the capital and Muscovites. At the foot of the steep slope there are two embankments of the Moscow River: Andreevskaya and Vorobyovskaya. The embankments are very popular for cycling, skateboarding and roller skating. The embankments have wonderful walking areas where you can rent bicycles. You can sign up for excursions of varying lengths or take a ride on a river bus.

In winter, life on Vorobyovy Gory does not stop - ski slopes open. Around December, trails for cross-country and alpine skiing, open a snowboard park and organize sleigh rides. All infrastructure is included: instructor services and equipment rental are available.

Moscow State University building on Vorobyovy Gory

The main symbol of the Sparrow Hills remains the majestic building of Moscow State University, surrounded by a majestic park. This is an architectural example of the mid-20th century, the construction of which began on the initiative of Stalin and was completed in 5 years - a record time for those times. The building itself and all its sculptures are classified as objects of cultural significance. A tour of the Moscow State University building can be combined with a tour of the adjacent botanical garden.

Vorobyovy Gory - photo

The Vorobyovy Gory observation deck is one of the best places for photographing views of Moscow. Note that for shooting (and just for observation) you should choose morning hours and slightly windy weather - in these cases, the haze will not spoil the magnificent picture.

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There are not many places in the city that participate in the life of almost every resident. Wedding processions come here, artists and writers admire the panorama of the city, schoolchildren celebrate their graduation here, students relax here and skiers train... In a word, if the Kremlin is the heart of the capital, then Sparrow Hills is no less than its soul.

From the village to the cultural center

According to legend, the Sparrow Hills got their name from the name of the priest Sparrow who owned these territories, who parted with them in favor of the Grand Duchess Sofia Vitovtovna. From that moment until the 19th century, the Sparrow Hills were a favorite vacation spot for Moscow princes and tsars. In Soviet times, the Sparrow Hills were also not ignored: first, almost by accident, changing their name to Lenin Hills, and then choosing them as the location of the country’s first university.

During the existence of the USSR, Vorobyovy Gory was radically transformed. At the time the university was founded (1949), the wooded bank of the Moscow River was inhabited mainly by moose, wild boars and hares (which, by the way, students regularly saw back in the 80s). In 1953, when the university was completed, the design of the observation deck was also completed. From that moment on, the edge of the Sparrow Hills became a traditional place for national festivities, and not just the residence of kings and princes.

What to see

It is better to start a walk along the Sparrow Hills from the Moscow State University building (from the Universitet metro station, 10 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by minibus). After walking along the Alley of Scientists, you will come to an observation deck from which Karamzin, Lermontov, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Gorky, Blok, Bulgakov admired the view, and although the writers of the past saw a completely different city, you will get no less pleasure. Clearly in front of you will be the domes and high-rise buildings of the capital, the picturesque bend of the Moscow River and the Luzhniki Stadium, located on the opposite bank. Arriving at the site in the evening, you can easily feel like the heroes of Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita” - this is where they set off on their mystical journey.

If the Kremlin is the heart of the capital, then Sparrow Hills is no less than its soul.

Next you will go to the Moscow River. Vorobyovy Gory is a nature conservation area where many plants rare for Moscow have been preserved. There are a lot of animals and birds here; the park has places where you can feed them. An ecological trail is organized on the territory, convenient for walking. Children will also find it interesting here; in the middle of the walk there is a children's playground waiting for them.

There is a cable car all year round, which you can use if you decide to go back to the observation deck or shorten the forest walk in favor of a sports one.

There is a wonderful walking area along the banks of the Moscow River. Here you can rent roller skates or a bicycle and ride along the river on good asphalt. On the bridge spanning the river there is the Vorobyovy Gory metro station. If you wish, you can continue moving up the river to Neskuchny Garden. In summer, such a walk can be done by river bus; its station is also called “Sparrow Hills”.

The park doesn't go quiet either winter time- located here ski slope. Sleigh rides are traditionally organized, and a cross-country skiing track is laid out in the park.