🏛 Mikhalkovo Estate and Cultural Center

Михалковская ул., 38

Count Panin's estate with red-brick "Gothic" gate towers of the 18th century, attributed to Bazhenov; in the wing is a cultural centre with a museum exhibition and shows.

From 1680 Mikhalkovo belonged to the Princes Dashkov; Ekaterina Dashkova lived here in 1764–1769 and signed herself "Countess Mikhalkova" abroad.
In 1769 Dashkova sold the estate to her uncle Nikita Panin, and in 1772 he gave it to his brother, General-in-Chief Pyotr Panin.
The ensemble with towers was built in 1780–1784; the design is attributed to Vasily Bazhenov, and the architect Pyotr Plyuskov built it.
The crescents and kokoshnik gables on the towers recall the capture of Bender by Panin's army.
From the early 19th century the estate housed a calico factory and then a cloth factory, developed by Wilhelm Jokisch.
The cultural centre in the wing opened in autumn 2024.

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Mikhalkovo: Gothic towers and the Golovinsky Ponds