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      Tsaritsyno: palace, conservatories and ponds

      ⏱ 4 h 30 min🚶 5 km🍽 1📍 5 stops
      🚶 Moderate — 3–7 km

      The neo-Gothic of Bazhenov and Kazakov, tropical conservatories and big ponds.

      👶 With kids🏛 History and architecture🌳 Parks and nature
      👶 under 3, 3–6, 7–12 years · ✓ stroller-friendly

      The paths are asphalt, but the terrain is hilly; near the palace there is scaffolding — go around by the side paths. To cross the ponds, use the dam and the Figured Bridge, which have no steps.

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        🖼 Grand Tsaritsyno Palace
        🎟 ticket · the park is free, the palace requires a ticket
        A pseudo-Gothic palace of red brick with white-stone decoration, built by Kazakov for Catherine II.
        A museum in the palace that Catherine never accepted. In autumn 2026 the towers are in scaffolding and you can't walk along the facades — there are detour paths, and the museum inside is open
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        Grand Tsaritsyno Palace
        © Alexxx1979 · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Grand Tsaritsyno Palace
        © Mike1979 Russia · CC BY-SA 3.0
        • In 1775 Catherine II bought the Black Mud estate and renamed it Tsaritsyno.
        • The ensemble was first built by Vasily Bazhenov, but in 1785 the empress inspected the palace and ordered the main buildings demolished.
        • The new palace was built by Matvey Kazakov from 1786; after Catherine's death in 1796 construction stopped.
        • For almost two centuries the palace stood unfinished and without a roof.
        • The building was completed and restored in 2005–2007, after which a museum opened in it.
        • The style of the ensemble is called Russian, or pseudo-Gothic: red brick with white-stone decoration.
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        ✨ Tsaritsyno Greenhouses
        🎟 ticket
        Three restored greenhouses by the palace with palms, citrus trees and exotic plants.
        Tropics all year round
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        Tsaritsyno Greenhouses
        © Mike1979 Russia · CC BY-SA 3.0
        Tsaritsyno Greenhouses
        © Mike1979 Russia · CC BY-SA 3.0
        • The first stone greenhouse in Tsaritsyno was built by Vasily Bazhenov in the 1780s.
        • By the early 19th century the greenhouse complex had five large buildings, expanded in the 1820s.
        • Pineapples, peaches and bitter oranges were grown here and sold at Moscow markets.
        • The greenhouses were closed in 1860, when Tsaritsyno was passed to the Department of Appanages, and in the 1880s a dacha settlement grew up in their place.
        • The current three greenhouses were recreated in 2006–2007 from old drawings and excavation data.
        • The greenhouses host seasonal exhibitions, such as New Year in the Kingdom of Flora.
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        ☕️ AnderSon family café in Tsaritsyno · 🧸 play area
        ул. Тюрина, 1 (у визит-центра «Царицыно»)
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        A snack
        🍴 A family café and confectioner's by the main entrance to Tsaritsyno, with a play area and a kids' menu. What to order: breakfast, signature cakes and pastries, and for kids the Zefirnaya Lapa (marshmallow paw) dessert.
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        ✨ Singing Fountain
        A large fountain on the Middle Tsaritsyno Pond, where the jets move to music and lighting.
        Light-and-music shows — from late April to early October; in winter the fountain is under an inflatable dome
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        Singing Fountain
        © VladFedotov · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Singing Fountain
        © Sergey Korovkin 84 · CC BY-SA 4.0
        • The light-and-music fountain was launched in 2007, when the restored Tsaritsyno ensemble opened.
        • The fountain stands by Podkova Island on the Middle Tsaritsyno Pond.
        • The fountain has more than 800 jets up to 15 m high that change their pattern in time with the music, and in the evening they are lit by almost 4,000 lamps.
        • The repertoire includes classics, among them Tchaikovsky, as well as pop tunes.
        • In 2022–2023 the fountain was thoroughly overhauled: the pumps, lighting and sound system were replaced.
        • The fountain runs from spring to autumn and is switched off in winter.
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        🌳 Tsaritsyno Ponds
        A cascade of large ponds around the estate with a dam, bridges and views of the palace ensemble.
        A loop around the ponds and the bridges
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        Tsaritsyno Ponds
        © Alexxx1979 · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Tsaritsyno Ponds
        © A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
        Tsaritsyno Ponds
        © Ulaisaeva · CC BY-SA 4.0
        • The ponds are a cascade on the Gorodnya stream, partly existing even before the estate became the tsar's.
        • The Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve with its park and ponds was created in 1984.
        • Vasily Bazhenov built the Figured Bridge in 1776–1778, and the Large Bridge over the ravine in 1778–1784.
        • On the pond is the light-and-music singing fountain, which appeared during the 2007 reconstruction.
        • 18th-century pavilions survive in the park: Milovida and the Temple of Ceres.

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