Tagansky District (russian: Тага́нский райо́н) is a

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of the

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, located between the Moskva and

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s near the mouth of the latter. Population: The district takes its name from the former ''Taganskaya'' '' sloboda'', where the

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s lived in the 16th century. ''Tagan'' is the old Russian word for their product, a

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to set a pot on (known in English as "brand-iron"). Moscow, Serebryanishesky lane

The modern center of the Taganka district is the

Taganskaya Square Taganskaya Square (russian: link=no, Таганская площадь) is a city square at the south-eastern corner of the Garden Ring in central Moscow, formed in 1963 by merging two historic squares, Upper Taganka and Lower Taganka. In 181 ...

, where the

Taganka Theatre Taganka Theatre (russian: link=no, Театр на Таганке, Театр драмы и комедии на Таганке, "Таганка") is a theater located in the Art Nouveau building on Taganka Square in Moscow. History The Drama and ...

is located. The skyline is dominated by the

Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers laid down in September 1947 and completed in 1952, designed by Dmitry Chechulin (then Chief Architect of Moscow) and Andrei Rostkovsky. The main tower has 32 levels (inclu ...

, once the tallest skyscraper in the Soviet Union. The area contains a fine set of pre-Petrine parish churches, including the Athonite metochion and the Bolvanovka church. Apart from Taganka proper, the modern district includes other historic neighbourhoods such as Kulishki in the eastern

Bely Gorod Bely Gorod ( rus, Бе́лый го́род, p=ˈbʲelɨj ˈɡorət, "White City") is the central core area of Moscow, Russia beyond the Kremlin and Kitay-gorod. The name comes from the color of its defensive wall, which was erected in 1585–15 ...

Khitrovka Khitrovskaya Square (russian: Хитровская площадь), also known historically as Khitrov marketplace (russian: Хитров рынок) or simply Khitrovka (russian: Хитровка), is a square in the centre of Moscow that existed ...

Solyanka Solyanka (russian: соля́нка, initially ''селя́нка''; in English "Settlers' Soup") is a thick and sour soup of Russian origin that is common in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and other states of the former Soviet Union and certain part ...

Krutitsy Krutitsy Metochion (russian: Крути́цкое подворье), full name: Krutitsy Patriarchal Metochion (russian: Крутицкое Патриаршее подворье) is an operating ecclesiastical estate of Russian Orthodox Churc ...

, and (the spiritual centre of

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). Major sights include the 18th-century Foundling Home and at least three walled monasteries — the

Andronikov The Andronikashvili ( ka, ანდრონიკაშვილები), sometimes known as Endronikashvili (ენდრონიკაშვილები), was a countly family in Georgia who claimed descent from emperor Andronicos I of th ...

, the Pokrovsky, and the Novospassky.

References

External links

Taganka - Prison, Area, Today
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