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Taynitsky Garden
(
Russian
:
Тайницкий сад
) is an urban park located within the walls of the
Moscow Kremlin
, in
Russia
. The park is named after the
Taynitskaya Tower
in the
Kremlin Wall
, and is part of the portion of the Kremlin which is a
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
.
History
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19th century depiction of the Taynitsky Garden.
During the time of the
Russian Empire
, the location of the Taynitsky Garden was occupied by a church to Saints Constantine and Helena, dating from the late 14th century. It also housed a granary associated with the
Cathedral of the Annunciation
. On a hill in the area, a monument to
Tsar
Alexander II
was erected in 1898.
Following the
1917 Russian Revolution
, the church was among the historic buildings within the Kremlin ordered to be destroyed by
Bolsheviks
as part of the
state atheism
campaign to raze religious structures throughout Russia. The area became a public garden, with the upper portion, bordering
Ivanovskaya Square
called the
Grand Kremlin Public Garden
. The garden was the location of the first
Subbotnik
,
or voluntary labor program, in which
Lenin
publicly participated.
One highlight of this garden is an
oak
tree named
Cosmos
, planted by
Yuri Gagarin
on April 14, 1961, just two days after his return from his historic space flight.
From 1967 to 1995, the area contained a garden with a seated monument to Lenin, opened to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. The statue was removed in 1995 and is now at the
Gorki Leninskiye
museum.
Archaeological investigations at Taynitsky Garden in 2007 uncovered the foundations of ancient houses and artifacts from everyday medieval life.
During a state visit to Russia in 2008
Libyan
leader
Muammar Gaddafi
lived on a tent set up in the Taynitsky garden.
In 2013, a helipad was constructed for the use of Vladimir Putin. This is to help minimize disruption and congestion on Moscow roads caused by motorcades.
Gallery
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Further reading
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External links
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References
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- Klein, Mina.
The Kremlin: Citadel of History
. MacMillan Publishing Company (1973).
ISBN
0-02-750830-7
- Tropkin, Alexander.
The Moscow Kremlin: history of Russia's unique monument
. Publishing House "Russkaya Zhizn" (1980). ASIN: B0010XM7BQ
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Kremlin Wall
and
Towers
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Administrative
buildings
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Churches
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Squares
and gardens
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Monuments
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Former
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