Dutch house of Peter I (Kolomenskoye)

The model reproduces in its true size the house of Peter I in Zaandam , which is the oldest wooden house in the Netherlands. The “Original” was built in 1632 from wooden parts of ships that have served their age and is an example of cheap housing for sailors and workers in Holland in the mid- 17th century . In 1697, Tsar Peter I, who was then in Holland as part of the “Great Embassy”, lived in a house owned at that time by the sea blacksmith Gerrit Kist.

As a historical relic, the house has been preserved and is currently the oldest wooden house in the Netherlands ^[1] . An exact copy of the building, collected, however, using modern technology, was created in the summer of 2013 by the specialists of the 101st engineering battalion of the city of Wesep the Dutch armed forces, after which it was disassembled by sea to Russia. A copy of the house of Peter I arrived in St. Petersburg on September 24, 2013, in five containers, on board two warships of the Netherlands Navy - the frigate "Seven Provinces" and the patrol ship "Friesland" ^[2] .

In early October, the model was delivered to Moscow by road, after which it began to be assembled at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve. The location near the Zhuzh river, in the immediate vicinity of the exhibits of the Museum of Wooden Architecture ^[3], was chosen as the place for the installation of the model. Construction work on the assembly and installation of a copy of the house was carried out by military engineers of the 101st engineering battalion of the city of Wesep of the armed forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands with the participation of the Russian armed forces of the unit of the 45th separate engineering brigade of the Western military district , located in Nakhabino, Moscow region ^{[4] [5]} .

On November 12, 2013, the opening ceremony of the Dutch House of Peter the Great took place . Lieutenant General Yuri Stavitsky, chief of the engineering forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, took part in the opening ceremony ^[5] .

Thus, in the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve two houses of Peter the Great are presented at once, reflecting the different stages of the tsar’s life - the Dutch house and the Archangel’s house of Peter the Great , transferred here in the 30s of the last century, in which he lived during the construction of ships in the area Arkhangelsk .

The exposition of the house was created by specialists of the Moscow State United Museum-Reserve with the participation of the Zaan Museum in the Netherlands .

Outside

The building, which is part of the exposition, completely repeats the house of Peter the Great in the Dutch Zaandam. It consists of two log houses with a log connected by a canopy. The house with low doors and ceilings is made of thick logs. Twin windows and rounded entrance doors, characteristic of ship cabins at the beginning of the 18th century, are also unusual.

Interior space

Fragments of the unusual interior of the original house are repeated in two small rooms of 42 square meters. Restorers recreated a fireplace with real Delft ceramic tiles, tinted the light wood with a tint in dark color, thus creating an atmosphere of the late 17th century. An interesting sleeping place of Peter I , which is a wooden niche with doors covered with fabric.

On a massive wooden desk is a mock-up of an old Dutch warship, maps, blueprints, work notes, books on maritime affairs, which, on the orders of Peter the Great, began to be published in Russia after he returned from Holland. The first Russian navigation atlas, published by Kruys , was printed in Dutch and Russian.

A unique exhibit of the collection is a rarity of that time - a forged window hinge of the 17th century, which was discovered in 2013 while strengthening the foundation during the restoration work of an authentic house in Zaandam. The directorate of the Zaan Museum presented it to the representatives of Kolomenskoye in honor of the opening of the copy house.

On display are portraits of Peter I and his wife Catherine I , works of graphic art, the icon of the Savior Not Made by Hand - the shrine accompanied the king on military campaigns.

The multimedia part of the exposition is dedicated to the history of the Great Embassy - the diplomatic mission of Russia to Western Europe, undertaken by Peter I in 1697-1698. The interactive map shows the detailed route of the Great Embassy, ​​as well as the countries and cities visited by Peter I, studying their experience for the future transformation of Russia.

A special section of the electronic exhibition is dedicated to the stay of Peter I in Kolomenskoye, the beloved residence of Russian tsars near Moscow. The documentary at the exposition tells the story of the appearance of a copy of the Dutch house on the banks of the river Juji .

• The Dutch house of Peter I in Kolomenskoye is again open for visitors on the site “Museums of Russia”
• The Dutch house of Peter I in Kolomenskoye on the site "Culture.RF"
• The Dutch house of Tsar Peter on the website of the Moscow State United Artistic Historical, Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve