Krechetnikovsky Lane is a lane in the center of Moscow that existed until 1964 between Kompozitorskaya Street and Tchaikovsky Street (now Novinsky Boulevard ) [1] . By the beginning of the lane adjoined the Dog Playground .
Name Origin
It was named in the 19th century according to the Tsar’s Krechetny court, which was here in the 17th century , which contained for the tsar’s hunting roosters (large white falcons exported from the Urals ) and hunters with falcons lived nearby. The former name - Smirnov Lane - according to the homeowner [2] .
History
The lane arose in the 17th century in the royal settlement of the "rover". In the middle of the XVII century , a stone church of the Beheading of John the Baptist in Krechetniki was built in it. It was destroyed in 1930, and in 1937 a house was built in its place on the corner of the lane (now No. 12 on Novinsky Boulevard . The lane and the surrounding buildings were destroyed as a result of the laying of New Arbat in 1963-1967.
See also
- Krechetnikov
Notes
- ↑ Erokhina L.S., Shurinova M.N. Directory of Moscow streets. M., Moscow Worker, 1959.P. 150.
- ↑ Sytin P.V. Where did the names of the streets of Moscow come from. M., Moscow Worker, 1959.P. 164.