Усадьба Бобринских в Богородицке / Зоткингид

The main attractions of ancient Bogoroditsk are the Bobrinsky Palace Museum and the first landscape park in Russia, preserved since the 18th century. A first! The complex was built according to the designs of the then-novice architect Ivan Starov as an imperial estate for Catherine II on the site of the dilapidated and crumbling wooden Bogoroditsk Fortress. In 1776, Andrei Timofeevich Bolotov, one of the founders of Russian agronomic science, writer, and encyclopedist, was appointed manager of the estate. He enhanced the classical architecture of the palace with Russia's first landscape park. After the Empress's death, the estate belonged to her illegitimate son, Count Alexei Bobrinsky, who was effectively the estate's first owner. A stroll here today is a quiet pleasure and a great warm-up for those driving along the M-4 "Don" highway from the south or south... If you enjoy strolling with me, you can support the channel here: https://boosty.to/dezotclub. Thank you very much. And if you want to join me on a tour or excursion, you can always find announcements here: https://vk.com/dezotclub. Or on my Telegram channel: https://t.me/s/dezotclub.