Archaeological sights in Moscow
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Starye Polya
Along Teatralny proezd, archaeologists uncovered the 16th-century fortified wall that used to surround Kitay Gorod, as well as the foundations of the 1493 Trinity Church. Coins, jewellery and tombstones were also excavated here. Besides the remains of the wall and the church, you can now see a statue of Ivan Fyodorov, the 16th-century printer responsible for Russia’s first book.
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Old Fields
Along Teatralny proezd, archaeologists uncovered the 16th-century fortified wall that used to surround Kitai Gorod, as well as the foundations of the 1493 Trinity Church. Coins, jewellery and tombstones were also excavated from the site, which is called Starye Polya, or `old fields'. Besides the remains of the wall and the church, you can now see the memorial statue of Ivan Fyodorov, the 16th-century printer responsible for Russia's first book.
The gated walkway Tretyakovsky proezd leads into Kitai Gorod. The archway, built in the 1870s, was apparently financed by the Tretyakov brothers, founders of their namesake gallery. Apparently, the construction of the…
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