The history of the Petrovka street in the center of Moscow.

Petrovka Street and the Petrovsky Monastery in the late XIX century. 

Petrovka street is one of the main and oldest streets in the center of Moscow. 

It starts about 1/2 mile from Kremlin and Red Square. It received its name for Petrovsky Monastery founded in the late XIV century. The name Petrovka was used since the beginning of the XVII century and since then has never changed. This is rare for the historic streets of downtown of Moscow.

Petrovka Street in 1910.

In the XVIII century the street began to be built up rapidly in the second half of the century there appeared the mansions of the nobility of Moscow. In the XIX century Petrovka has become one of the main shopping streets of Moscow. Despite a series of rearrangements of the XX century, changed the architectural ensemble of the street, on Petrovka preserved a large number of notable historic buildings.The picture of Petrovka in the early XX century is below. The view is from the intersection with the Kuznetsk Most Street. 

Petrovka Street (1910)

Petrovka Street (June 2012)

This is the picture of "Muir and Merilees" supermarket building (1910).

This is the picture of the Office of the State Savings Bank, erected in 1914.

This is the intersection of Petrovka Street and Kuznetsky Most Street (1910).

The picture of Cafe "Tramble" (1930).

This is the picture of the building "Petrovka, 25" by the famous Russian architect Mikhail Kazakov ( June 2012).

Petrovka Street, 24 (June 2012).

Vysokopetrovsky Monastery (June 2012).

Cathedral of St. Peter's Monastery in Moscow (1514-17)