Ostozhenka Street (улица Остоженка) is situated in the central district of Moscow and runs from the metro station "Kropotkinskaya" to the metro station "Park Kultury" and vice versa.
It got this name due to the Russian word "стог"(pronounced like "stog") which means "haystack", because once there were vast meadows in this area.
Ostozhenka had always been a prestigious street. Already in the 17th century prosperous noblemen lived here.
Ostozhenka is considered to be the most expensive street of Moscow. According to different sources one square meter of the living place varies form 5,000$ to 30,000$. This street is also recognized as one of the most expensive in the world.
However, this street is worth discovering as many dwelling and apartment houses and mansions of the 17-20th centuries are located here. Besides, this street is close to such popular places for tourists as the Red Square, Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Moskva river.
We'll explore the most interesting places of this street!
It got this name due to the Russian word "стог"(pronounced like "stog") which means "haystack", because once there were vast meadows in this area.
Ostozhenka had always been a prestigious street. Already in the 17th century prosperous noblemen lived here.
Ostozhenka is considered to be the most expensive street of Moscow. According to different sources one square meter of the living place varies form 5,000$ to 30,000$. This street is also recognized as one of the most expensive in the world.
However, this street is worth discovering as many dwelling and apartment houses and mansions of the 17-20th centuries are located here. Besides, this street is close to such popular places for tourists as the Red Square, Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Moskva river.
We'll explore the most interesting places of this street!
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