Sytny Yard

The modern Sytny Yard is the extant southern wing of the XVII century Sytny Yard, which was built during the construction of the country residence of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich.

The first documented reference of the Sytny Yard dates back to the 1680s and concerns the planned repair work. The earliest graphic source with the layout of the Yard dates back to the 1740s.

Initially, the building was one-story and consisted of several stone chambers: in the Bread Chamber there were three stone stoves for baking, in the Housekeeper's Chamber the palace supplies were stored (the Courtyard housekeeper also worked here), wine and kvass were prepared in the Vinegar Chamber, fish and meat dishes - in the Cook Chamber.

In the 1760s, at the order of Catherine II a second floor was built over the Sytny Yard. In 1812, part of the Sytny Yard was blown up; but as early as in the 1820s, at the order of Alexander I, the Tsar’s Courtyard at Kolomenskoe was being restored and household buildings were adapted to new needs. At that time, stables with a barn and a hayloft were located in the Sytny Yard. Subsequently, the purpose of the building was changed more than once.

In the XX century, under the leadership of Peter Baranovsky, restoration work was carried out on the façades of the building, and Nikolay Sveshnikov conducted the building’s scientific restoration. Quite recently, in 2009, a comprehensive set of repair and restoration works was carried out at the facility.

Did you know that...

• In the second half of the XIX century, the building was adapted for a hotel, and later a zemstvo (district council) school was located there.