Zemlyanoy Gorod
Encyclopedia
Zemlyanoy Gorod in 17th-century Moscow
was the outer ring of the city, surrounded by ramparts and a moat.
It surrounded the older moat built by Aloisio the New
in the early 16th century which delimited Bely Gorod
.
Historical Zemlyanoy Gorod corresponds to the area now in between the Boulevard Ring
and the Garden Ring
roads.
History of Moscow
The city of Moscow gradually grew around the Moscow Kremlin, beginning in the 14th century. It was the capital of Great Russia, also known as Muscovy, from 1340 to 1712, the capital of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991, and since 1991 of the Russian Federation....
was the outer ring of the city, surrounded by ramparts and a moat.
It surrounded the older moat built by Aloisio the New
Aloisio the New
Aloisio the New, known in Russian as Aleviz Novyi or Aleviz Fryazin, was an Italian Renaissance architect invited by Ivan III to work in Moscow...
in the early 16th century which delimited Bely Gorod
Bely Gorod
Bely Gorod is the central core area of Moscow, Russia. The name comes from the color of its defensive wall, which was erected in 1585-1593 at the behest of tsar Feodor I and Boris Godunov by architect Fyodor Kon...
.
Historical Zemlyanoy Gorod corresponds to the area now in between the Boulevard Ring
Boulevard Ring
The Boulevard Ring is Moscow's second centremost ring road . Boulevards form a semicircular chain along the western, northern and eastern sides of the historical White City of Moscow; in the south the incomplete ring is terminated by the embankments of Moskva River...
and the Garden Ring
Garden Ring
The Garden Ring, also known as the "B" Ring , is a circular avenue around the central Moscow, its course corresponding to what used to be the city ramparts surrounding Zemlyanoy Gorod in the 17th century....
roads.