The Romanovs' Chambers

In the 16th century, the chambers belonged to Nikita Romanovich Zakharyin-Yuryev, the grandfather of Mikhail Fiodorovich, the first tsar of the Romanov House.

We walk on along Varvarka and see the church of St. Maxim the Confessor (134) (also known as the church of St. Maxim the Blessed). It was built in the 17th century. Its belfry is called Moscow's "Pisa tower" as it deviates noticeably from its axis. The Romanovs' Chambers are nearby. In the 16th century, the house belonged to Nikita Romanovich Zakharyin-Yuryev, the grandfather of Mikhail Fiodorovich, the first tsar of the Romanov House. The future Russian tsar was born here. The Romanovs owned the Znamensky Monastery (of the Holy Sign) as well; its main cathedral - of the Holy Sign - survived to our time and stands near the chambers. A museum was established here to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the House of the Romanovs. The last building on the right side of Varvarka is the church of St. George on Pskovskaya Gorka (Pskov Hill) (138), founded in 1657. This place was also called "at the Old Prisons" due to monarchial Prison Court that was located here.