Necropolis of Demidovs
Necropolis of the Demidovs is a popular memorial museum dedicated to the dynasty of famous metal manufacturers and located in Tula. The colorful corner of the ancient Russian city, which used to be called Kuznetskaya or Oruzheynaya Sloboda, attracts tourists, historians and local historians.
Highlights
The Necropolis of the Demidovs museum complex consists of an ancestral tomb in the Nikolo-Zaretskaya Church, a bell tower, a memorial square, a hall dedicated to Tula metal, and an introductory hall. The museum was established in 1996, the year of the 340th anniversary of Nikita Demidov, the founder of the dynasty of Russian metal manufacturers.
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Most visitors visit the crypt chapel, where representatives of the Demidov dynasty are buried. It is noteworthy that this is the only ancestral intra-church necropolis that has survived to this day in Russia. Nikolo-Zaretskaya Church was built in the 30s of the XVIII century on the money of Akinfiy Demidov in the traditions of the Petrine Baroque, and the ancestral chapel-skeleton of the Demidovs appeared here in 1734. The church was restored in the 2000s, and today its doors are open to believers and tourists.
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In the museum part of the necropolis of the Demidovs you can see the items found during the archaeological research of the tomb. Here are also exhibited samples of products of Tula armorers XVI-XVII centuries and copper utensils made by artisans from the Urals in the XVIII century. The collection of tiny castles of the XVIII and XIX centuries is of great interest. In addition, the museum exhibits portraits of famous representatives of the famous dynasty and their descendants.
.Visitor information
Necropolis of the Demidovs is open any day except Monday: on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays from 10.00 to 18.00, and from Thursday to Saturday from 10.00 to 20.00.
.Entrance ticket for adults costs 100 rubles, for pensioners – 50 rubles. Children under 16 years of age can get on the territory of the museum complex for free. Excursions for adults cost 200 rubles, and for children under 18 and pensioners – 100 rubles.
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How to get there
Necropolis of the Demidovs is located in the house number 9 on the street Demidovskaya dam, 1.3 km from Ryazhsky station. Near the museum building, streetcars #6, 10 and 15, buses #21 and 25, and shuttle buses #57 and 64 make stops.
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