Murom is an ancient city, the first mention of which is found in the Tale of Bygone Years and dates back to the 9th century. In the 14th century it became a major merchant and industrial center and trade hub, supported by river transport routes on the Oka River.
Despite the abundance of significant monuments of Orthodox architecture, Murom was a late entry into the Golden Ring of Russia, since several large defense enterprises were located on its territory.
In human memory, the city is associated with the name of the epic hero Ilya Muromets, who was born in the vicinity of the city, the village of Karacharovo, as well as with the names of Peter and Fevronia, Orthodox patrons of family, fidelity and love.
A complete list of all interesting places near Murom or on the way to it is in the article about the entire Vladimir region and in the review of the nearest cities of the Golden Ring.
The incredibly interesting ancient Nizhny Novgorod is just 2.5 hours by car from Murom. A little further, but no less exciting, is Arzamas and its churches.
It’s also worth stopping by here if you are planning a visit to Vladimir and Suzdal - buses run regularly from Vladimir to Murom (2.5 hours on the way)
Monument to Peter and Fevronia
Address: On the peasant's square. Near the entrance to the Holy Annunciation Monastery (monastery address: Krasnoarmeyskaya St., 17A)
Since 2012, citizens and tourists can see Saints Peter and Fevronia cast in bronze. It is customary to bring daisies to the monument as symbols of marital love and fidelity. It was these flowers, according to legend, that grew on the joint grave of Peter and Fevronia.
The monument to the family's patron saints, like many other monuments, can make wishes come true: at the feet of Peter and Fevronia sits a small domestic rabbit. The rabbit needs to be rubbed - it brings long-awaited love and happiness to the house.
In good weather, newlyweds line up at the monument: they all want to give flowers to the dean prince and princess and pet the magic rabbit. This is a kind of marriage blessing ritual.
Annunciation Monastery and the miraculous Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
And next to the women's Holy Trinity Monastery, right across the road, is the men's Annunciation Monastery.
We were very interested in comparing these 2 places, which are located very close. It turned out that you experience different sensations inside.
This ancient monastery has its own saints and miraculous icons. And again it’s amazing: the relics (of princes Constantine, Mikhail and Theodore of Murom) rest in a single coffin.
The ancient miraculous icon of the Iveron Mother of God is also kept here. See details here.
Monument to Ilya Muromets
Address: Located in Oksky Park (formerly Lenin Park of Culture and Leisure) on the observation deck
A relatively new monument, which was erected in 1999 and is considered the second tallest monument in Russia after the sculpture of the Motherland in Volgograd. The height of the monument is 21 meters. He depicts the epic national hero in the form of a warrior-monk: under Ilya’s chain mail there is a robe hidden, and with his left hand he clutches an Orthodox cross.
Raising his sword, Ilya stands on the high bank of the Oka. The place was not chosen by chance - on the opposite bank the troops of the Bulgars and Polovtsians once gathered for an attack. It was here that the defense structures of Murom were located.
The monument symbolizes the military glory of the Russian people and the strength they showed in expanding their borders and protecting them.
Epic stone
Address: Located on the side of the Vladimirskoye Highway, 150 meters after the entrance stele of Murom, opposite the Weather Station How to get there: If you enter the city along the Vladimirskoye Highway - 150 meters after the Murom stele on the right side of the road
The epic stone symbolizes the ancient shrine of the Slavs - the Alatyr stone, the progenitor of all stones. According to legends, Alatyr lies “in the sea-okiyan, on the island of Buyan,” and all the rivers of the world flow from under it. A kind of Yggdrasil from the world of stones - our ancestors revered boulders and endowed them with fateful power. Ilya Muromets came out to Alatyr, trying his luck, and made the right choice here.
Based on this legend, Murom architect Nikolai Bespalov brought part of it to life: The epic stone appeared on the road from Vladimir to Murom in 1967 and still lies there. The face of Ilya Muromets is imprinted on the stone and there is an inscription in Slavic script that mentions Murom from the Tale of Bygone Years.
What delicious things to bring from Murom
The gastronomic symbol of Murom has been kalach for many centuries. He is depicted on the city's coat of arms. Grated kalach from Murom is considered the very first type of kalach in Rus' (the Moscow one appeared later). It is believed that the production of kalachi in Murom began with the help of the Tatars - in the Tatar language the word “Kalach” means the highest degree of hunger. The first written mention of Murom kalachi dates back to 1556 - then 8 households were involved in production. The dough for rolls is sieve: it is passed through a sieve, not a sieve. To keep the dough porous, it was kneaded by hand on ice for a long time: this way, the carbon dioxide practically did not evaporate. There is currently no single standard of preparation to call the product “Murom kalach”. All rolls produced in the city, including those not according to the original recipe, are called Murom.
The original Murom kalach should be fluffy, with a soft crust, elastic and viscous bread crumb. The classically shaped roll consists of three parts: a thick “tummy”; crispy “lip” hanging over the “tummy”; supporting the remaining parts of the “handle” or “bow” (in ancient times this part was called “overhang”).
Murom kalach will cost from 10 to 120 rubles, depending on the size of the product and the place of purchase. It is believed that according to original recipes, kalachi in Murom are sold only in three places: in the store at the Spassky Monastery, in the “Murom Baker” bread shop and in the central square. You can prepare a gift kalach yourself in the bread room “Muromsky Baker”. Master classes are held there on a regular basis. There you can also buy rolls and other baked goods in souvenir packaging.
Cherries are considered a specialty of the entire Vladimir region. Therefore, products from local cherries are also brought from Murom. Legend has it that cherries were brought to the region from Kyiv by Andrei Bogolyubsky. By the 17th century, the Vladimir region was famous for the best cherries in Russia. Before the revolutionary events, the region had the largest number of cherry orchards in the empire. Look for the most delicious cherries at local markets - they are sold by Murom gardeners. If you can’t find fresh cherries, then buy jam. This can be either classic cherry jam or jams with the addition of various herbs and spices. You can also buy herbal tea from cherries in Murom: in addition to dried berries, it contains cherry leaves, thyme, mint and fireweed.
The Vladimir region is also famous for cucumbers. Locally produced pickled cucumbers can be purchased in a fancy jar. Cucumbers pickled by monks are considered the best. The full range of spices and herbs used for the marinade is kept secret. It is only known that in addition to classical herbs, basil is added to Murom. At the market, pay attention to other pickles - tourists especially praise the salted milk mushrooms.
Photo: © Natalya Vorobyova
Delicious souvenirs from other cities of the Vladimir region Cucumber jam is produced in Suzdal - if you see it in Murom, be sure to try it. Here you can also buy mead from the Suzdal Mead Factory and the horseradish snack “gorloder”. The most delicious honey gingerbreads are Pokrovskie. The Pokrovsk confectionery factory “Kraft Foods Rus” produces almost a third of all Russian chocolate. Bring as a souvenir gift sets of chocolates with images of local attractions on the packaging.
The most popular alcoholic souvenir from the Vladimir region, including Murom, is mead. A 0.5 liter gift bottle will cost 400 rubles. As for alcoholic drinks, in addition to mead, it is worth bringing liquor and vodka products from Murom. The plant produces strong alcoholic beverages, including bottles with pictures of landmarks. Particularly popular among tourists are liqueurs from the Nightingale Grove series: cherry, rowan, blackcurrant, cranberry. When choosing a healthy gift, pay attention to the Golden Cup balm, which contains 22 types of medicinal herbs, vegetable oils and honey.
Souvenir shop in Murom Photo: © Alexander Smirnov
Village Karacharovo
Address: Southern edge of the city, near Karacharovskaya street
There is not only real written evidence about the birth of the ancient Russian hero Ilya Muromets, but also evidence. All of them are preserved in the village of Karacharovo, the homeland of the folklore hero.
The hero's name was Ilya Ivanovich Gushchin, he was born in Karacharovo in the 13th century, in a small house that has been preserved to this day.
It is not known what the future hero did until he was thirty, but at thirty, according to legend, he went out to plow and began to uproot oak stumps with his hands. One of these stumps is in the Karacharovo Museum of Local Lore.
At the Trinity Church in the village of Karacharovo, a healing spring springs up. Local residents call it and similar springs “skoks”. It is believed that they killed Ilya Muromets's horse, Burushka, from the impact of the hooves.
The Trinity Church itself is of interest to lovers of rural church architecture of the 19th century. It is in a state close to disrepair, but still retains its beauty.
In the new temple of Karacharov, the church of Guria, Samon and Aviva built in 1993, a relic is kept - a particle of the relics of Ilya Muromets. From her they are blessed for military service.
What to bring for a child from Murom
The girls are given a Russian folk doll, Stolbushka, as a gift. Such twisted dolls have been the specialty of Murom craftswomen since ancient times. The basis of such a rag doll is a “column” of birch bark. The dolls dress up in Russian folk costumes - colorful scarves and skirts, white shirts. You can also bring felt dolls in kokoshniks.
For boys, the most popular gift from Murom is heroic paraphernalia. You can bring your child a helmet, chain mail or an imitation weapon. Figurines of heroes are popular. For younger children, you can bring a soft toy depicting Ilya Muromets. You can also bring your child a colorful book edition of Russian folk epics as a gift. Toys, depending on the material and size, cost around 1000 rubles. Prices for large format book editions can reach up to 1,500 rubles.
Another gift option in the Russian folk style is figurines of fairy-tale characters made of clay or wood. The figurines are colorfully painted in different folk styles. When it comes to toys, also pay attention to Vladimir’s specialty – Babok-Yozhek. As a sweet gift, you can bring not only Murom kalach, but also painted gingerbread.
Monument to the Murom kalach Photo: © Sergey Makhinin
Railway station building
Address: pl. Privokzalnaya, 5
For Muscovites, the view of the station building will remind them of the Kremlin wall. The association is not accidental: in 1912, the architect Shchusev, when designing the station building, deliberately planned and embodied this similarity. It was dictated by the solemnity of the moment: the completion of the construction of the station in Murom meant the launch of the new Moscow-Kazan railway.
In 1971, next to the station building, a model of the Ilya Muromets armored train was installed, the original of which was built on the initiative and with the money of Murom residents to participate in World War II. The Ilya Muromets train went through the entire war without tarnishing its glorious name.
Oksky Park
Address: st. Pervomaiskaya, 8
Oksky Park, judging by the summary from the Vladimir Provincial News, was recognized by the townspeople as “charming” one hundred and sixty years ago, during its opening by Prince Trubetskoy. Residents admired the “illuminations” and beautiful alleys.
The oldest park in Russia is still a favorite vacation spot for Murom residents. Despite the fact that in the park there is no longer either the Kremlin, dismantled as unnecessary in the 17th century, or the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, the park is very beautiful and interesting to visit.
When walking through the park, you will walk along the Oka embankment, along alleys with landscape decorations, see the monument to Ilya Muromets and the observation deck of the city, located on the heights of the Kremlin Mountain.
Murom Historical and Art Museum
Address: two buildings: st. Moskovskaya, 13 – exhibition center. st. Pervomaiskaya, 6 – Zvorykin house, art gallery Telephone: 8 (49234) 3-31-52 – order excursions 8 (49234) 3-62-34 – scientific and information department Website: https://www.museum-murom .ru/ Opening hours: Exhibition Center: 9:30 – 17:00; Thursdays 13:00 – 21:00 Art gallery: 9:30 – 17:00; on Saturdays 10:00 – 18:00 Cost: from 70 rubles. https://www.museum-murom.ru/base/uslugi-i-ceny
Since 1919, the largest museum in the Vladimir region has accumulated about one hundred thousand exhibits, located in exhibition halls and funds.
The museum is housed in two 19th-century buildings and consists of archaeological and art collections. The archaeological exhibits are especially noteworthy: the age of the city has made it possible to collect ancient household items, tools, jewelry, fragments of architecture, etc.
The museum displays permanent exhibitions:
- Russian art 17-19 centuries.
- Western European art 17-19 centuries.
- "Treasures of Ancient Murom"
- "City and Citizens"
- Archaeological collection of Count Uvarov
10-15 temporary exhibitions are shown throughout the year.
Holy Trinity Convent
Address: Peasant Square, 3a Telephone: 8 (49234) 3-13-74, 3-04-41, 2-26-48
It was built of stone in the 17th century and has not changed since then, although it experienced hard times during Soviet times.
The main architectural accent of the ensemble is considered to be the Trinity Cathedral, made in the style of Russian patterns. The manual labor of blacksmiths and glazed tile masters was used to decorate the cathedral. Forged gold crosses and ornamental tiles gave the cathedral an airy appearance that distinguishes it from other cathedrals in Murom.
The main shrine of the monastery is the relics of Saints Peter and Fevronia. Pilgrims come to them asking for a happy marriage, love and fidelity.
The relics are in one coffin. According to legend, Peter and Fevronia, who took monastic vows, bequeathed to be buried together before their deaths, but this request was considered indecent, and their bodies were separated. Moans and crying were heard from underground until the graves were reunited. Since then, only one attempt has been made to separate the relics again: Peter was taken to a men's monastery, and Fevronia to a women's monastery.
The monks keep the memory of how their predecessors met Prince Peter wandering around the cathedral with his head down, and the nuns saw Fevronius wringing his hands. After the reunification of the relics, the visions stopped.
The Holy Trinity Convent is active, so women must have a scarf and a skirt to visit.
What to bring for a woman
As gifts from Murom, women most often receive bed linen, aprons, napkins and tablecloths embroidered with traditional patterns. An authentic gift would be painted wooden or black-polished ceramic dishes. A more expensive and sophisticated gift is crystal glassware or silverware made in the region.
An impractical gift is a kokoshnik or elements of an old Russian wardrobe. Such items of clothing are not cheap, but they look very colorful. Birch bark headbands and bracelets, wooden hairpins and combs, jewelry made of beads and beads are brought from Murom as symbolic gifts. As interior decor, you can purchase not only vases and figurines, but also paintings as gifts. The most popular subjects among local artists are the nature of the Murom land and fairy tales.
Photo: © Alexander Smirnov
Murom Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery
Address: st. Lakina, 1a Phone: 8 (49234) 3 14 76 Website: https://www.svyto.ru/kon.html Opening hours: 9:00 – 20:00
The first name of the monastery - “Savior on Bor” - was mentioned in chronicles in 1096. “On the forest” means in a pine forest, on a hill. The monastery really rises on the banks of the Oka, surrounded by beautiful landscapes.
In the 16th century, Ivan the Terrible made his contribution to the appearance of the monastery by rebuilding the Spassky Cathedral on its territory in accordance with his vow: if Kazan could be taken, Murom would be given a stone temple. Kazan was taken, the temple was built.
Now the Spassky Cathedral houses a shrine: the myrrh-streaming icon of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear,” brought from Mount Athos in the 19th century. Those who despair of finding missing relatives and loved ones turn to the icon.
Where to stay in Murom
A little over a dozen hotels for historical Murom, which is not deprived of the attention of tourists, is not so much. Most hotels are within walking distance of all interesting places. But one of the exceptions also deserves a choice - “Muromskaya Usadba”, if you like its location on the banks of the Oka.
There are several times more apartments offered to city guests by Murom residents. Tourists rate a significant part of them as very decent, clean and with all the necessary equipment and utensils. Those located one step away from any attraction are in high demand. There are also three hostels in Murom.
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Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva
Church of the Ascension or Church of the Ascension
Address: Moskovskaya street, 15A Telephone: 8 (49234) 2-28-39
This church, the successor to the wooden churches of the 15-16th centuries, located on Voznesenskaya Square, was built in the 17th century.
Small, elegant, very bright in appearance, the church endured ordeals: in Soviet times, an amazing bell tower with twenty hand-cast bells was destroyed and destroyed, and one of the temple domes was broken.
It was part of the Ascension Convent, which is mentioned in the diocesan lists of the 17th century. There is no further information, surviving references or buildings about this monastery.
Since 1999, the church has been gradually restored and restored.
Holy Resurrection Monastery
Address: Murom, July lane, 1a Telephone: 8 (49234) 2-28-39
A convent that arose in the 13th century with the blessing of Peter and Fevronia of Murom.
It is located on a hill covered with meadow grasses and flowers. White-blue, it blends with the clouds. On the territory of the monastery, two churches of the 17th century have been preserved: Resurrection and Vvedenskaya.
In the 18th century, the monastery was abolished by order of Catherine the Second, and the churches became ordinary parishes at four cemeteries, one of which has been preserved to this day.
On the territory of the remaining three cemeteries, a football field was built during Soviet times, and sports sections were located in churches.
Since 1998, the monastery has been returned to the Orthodox Church and is open to the public.
Church of Cosmas and Damian
Address: st. Embankment
The temple, built in a rare tent style, is also associated with the name of Ivan the Terrible and the capture of Kazan. In the 16th century, the king was generous with stone churches in honor of the long-awaited victory. The architectural features of the temple are similar to the structure of the Moscow St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kazan Annunciation Cathedral. It is possible that Postnik Yakovlev, the creator of one of the most famous churches in Moscow, was invited to build the church.
However, there are also significant differences in the construction of the “tent”, similar to which were no longer found. Therefore, there is an assumption that another architect, having studied the works of Yakovlev, built the Church of Cosmas and Damian, following their example, introducing his own ideas and changes.
The complexity of the design failed the building: in the 19th century, the 24-meter-high church collapsed. The collapsed tent destroyed the entrances, utensils, and many icons, but left the altar intact and spared the people: no one died or was maimed. Now the height of the church is only 10 meters. Various bold options for reconstructing the former structure were proposed, but they were not implemented.
What to bring for a man
Office supplies made of wood, ceramics and even birch bark are brought from Murom as gifts to men. You can bring heroic uniforms and an embroidered shirt in the Old Russian style to your loved ones. Collectors should pick up skillfully executed imitation of ancient weapons - bows and arrows, swords, knives. There are options made of wood, and there are also metal objects.
As a comic gift, you can bring bast shoes or an accessory in the Old Russian style. Vodka and other strong alcohol are brought from Murom in gift bottles as “alcoholic” souvenirs. You can complement such a gift with souvenir crystal glasses.
Photo: © Maxim Ershov
Streets of Murom
Murom is a merchant town that has preserved many rich houses built in the 17th and 18th centuries. Narrow streets, descents and slopes of Murom, coupled with merchant houses flaunting in the most unexpected places, make walking around the city fascinating.
Moskovskaya Street is considered the center of merchant estates . In the eighteenth century, it was conceived as a trade route leading to Moscow. The street was designed so that there was plenty of space for trading stone houses and rows.
The street has preserved many ancient buildings: for example, on it stands the former trading house of the merchant Voshchinin, the former stationery store of the merchant Moshchentsev, an apartment building of an unknown owner, converted from a girls' gymnasium. All buildings are currently operational and continue to fulfill their role as shopping centers and hotels.
Moskovskaya Street ends on the square of the 1100th anniversary of Murom . In the sixteenth century, on the site of this square, the Nativity Church with a bell tower would have been built, but in Soviet times the ancient temple was dismantled: the square acquired a deliberately communist look. A statue of V.I. was erected. Lenin and the building of the city committee of the CPSU was built. This building in the Soviet Empire style is now occupied by the administration of Murom and is considered one of the most beautiful functional buildings in the city.
Along the perimeter of the square there are shopping arcades, reconstructed to meet modern requirements for retail space. The age of the rows is about four centuries.
You can take a break from the strict forms of Soviet architecture on the Oka embankment . You can get to it by going down the Vorovsky or Lakin entrance or walking down from Oksky Park. This is a spacious alley decorated with flowers, running along the river. It is better to visit the embankment in the evening - the light effects of the lanterns greatly enhance the views of the Oka River stretching into the distance.
Sights of Murom. How much time to devote to exploring Murom
There is no clear answer to this question. Much depends on personal priorities. We spent about five hours in Murom on the way to Arzamas and about two on the way back. We saw almost all the sights and got a fairly complete picture of the city. But we didn’t have time to visit museums. In addition, winter and late autumn are not the most convenient time for travel. We would venture to say that one full day to explore Murom is quite enough.
An overnight stay in the city would be advisable, because an evening walk gives the trip a special mood.
Road from Moscow to Murom
The distance from Moscow to Murom is about 300 km. The route is quite decent, but due to repairs on the M-7 and a detour around traffic jams in Malaya Dubna, on December 30, 2022, it took us about 6 hours to get to Murom.
Driving east on M-7 near the village of Ozherelki on Saturday, December 30, 2022
Walking route for car travelers. Sights of Murom
The proposed plan for exploring Murom is applicable for travelers with a car. For horseless tourists, the same plan may take much longer.
The first point of inspection may be the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. His address: Murom, st. Lakina (Spasskaya), 1 Coordinates: 55.572414, 42.064654 There is a spacious car park near the monastery wall.
Before visiting the monastery, we advise you to try the monastery bread. It is baked in the monastery bakery and sold in a shop near the monastery wall to the left of the main gate. You rarely taste such delicious bread anywhere, except perhaps in Nerekhta. We recommend paying special attention to kalachi and onion bread. Why do we advise you to hurry up? Murom monastery bread is famous; it is bought up with pleasure by both local residents and tourists. If you leave the purchase of bread for later, you may not get it.
The vast territory of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery invites you to take a leisurely walk. Please note that in the gate church of St. Sergius of Radonezh at the eastern gate of the monastery there is an unusual belfry.
Visitors are allowed into it and are even allowed to be bell ringers.
This is a delightful experience, we sincerely advise you not to miss such a blessed opportunity to beat the church beaters.
You can light a candle for the departed and order a memorial service in the chapel-ossuary.
This rare shrine reminds all parishioners of the frailty of this world.
We suggest reading in detail about the churches and chapels of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery in a separate publication.
Annunciation Monastery. Moore. Attractions
Address: Murom, st. Krasnoarmeyskaya, 16. Coordinates: 55.582254, 42.053786 The car can be left on Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, between two monasteries - Blagoveshchensky and Trinity.
On the square in front of the Annunciation and Trinity monasteries there is a sculptural composition of the holy believers of Murom miracle workers: Prince Peter and his wife, Princess Fevronia.
You will find the relics of Saints Peter and Fevronia in the Holy Trinity Monastery.
The territory of the Annunciation Monastery in Murom is small. The main cathedral is the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the chapels of John the Theologian, as well as Constantine, Michael and Theodore of Murom. A marvelous cathedral of the mid-17th century with a carved porch
decorated with traditional multi-tiered kokoshniks, torn casing, inlaid columns,
and a luxurious kokoshnik with a double-headed eagle above the window.
It is not as rich in external decoration as the Yaroslavl churches of the same time, but here we will find all the elements of the marvelous ornamentation of the 17th century. The main shrine of the Annunciation Monastery is a shrine with the relics of the holy noble prince Constantine and his sons Mikhail and Fedor. They are revered as Murom miracle workers. Also kept in the monastery is an icon of St. Elijah of Murom with a particle of his holy relics.
We advise lovers of church painting to linger in the chapel of the Annunciation Cathedral. There you will see marvelous wall paintings. The baroque iconostasis preserves ancient icons of excellent writing in good condition. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take pictures.
Among the interesting buildings of the Annunciation Monastery we will see a monastery house, built in a rare Art Nouveau style for church architecture.
The best panoramic photos of the Annunciation Monastery can be taken on the way to the Trinity Monastery.
Trinity Convent. Moore. Attractions
Address: Murom, Peasant Square, 3-a. Coordinates: 55.581305, 42.053458 Across the road from the Annunciation Monastery is the Trinity Monastery for women. From afar, Russian pattern making from the 17th century will delight the eye of an antiquity lover. The gate bell tower of the monastery is an incomparable masterpiece of church architecture.
The 17th century Trinity Cathedral rivals many representatives of the temple architecture of this century.
The interior decoration of the church was not memorable. We went there not to look at the interiors, but then to venerate the shrine containing the holy relics of the Murom wonderworkers, St. Prince Peter and his wife, St. Princess Fevronia. In the afternoon of Saturday there were almost no people in the temple. Magnificent panoramas of the Trinity Monastery open from Pervomaiskaya Street. You can stop there not only for the views of the monastery, but also to remember Vladimir Kozmich Zvorykin.
Monument to V.K. Zvorykin. Sights of Murom
The monument is located next to building 4 on Pervomaiskaya Street. To save time, we got to the monument to the famous Muromlyan, V.K. Zvorykin by car. You can leave it on Pervomaiskaya Street. If you don’t know anything about the famous engineer, inventor of television - an American with the Russian surname V.K. Zvorykin, then here, next to the monument, at the stand you can briefly get acquainted with his biography and a list of inventions and scientific works.
The monument was erected in a small square, next to the house of the Zvorykins merchants.
For many years there was a museum in the house, but since 2010 it has been closed for restoration. At the end of 2017, we didn’t even notice any traces of its beginning outside.
Embankment street. Moore. Attractions
Do not deny yourself the pleasure of visiting the banks of the Oka. There is a large parking lot at the end of Pervomaiskaya Street.
It’s worth driving up to the Oka embankment for the observation deck, which offers views of the city. There is also a sculpture of the most famous Murom resident - Ilya Muromets, canonized and revered as the Venerable Pleasant of God.
His relics rest in the cave of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. And in the hero’s homeland a monument was erected to him. On the hill next to the observation deck, the Church of St. Nicholas of the Embankment is clearly visible.
Near the observation deck there is a convenient descent to the Oka River. Murom stands on the bank of the largest right tributary of the Volga, at its lower reaches. For almost one and a half thousand kilometers, the river was saturated with streams and rivulets, and received the waters of the Moscow River and Moksha. In Murom, Oka appears in all its calm grandeur.
December 2022 was unwinterly warm, Oka didn’t even think about freezing. From Naberezhnaya Street you can clearly see the cable-stayed bridge across the Oka River.
Another Murom shrine stands approximately in the center of Naberezhnaya Street. You will see it before reaching the observation deck. This is the Church of Cosmas and Damian, associated with the name of Ivan the Terrible.
This small temple was built in the middle of the 16th century. The church is open, unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to go.
Civil architecture. Sights of Murom
In the city center, in the middle of Lenin Street and Moskovskaya Street,
Some of the historical buildings of Murom have been preserved on Sovetskaya and Lev Tolstoy streets. There are no architectural masterpieces here. But the appearance of the streets, lined with private houses and two-three-story mansions, is always pleasing to the eye.
Walking along Moskovskaya Street, a comparison of Murom with Yelets or Yelabuga immediately came to mind. But if both Yelets and Elabuga have completely preserved the merchant development of a very extensive historical part of the city, then Murom in this regard is noticeably inferior to both cities. And the absence of a pedestrian street in Murom does not honor the tourist city. Although steps are being taken in this direction. I saw on the Internet many projects for transforming Sovetskaya Street into the first pedestrian zone in Murom.
If Murom is inferior to some historical cities on a regional scale, then in celebrating the New Year in 2022 it has many times surpassed many regional centers where we had the opportunity to celebrate our new years. Neither in Kostroma, nor in Yaroslavl, nor in Nizhny Novgorod, nor in Smolensk did we see such a bright, interesting and cheerful holiday as in Murom.
Murom railway station. Sights of Murom
However, the historical architecture of Murom is not so banal. On Moskovskaya street 35a there is a house in the Art Nouveau style.
Information about him on the Internet is 0.01. It is known that it is now occupied by a police station. Neither the names of the owners nor the architect could be found.
This house is interesting, but nothing more. The building that is really worth driving up to is the Murom train station.
Its address is Station Square, 5. This masterpiece was erected in 1910, its author is the architect Modest Aleksandrovich Durnov. (To restore historical justice, Alexey Viktorovich Shchusev had nothing to do with the Murom station).
Of the modern structures in Murom, I would like to mention the cable-stayed bridge across the Oka River. The building is worthy and interesting. Perhaps it will not be inferior to the Millennium Bridge in Kazan.
Where to eat in Murom
Murom has succeeded in organizing public catering; there are many different establishments here. For example, on the square of the 1100th anniversary of Murom, the “Noble Club” tavern was captured in the frame.
We intended to have lunch at the Okhota cafe (Revolution Square, 1).
Alas, it opens from 14:00, we were there earlier.
Nearby, in the Trade Rows on the square of the 1100th anniversary of Murom, there is a dining room “Barin”.
The dining room is just that, a dining room with a garland of shortcomings, such as standardized cold food. In “Barin”, this was also added by the absence of tongs and plates for bread, tea saucers and teaspoons. But a pleasant, restaurant-like atmosphere
and the penny price of lunch (294 rubles for two) fully compensates for the above disadvantages. We were satisfied and can confidently recommend it. Please note that the dining room is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
We would refrain from strongly recommending another establishment in Murom, the Sirin tavern (Moskovskaya St., 14).
The dishes are hot and edible. The staff is polite and competent. But we didn't really enjoy the food. We wouldn't go a second time.
