Suvorov Memorial
Museum was founded in honor of the Great
Russian Generalissimo Alexander V. Suvorov by the decree of Nicolas the second.
Donations for its construction came from the broad circles of the military and
of civil society. It necessary to notice that Nicolas the second was the main patron
of the construction of "the temple-monument". The magnificent building
was constructed under the supervision of architects Alexander von Gogen and
Hermann Grimm on the money donated by volunteers nationwide. A fortress-like
museum (its central feature resembles a multitier fortress tower, crowned with
a tent) with the facades of the wings decorated with two monumental mosaic
panels which were created by Maslennikov y Zoshenko, is a brilliant sample of
the traditional techniques of Russian architecture: the coat of arms of
Suvorov's family located on the central tower above the entrance is made of
mosaics; the facade is also decorated by arms and armour; the entrance is made
in the style of old Russian palace porch. The solemn opening and consecration
of the church Suvorov museum took place on the day of 175-year anniversary of
the commander, November 13, 1904 (by the old style), in the presence of Emperor
Nicholas II.
In connection with the revolutionary events the
museum was closed and re-opened only in 1951, not as a memorial, but as a
military-historical. In 1991 the museum was returned to the initial status and
it became known as the State memorial museum of Suvorov.
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