Znamenskoye-Rayok Estate
Znamenskoye-Rayok is an estate in Тver Oblast (Maryinskoe Rural Settlement , Тorzhoksky District), Russia, that was built in the second half of the 18th century by Fyodor Glebov.[1][2] History
The architect Nikolay Lvov, was commissioned by the Glebov-Stershenev to build the estate, which was constructed between 1787–1798[3] К. Butsi, А.Trofimov, V. Irwin, and F. Ruska worked on the design and construction of the estate.[citation needed] The architectural ensemble of the estate includes the manor's house and an oval-shaped colonnade connected to the side wings and a double dome above the central hall. the facade on the park side aligns with the river; the park includes a pond with an man-made island and pathways.[3] Most of the pavilions and gazebos from the manor park have been lost.[citation needed] The heart of the estate is the Church of Our Lady of the Sign, built by Ivan Glebov . Before the revolution of 1917, the church housed the family icons of the Glebov Family which included a Saint Nicholas icon and an Our Lady of the Sign icon, as well as several icons made by Vladimir Borovikovsky. At the moment, the church is open to the public.[citation needed] Since 2017, part of the manor buildings of the palace and park complex have been owned by "Ray Holding LLC," which has implemented a program to develop a rural settlement into a resort complex, which has historically been directly part of the estate. Currently, a one-story building is being renovated; this is the future business center of Ray Holding.[citation needed] Since 2022, the management of the estate has been carried out by the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Culture "All-Russian Historical and Ethnographic Museum."[citation needed] References
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