Kotelnicheskaya Embankment is one of the most popular places among Muscovites and visitors to the capital. This part of the city is the most recognizable, because one of the wonders of Soviet architecture rises here — the famous Stalinist skyscraper. However, we will return to this magnificent building later, but for now, a little bit of history.

The very name of this embankment was fixed at the beginning of the 20th century. The fact is that once there was a settlement here, in which boiler rooms lived - craftsmen who made boilers and various metal dishes. This settlement was not big, and it did not last long. If you look closely at the ancient engravings depicting the life and everyday life of the inhabitants of Moscow, you can see that the territory of modern Kotelnicheskaya Embankment back in the 17th century was very deserted. Intensive development of this area began only in the 18th century, and after another hundred years, the banks of the Moscow River began to be gradually decorated with cobblestones. The embankment acquired its modern granite appearance with the advent of Soviet power.

Kotelnicheskaya Embankment starts at the mouth of the Yauza River. It is adjacent to Goncharnaya and Podgorskaya embankments, and Kosmodamianskaya Embankment is opposite it. If a person decides to get here by metro, then he should get off at Taganskaya station - this will be the closest thing. The main attraction of the embankment is, of course, the famous Stalinist skyscraper. Tourists from all over the country come to look at this perfection of engineering or arrange an amateur photo shoot against its background. And it is worth it, because the building really impresses with its grandeur and beauty — neo-Gothic architecture, almost 180 meters high, 32 floors, 700 apartments. Famous composers, actors and writers once lived in the high-rise building. Here are just a few names: Ranevskaya, Tvardovsky, Yevtushenko, Paustovsky, Aksyonov, Bogoslovsky.

There are several other attractions on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment. The most famous among them are the Chudov Monastery House (No. 10), the almshouse built with the money of Mazurin merchants (No. 17), and the Theater on the Embankment Children's Creativity Center (No. 48).