Lobnoye Mesto

Lobnoye mesto (Russian: Лобное место), also known as the Place of Skulls, is a 13-meter-long stone platform situated on Red Square in Moscow in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral.

Its name is derived from the Russian words for "forehead" (lob) and "place" (mesto). In old Russian lob meant a steep river bank. The platform, believed to have been constructed in brick in the 1530s, was first mentioned in 1547, when Ivan the Terrible addressed the Muscovites from there. Subsequently, it was primarily used for announcing the tsar's ukazes and for religious ceremonies. Despite a common misconception, the circular platform itself was never a place for executions. Sometimes scaffolds were placed by it, but usually public executions were carried out at Vasilevsky Spusk behind St. Basil's Cathedral.

In Tsarist Russia, during Holy Week, the Palm Sunday procession called "donkey walk" would end at the Lobnoye Mesto where a depiction of Calvary had been erected. The Tsar himself, on foot to show humility, would lead the Patriarch of Moscow, who was seated on a donkey, in a procession from the city gates to Red Square.

The nearby Monument to Minin and Pozharsky commemorates the events of 1612, when Prince Pozharsky ascended the Lobnoye Mesto to pronounce Moscow free from Polish aggressors. In 1786, the architect Matvei Kazakov had the Lobnoye Mesto rebuilt in white stone, while keeping its original location and proportions.

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Dmitriy Stolz
10 July 2013
Лобное место производит очень приятное впечатление. Всегда есть свободные эшафоты, крайне любезный и отзывчивый персонал.. Рекомендую!
Юрий Иванов
29 July 2014
В 1919-м году здесь была установлена деревянная композиция "Стенька Разин с ватагой". Наверное, кто-то решил, что Разина казнили на на Болотной, а здесь. Вскоре статуи убрали
Denis G
20 January 2013
Казни на самом Лобном месте производились очень редко, ибо оно почиталось святым. Это было место для оглашения царских указов.
Ольга Максимова
Памятник древнерусской архитектуры
Stepanov 13 Степанов
24 February 2013
Перетяжки?!?!..на красной wowfuck медленно молдаване убранство переделывают.)) Папье маше скоро заменит все...Ленина -уже!
Oleg Gumraq
30 September 2016
Это место - загадка. До сих пор никто точно не знает его назначение в прошлом
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