* Let's take a walk through the places that changed the course of national history. The German Settlement, the most European part of Moscow, still retains its unique charm today. On the route: Pushkin's birthplace, Anna Mons House, Lefortovsky Palace, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Lefortovsky Park, Catherine Palace. New friends, first love, acquaintance with Western arts, fashion and architecture — all this was with Pyotr Alekseevich here in the German settlement. Peter met Franz Lefort in 1689, and since then their friendship began. In the house of Lefort, Peter met Anna Mons, who became a favorite of the emperor, and spent a lot of time escaping from stuffy old Moscow. Lefortovsky Park is one of the oldest parks in Moscow. Russian emperors loved to spend time and celebrations in it, improved and decorated it. Catherine II ordered to build a brick palace near the park (wooden buildings often burned, I wanted something more durable). The building was under construction for 25 years and many outstanding architects of that time had a hand in its appearance. The first medical school and hospital in Russia, the first hospital with an anatomical theater — the Lefortovo district was the first in many things and had a great influence on Russian history. A walk through Moscow of Germans from the Peter the Great era, a tour of the German settlement, Lefortovo and not only… To the places where the "window to Europe" was once cut through!