Stretching from Zolotye vorota to Sobornaya ploshchad, Bolshaya Moskovskaya ulitsa is one of the oldest and most important in the city. It is mentioned as early as the chronicles of the beginning of the XVII century, but it is very likely that it has existed even longer and is the same age as Vladimir itself.
While strolling here, you will be able to see many diverse buildings dating mainly from the XVIII-XIX centuries. Overall, the appearance of Bolshaya Moskovskaya ulitsa is defined by the ceremonial structures preserved to this day: Gorodskaya Duma, Prisutstvennye mesta, Dvoryanskoe sobranie, the theological seminary, the boys' gymnasium, and some others. According to the regular plan of 1781, this street was recognized as the main one in the city, which undoubtedly was reflected in its development.
Strictly speaking, until 1899 the street was called simply Bolshaya, and only later was it divided into two parts: the eastern part came to be called Nizhegorodskaya, and the western part Bolshaya Moskovskaya. In 1909 electric lighting appeared here, in 1935 a bus route was launched, and in 1952 - a trolleybus route.
