the triumphal arch in the Tverskaya Zastava appeared in the middle of 1814. It was wooden and was built to welcome returning from Western Europe of the Russian troops. To make a monument of stone, it was decided 12 years later, in 1826, after the building decayed.
Developed the project and made estimates for the construction of the stone arch Osip Bove is the architect, actively participated in the reconstruction of houses and public buildings in Moscow after the fire of 1812. According to his projects built the First city hospital, a Large theatre and other buildings.
discussion of the construction of the triumphal arch began in 1827. Correspondence about the construction, which led the Governor-General of Moscow Dmitry Golitsyn, Ministry of Finance, the Commission for buildings in Moscow and the Ministry of the Imperial court, kept in the Archive Fund of the capital.
April 20, 1829, the Emperor Nicholas I approved the submission of the Governor-General Dmitry Golitsyn on the establishment of the Committee under the command of the commandant of Moscow for the construction of Tver in front of the entrance to Moscow Triumphal gate. The Committee also included the architect Osip Bove.
By the beginning of 1834, the construction of the gate has been basically completed, and on 5 March 1834 the Emperor approved the proposal of the Governor-General Dmitry Golitsyn “on bringing in the best kind of space between the Tver exit Park and Petrovsky Palace, stretching out upon this space at the both sides of the highway paths for walkers;”.
11 Oct 1834 the Triumphal arch was inaugurated. The ceremony was attended by the troops of the Moscow garrison, officials of the Moscow police. Among them were veterans who had medals in memory of 1812 and the capture of Paris, — six generals, 34 staff officer, 65 chief officers, 301 non-commissioned officer, 846 ordinary. A prayer service was celebrated “four regimental priests with the choir singing”. After this “artillery, placed on the highway by was shooting 101 shot” and a military parade. By order of Golitsyn participants of the ceremony were paid to the non-commissioned officers for three rubles, and private — two of the ruble, “from capital, the remainder of the cost made during existed in Moscow the epidemic disease of cholera.”
the Triumphal arch stood near the Tver Gates 102 years. In 1936, the square was redesigned and the gates demolished. In 1966 by the decision of the city Council, they were recreated at the new location on Kutuzovsky Prospekt.
