The Kolomenskoye Museum-Estate is home to dozens of historical, architectural and natural sites. The heyday of this Imperial residence on the bank of the Moscow River is associated with the second tsar of the Romanov dynasty, Alexei Mikhailovich. It was under his rule that the palace-tower (referred to by contemporaries as the eighth wonder of the world) was built in the village of Kolomenskoye. It was built in the «sokoliny dvor» or «Falcon Courtyard» and was easily worthy of the envy of other European monarchs. Thanks to the museum-estate’s interactive programme, visitors have the opportunity to closely familiarise themselves with Russian traditions and culture from centuries past as history becomes a reality.