Lobnoje mesto
Lobnoje mesto ( Russian Лобное место ) is a monument of Russian architecture on Moscow's Red Square . It is a round raised terrace surrounded by a full parapet.
The origin of the designation is unclear. According to widespread interpretation, it was a “place where you cut off heads” (Russian лоб = forehead, место = place). Another variant is derived from the Old Church Slavonic language or from the Hebrew Golgotha - "Skull Mountain".
It is generally believed that Lobnoje mesto was the site of a scaffold for those condemned to be beheaded. In fact, death sentences were rarely carried out there, and the tsar's decrees (“ ukas ”) were promulgated there much more often . As an exception, the old Orthodox Nikita Pustoswjat was executed there in 1682 and the members of the riflemen's revolt in 1698 .
The Lobnoje mesto is also linked to the Tartar attack in 1521, when the Grand Duke Vasily III. called the boyars to unity. Religious ceremonies were also held on the Lobnoje mesto.
Today's appearance is a result of the renovation in 1786 based on a design by the architect Matwei Fyodorowitsch Kazakow . The terrace can be reached by a staircase with eleven steps, the entrance is closed with a wrought iron gate.
On May 1, 1919, a wooden monument by Stenka Razin was erected on Lobnoje mesto .
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Coordinates: 55 ° 45 ′ 12 ″ N , 37 ° 37 ′ 21 ″ E