ðɪ ˈɔːɹfənɪdʒ, kənvˈɜːɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv tʊ ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi hˈɑːspɪɾəl, ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː dˈaʊntaʊn stɹˈʌktʃɚz ðæt sɚvˈaɪvd ðə fˈaɪɚɹ ʌv mˈɑːskoʊ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, dᵻfˈɛndᵻd baɪ ɪts stˈæf.
The orphanage, converted in 1812 to a military hospital, is one of the few downtown structures that survived the Fire of Moscow (1812), defended by its staff.