ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ɪt hˈoʊstᵻd , wˌɪtʃ pˈɛɹɪʃt ɪnðə fˈaɪɚɹ ʌv mˈɑːskoʊ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, æz wˈɛl æz mˈoʊst əv ðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊdz ɚɹˈaʊnd ɪt.
In 1807–1812, it hosted , which perished in the Fire of Moscow (1812), as well as most of the neighborhoods around it.