Tagansky District

Around the same time, settlement began on the left bank of the Yauza River, primarily by artisans who were relocated from the city due to the fire hazards associated with their trades, such as potters and blacksmiths.

In the 16th century, the rapidly growing blacksmiths' settlement pushed the potters' community to the eastern part of what is now Goncharnaya Street, which emerged as a branch off the main Kolomenskaya Road.

At that time, Zayauzye was bordered to the east by the Earthen Rampart, with the only gate located at Taganskaya Square.

Apart from Taganka proper, the modern district includes other historic neighbourhoods such as Kulishki in the eastern Bely Gorod, Khitrovka, Solyanka, Krutitsy, and Rogozhskaya sloboda [ru] (the spiritual centre of Old Believers).

Major sights include the 18th-century Foundling Home and at least three walled monasteries — the Andronikov, the Pokrovsky, and the Novospassky.