To see what Moscow looked like during the time of Ivan the Terrible, you need to leave the bustling square and turn into the small Varvarka Street. Dmitry Donskoy's troops travelled up the street in 1380 on their return from the Battle of Kulikovo. The Varvarka of today is an unusual mix of various architectural styles and eras. Let's stop in front of the Chambers of the Romanov Boyars. It was here that the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty, Mikhail Fedorovich, was born. The original household church in the courtyard was replaced by the Znamensky Cathedral—the main place of worship for the residents of the monastery. The chambers are a great example of secular Russian architecture from before the time of Peter the Great.