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All-Russia Exhibition Centre (until 1992 known as the "Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy", VDNKh) Bauman Garden; Botanical Garden of Academy of Sciences; Gorky Park; Izmaylovskiy Park; Kolomenskoye; Losiny Ostrov National Park; Neskuchniy Garden; Sokolniki Park; Tsaritsyno Park; Fountain in Moscow's Square of Europe, lit at ...
Alley of the rulers of Russia; Monument to Yuriy Dolgorukiy; Monument to Vladimir the Great; Monument to Robespierre (destroyed) Monument to Minin and Pozharsky; Monument to Peter the Great; Monument to Alexander II; Monument to Lenin (Kaluga Square) Monument to Ho Chi Minh
Saint Basil's Cathedral, which delimits the square on its southern side, is undoubtedly the square's most famous building, and one of Russia's cultural icons. Once, the church was the main place of worship in Moscow, but today the cathedral mainly functions as a museum that is part of the complex of the State Historical Museum in the opposite.
The Moscow Kremlin is the oldest part of Moscow, first mentioned in 1147. In the 13th century, it served as the seat of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and a religious centre. The walls and the towers were constructed in the late 15th and early 16th century, as well as the churches that were designed by invited Italian architects and show influences ...
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (Russian: Собор Василия Блаженного, romanized: Sobor Vasiliya Blazhennogo), known in English as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of the most popular cultural symbols of Russia.
M. Memorial park complex of the heroes of the First World War; Monument to Minin and Pozharsky; Monument to Alexander II (Moscow) Monument to Friedrich Engels
The place where the museum now stands was formerly occupied by the Principal Medicine Store, built by order of Peter the Great in the Moscow Baroque style.. The museum was founded in 1872 by Ivan Zabelin, Aleksey Uvarov and several other Slavophiles interested in promoting Russian history and national self-awareness.
The Moscow Kremlin [a] or simply the Kremlin [b] is a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia. [1] Located in the centre of the country's capital city, it is the best known of the kremlins (Russian citadels ) and includes five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall along with the Kremlin towers .