Pushkin Square is located in the center of Moscow. It was formerly known as "Strastnoy Square" because a monastery for ascetics once stood there. In 1937, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Russia’s great poet Alexander Pushkin, the Soviet government renamed Strastnoy Square to Pushkin Square. Pushkin was a great Russian national…
Lenin's Mausoleum is located in the center of Moscow's Red Square in Russia. It is built from red granite and black marble, giving it a solemn and dignified appearance. Lenin was a renowned Marxist, proletarian revolutionary, politician, theorist, founder of the Bolshevik Party, as well as the founder and first leader of the Soviet Union. He developed Marxism and formed…
The Bolshoi Theatre is a renowned ballet and opera house in Moscow. It is the city's oldest musical theatre and the oldest theatre in Russia. With a long and illustrious history, it is one of the most famous theatres in the world and also serves as a treasure trove for global performing arts and ballet. The Bolshoi Theatre...
Erected in the mid-1990s, the Monument to Peter the Great, now located in Moscow, once sparked intense controversy among residents of both Moscow and St. Petersburg. Peter the Great (1682 A.D.–1725 A.D.), who propelled Russia into the ranks of the world's great powers through his aggressive Westernization policies during the old imperial era...
The Novodevichy Convent is located in the southwest of Moscow and was built between the 16th and 17th centuries as part of a series of convent complexes integrated into Moscow's defensive system. The convent is directly linked to Russia’s political, cultural, and religious history, and is closely associated with the Kremlin in Moscow. It served the women of the Tsarist family and nobility…
The Russian State Library is the largest library in Europe and ranks as the second largest in the world in terms of total collection size, second only to the Library of Congress in the United States, which houses 210 million items. Established in the 1860s, the library has undergone various changes over the decades and was officially founded in 1992...
Kazan Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox church in Moscow, Russia, located at the northeast corner of Red Square. The original cathedral was destroyed by Stalin in 1936, and the current structure was rebuilt in 1993. In 1612, at the end of the Time of Troubles in Russia, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces were driven out of Moscow, and d…
The Fountain of National Friendship was built in 1939 for an exhibition by the former Soviet Union. The fountain is magnificent and beautiful, featuring a huge golden ear of wheat standing tall in the center. Under the sunlight, it shines brilliantly and is truly eye-catching. The water jets of the fountain soar dozens of meters into the air, with droplets dancing and splashing down in a spectacular display. Surrounding the ear of wheat...
St. Basil's Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed or translated as the Church of Intercession on the Moat, is a multi-domed church located on Moscow's Red Square. It is often regarded as a symbol of Russia's unique position between Europe and Asia. The church was commissioned by Ivan IV to commemorate his...
Ostankino Tower is a television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia, standing at 540 meters tall, making it the second tallest tower in the world after the CN Tower in Canada. It is one of Moscow’s landmarks and also a member of the World Federation of Great Towers...
Standing 81 meters tall, Ivan the Great Bell Tower is the tallest structure in the Moscow Kremlin complex. In ancient times, it served as a signal tower and watchtower, and could rightly be called the world’s tallest beacon tower. The tower is predominantly white in color and features a domed architecture. Climbing up to the top via its narrow, spiral interior staircase…
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow is located in Alexander Garden, just outside the red walls of the Kremlin on the northwest side of Red Square. It was built to commemorate the soldiers who lost their lives during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. The tomb is made of dark red marble, with a bronze sculpture featuring a helmet and military flag on the western side. The…
Alexander Park is located outside the western long wall of the Moscow Kremlin. It consists of three sections: Upper Park, Middle Park, and Lower Park, stretching 865 meters all the way to the famous Manege Square. As one of Moscow’s first urban parks, it is clean, well-maintained, and features a variety of flowers, trees…
Tverskaya Street is a major thoroughfare located in the center of Moscow, the capital of Russia. Stretching 1.6 kilometers, it serves as the city's hub for shopping, entertainment, and nightlife, and is also home to the Moscow City Hall. The street begins in the south at the famous Manege Square, extends northwest towards Russia’s second-largest city, Saint Petersburg, and continues…
The Bulgakov Museum, also known as the "Bulgakov House," is located in Moscow. Established in 2007, it was where Mikhail Bulgakov lived during his time in the city and is the only museum in Russia dedicated to him. This is also where he wrote his classic novel *The Master and Margarita*. From 1921 to 19…
Built in 1834, the Moscow Central Hippodrome is the oldest in Europe and one of the largest in Russia. Directly under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, one of its main missions is to promote the breeding of horses. Thanks to its internationally compliant racing facilities, major Russian...
The Moscow Railway Museum is located next to the Paveletsky Railway Station in Moscow, Russia. The museum was closed to the public for nearly two decades because its exhibits included Lenin’s funeral train car — which was off-limits to the general public. In the 1990s, the museum was acquired by an auto exhibition center, then reopened in 2011 but only to private visitors; finally, it opened to the public in January 2012. Opening hours are from Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00–19:00, with Mondays and Tuesdays closed.
The Tsar Cannon is located outside the Kremlin in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Its Russian name means "Cannon Tsar" and it is a masterpiece of 16th-century Russian arms craftsmanship. The Tsar Cannon was commissioned in 1586 by Tsar Feodor I of Russia and forged by master foundryman Andrei …
The Tsar Bell is located in front of the Kremlin in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Its Russian name means "Tsar of Bells" and refers to the "Bell King." This bronze bell was cast under the order of Empress Anna Ivanovna. Its casting began in 1733 and was completed in 1735. Its name signifies its status—as…
The Tretyakov Gallery is located in Moscow, the capital of Russia, and is currently the world’s largest art museum dedicated to Russian paintings. According to statistics, the gallery houses a collection of 130,000 items, spanning various periods from the 11th to the 20th century, including over 40,000 Russian icons from the 17th and 18th centuries, …