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Kotelnicheskaya Embankment: Stalin Skyscraper and the Yauza Mouth
A riverside street at the mouth of the Yauza, known for the Stalin skyscraper of 1952, one of the Seven Sisters, with…
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Belorusskaya: Belorussky Station, Aeroexpress and Tverskaya Zastava
The area around Belorussky Station, the terminal of 1870 for trains to the west and the Aeroexpress to Sheremetyevo, on Tverskaya Zastava…
Neighborhoods
Paveletskaya: Paveletsky Station, Aeroexpress and Metro Hub Guide
The area around Paveletsky Station, the terminal of 1900 for the Volga cities and the Aeroexpress to Domodedovo Airport, with two metro…
Neighborhoods
Dorogomilovo: Kutuzovsky Prospekt, Borodino Panorama and Ukraina
A west-central district along Kutuzovsky Prospekt, with the Borodino Panorama, the Ukraina hotel skyscraper, the Kiyevsky Station and the road to Victory…
Neighborhoods
Lefortovo: Catherine Palace, Lefortovo Park and Old Foreign Quarter
A south-eastern district on the Yauza River named after Franz Lefort, with Lefortovo Park, the exterior of the Catherine Palace, an old…
Neighborhoods
Zayauzye: Moscow Beyond the Yauza, from Taganka to Rogozhskaya
The old area beyond the Yauza River, centered on Taganskaya Square, with the Kotelnicheskaya skyscraper at the river mouth, Rogozhskaya Sloboda and…
Neighborhoods
Khitrovka: Moscow’s Former Slum Quarter, Lanes and Old Mansions
A quiet quarter of lanes and old mansions off Solyanka Street, once Moscow's notorious market and slum, now with 17th and 18th-century…
Neighborhoods
Pokrovka: Pokrovsky Gates, Art Nouveau Houses and Old Churches
An old street east of Kitay-Gorod, named after a lost church and the Pokrovsky Gates, with Art Nouveau tenement houses, the Church…
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Novodevichy: Convent, Cemetery and UNESCO Walk in Khamovniki
A UNESCO-listed walled convent from 1524 on a bend of the Moskva River in Khamovniki, with the Smolensk Cathedral, a pond and…
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Lubyanka: Square, Children’s Store, Solovetsky Stone and Metro
A large square north-east of Red Square with the Central Children's Store and its giant clock, the Solovetsky Stone memorial, the Lubyanka…
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Arbat Architecture and Literature Walking Tour
Explore Moscow's Arbat district on a walking tour connecting neoclassical architecture, Russian music, Asian art, theatre, experimental design and Pushkin's former home.
Bulgakov’s Moscow: From Patriarch’s Ponds to Theatre Square
A literary walk from the Bulgakov Museum and Patriarch's Ponds past the church where Pushkin married to the Maly Theatre and Theatre…
Along the Moskva: From Patriarshy Bridge to Neskuchny Garden
A riverside walk from the pedestrian Patriarshy Bridge past the Muzeon sculpture park and Krymsky Bridge to Gorky Park and the quiet…
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