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Donskoy Monastery Moscow: Fortified Walls, Necropolis and Visit Tips
A fortified monastery founded in 1591 in southern Moscow, with two cathedrals, red-crowned towers, the relics of Patriarch Tikhon and a necropolis,…
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Museum of Russian Impressionism Moscow: Collection, Hours and Visit
A private museum opened in 2016 on the former Bolshevik chocolate factory site, with over 70 works by Korovin, Serov, Grabar and…
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Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Moscow: Koolhaas Building and Visit
A contemporary art museum in Gorky Park, housed since 2015 in a 1968 Soviet restaurant rebuilt by Rem Koolhaas and OMA, with…
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Central Armed Forces Museum Moscow: Halls, Tanks and Practical Tips
A large military history museum in northern Moscow, in a building used since 1965, with indoor halls on Russian and Soviet military…
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Bunker-42 Moscow: Cold War Museum 65 Meters Underground
A once-secret Soviet command post about 65 meters under Taganka, now a Cold War museum visited on guided tours. Pre-booking is required,…
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Ostankino Estate Moscow: Serf Theatre Palace, Church and Park
A wooden neoclassical palace built in 1792–1798 around a theatre, the Sheremetev counts' summer estate with Italian and Egyptian pavilions, a 17th-century…
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Kuskovo Estate Moscow: Palace, French Park and Ceramics Museum
The Sheremetev family's 18th-century summer estate in east Moscow, with a salmon-pink wooden palace, Moscow's only French park, pavilions and a ceramics…
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Tsar Cannon Moscow: The Kremlin’s Giant Bronze Bombard Explained
A bronze giant cast in 1586 with an 890-millimeter caliber, the largest in the world, on a decorative carriage on Ivanovskaya Square.…
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Tsar Bell Moscow: World’s Largest Bell and Its Cracked Story
The world's largest bell, cast in 1733–1735 and about 202 tons, cracked in the fire of 1737 and never rung. It stands…
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Cathedral of the Annunciation Moscow: Rublev Icons and Golden Domes
The Kremlin's smaller cathedral with nine golden domes, built in 1484–1489 as the private chapel of Moscow's grand princes and tsars. Its…
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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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