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The Vakhtangov Theatre on Arbat Street is a Moscow drama company founded in 1921, famous for Princess Turandot and the gilded fountain…

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Zaryadye Concert Hall is a 2018 concert venue carved into an artificial hill in Zaryadye Park, with a 1,578-seat Grand Hall, a…

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The Tchaikovsky Concert Hall is the home of the Moscow State Philharmonic, opened in 1940 beside Mayakovskaya Metro, with a ten-column portico…

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The Moscow Conservatory is both Russia's famous music school and a concert venue: the Great Hall, the Rachmaninov Hall, the Tchaikovsky monument…

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The Great Moscow State Circus is a 1971 glazed-dome landmark near Sparrow Hills with 3,400 seats and five interchangeable arenas: what to…

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The Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard is one of Russia's oldest permanent circuses, founded in 1880 and led by the clown Yuri…

Markets & Shopping

The Central Children's Store is Alexey Dushkin's 1957 landmark on Lubyanka Square, reopened in 2015 as a mall with an atrium, a…

Markets & Shopping

Izmailovo Vernissage is Moscow's biggest souvenir and flea market beside the Izmailovo Kremlin: what is sold, when it is busiest, the Metro…

Markets & Shopping

Danilovsky Market is a round Soviet-era market hall near Tulskaya Metro, now a mix of fresh produce counters and a food court…

Sightseeing

The Floating Bridge is a free V-shaped viewpoint in Zaryadye Park that juts 70 meters over the Moskva River with views of…