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Museums

A small museum in the district named after Peter the Great's associate Franz Lefort, with a model of the German Quarter, maps,…

Museums

A branch of the State Historical Museum beside Red Square that tells the story of Napoleon's invasion and the 1813–1814 campaigns through…

Museums

A science museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the old university building on Mokhovaya Street, with more than 300,000 minerals,…

Parks

A large park in south-east Moscow built around the former Stroganov and Golitsyn estate, with ponds, a white Kazakov church, a riding…

Parks

A large riverside park in west Moscow, open around the clock, rooted in the Naryshkin estate and founded as a park of…

Parks

A landscaped estate park in south-west Moscow with ponds, an old entrance gate with a guard tower and the Church of the…

Parks

A free garden of about five hectares in the Basmanny district, formed from an 18th-century Golitsyn estate, with a Belvedere grotto, a…

Parks

A 16.5-hectare park in the Presnensky district, open since 1932 on the site of an old estate, with ponds, sports areas, a…

Parks

A modern park of about 24 hectares on Khodynka Field, the historic open ground and first airfield of Moscow, with walking paths,…

Parks

A large park in north-west Moscow on the grounds of the Streshnev family estate, with ponds on the Chernushka River, a 17th-century…