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Kuntsevo: Stalin’s Near Dacha, Old Estates and the Kuntsevskaya Hub
A western district of Moscow, once a summer-resort town, known for Stalin's Kuntsevo Dacha of 1933 to 1934 and for the Kuntsevskaya…
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Tsaritsyno: Catherine’s Unfinished Palace, Park and Fountain Guide
A park and palace complex in south Moscow, begun by Catherine the Great in 1776 in a Gothic-inspired style and never used…
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Kolomenskoye: UNESCO Ascension Church, Wooden Palace and Park
A former royal estate on the Moskva River with the UNESCO-listed Church of the Ascension of 1532, a reconstructed wooden palace, the…
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Sokolniki: Moscow’s Falcon Park, Kitchen Debate Site and Ice Rink
A large park in north-east Moscow, once the tsars' falconry forest, with long alleys, a winter ice rink, a park museum and…
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Izmailovo: Kremlin, Vernissage Market and the Romanov Estate
An eastern district of Moscow known for the Izmailovo Kremlin, a stylized wooden complex, the Vernissage souvenir market, the Romanov estate on…
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VDNH and Ostankino: Pavilions, Space Museum, TV Tower and Park
A large exhibition park of Soviet pavilions and fountains, with the Museum of Cosmonautics, the Ostankino Tower, the Ostankino estate and the…
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Bauman: Baumanskaya Metro, Bauman Garden and the German Quarter
An area of Basmanny named after the revolutionary Nikolai Bauman, around Baumanskaya metro, with Bauman Garden, the technical university, the Epiphany Cathedral…
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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…
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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…
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