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Lets start viewing Moscow with
the statue of the officially recognized founder, Grand Prince Yuri
Vladimirovich (Dolgoruki) (1090-1157). The site had been occupied by settlers
for centuries already, but the foundation of the city of Moscow is accepted
from the Ipat'yevski chronicle entry of (6655), that is 1147, when Yuri
established his outpost on the hill by the river and invited the Prince of
Novgorod-Severski, Svyatoslav Ol'govich to meet him there.
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Another view of the statue of
Yuri Dolgoruki.
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Another view of the statue of
Yurii.
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Nevertheless Yurii is buried in
the Kievan Pechora Monastery. He conquered Kyiv and made himself prince there.
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The statue of Yuri Dolgoruki -
founder of Moscow.
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Here is a close-up of the frieze
on Yuri's statue. It is from the cathedral frieze in the Yuriev Monastery south
of Novgorod on the river Volkhov.
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Another section of the frieze on
the statue.
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Lets now enter Moscow
ceremonially through the Triumphal Arch in memorial to victory over Napoleon,
on Kutuzovski prospect between the Panorama museum and World War II memorial.
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Before entering the Kremlin lets
get oriented by looking at a plan of the layout. Note the location of the
earlier walls of Ivan I and Dmitri Donskoi and that the fortress had a water
defense on all sides. But that didn't protect the buildings inside the kremlin
during the massive conflagrations that swept the city.
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Map of the kremlin in 1530's
during reign of Vasilii III and Ivan III
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Map of Moscow in 1590's.
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A section of the above map
showing more detail of the kremlin and Kitai Gorod. Some of the landmarks in
Kitai Gorod are still there today.
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Map of Moscow and surrounding
region at beginning of 17th century.
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Detailed map of northern half of
Moscow circa 1590
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Detailed map of southern half of
Moscow -
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One end of GUM - the state
department store now filled with shops.
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The facade of GUM department
store facing Red Square - photo made in 1964.
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View of interior of one section
of GUM photo taken in 1964 - what a difference today.
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GUM - inside state store at night
- now a series of shops.
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GUM - inside the mall of the
former state store at night.
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Inside the GUM - department store
now with many expensive shops.
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GUM - Inside the mall at night.
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GUM - rear corner on Ilinka
street -
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George Gordon made this photo of
Red Square on a day it was closed to pedestrians. The long building is GUM -
the famous department store.
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George made this photo of Red
Square viewed from the opposite end. On the left is the Kremlin wall with the
Senate, Nikol and Corner Arsenal towers. In the center is the State History
Museum and beside it on the right is the rebuilt Resurection gate.
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George's photo of the rebuilt
Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. It stands in its place on a
corner of Red Square opposite the Nikolski gate tower.
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The State History Museum in
center with rebuilt Gate of the Resurection on the right and the Corner Arsenal
Tower of the Kremlin on the left.
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State History Museum, newly
rennovated and reopened. The building was constructed in 1874-83. The architect
was Sherwood and engineer Semyonov. They sought to follow 17th century Russian
style. It has 300,000 exibits in 40 halls. View from inside Red Square
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Entrance Door for History Museum.
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State History Museum next to
Kremlin at end of Red Square - on the left is the rebuilt Resurection gate -
the former entrance gate to Red Square through Kitai Gorod that was torn down
by Stalin in the 1930's and recently reconstructed. View from outside Red
square
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The State Historical Museum at
one end of Red Square. This is the side outside Red Square.
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The red building is the State
Historical Museum - the round tower is the Corner Arsenal Tower - 1492 - 203 ft
high and168 feet in circumference. The yellow building is the corner of the
former Arsenal.
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View of the Moskva River The
large white building on right is the Rossia hotel, which now occupies a large
part of the former merchant stalls of Kitai Gorod. In the center is the Kremlin
with the bell tower of Ivan the Great dominating the skyline.
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View along the Moskva river early
in the morning from the bridge next to the Kremlin.
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View of the Moskva river from the
bridge. The Kremlin is on right and the restored Cathedral of our Savior is in
left background.
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View from top floor of the
Rossia hotel over corner of Kitai gorod and then Beligorod east of Kremlin
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View from top floor of Rossia
Hotel toward east over Kitai gorod and across the Yauza river - the large
Kotelnicheskaya Apartment building stands above the bank of the Yauza. In the
close foreground is the east side of the Rossia hotel rectangle. In the center
at distance is the bell tower of the Church of the Silversmiths.
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The Kremlin Spaski tower and St
Basil's during winter from upper floor of the Rossia Hotel. The Senate building
is visible in the background.
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Cathedral of the ProtectingVeil
of the Holy Virgin (Sobor Pokrova Bozhiye materi chto po Rvy u Frolovskikh
vorot, literally on the moat at the gate) also known as the Cathedral of St
Basilius the God's Fool).
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Inside St Basil's, decorations on
ceiling and walls
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Inside St Basil's, arched dorway
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Inside St Basil's, decorated wall
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Inside St Basil's, heating stove
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Inside St Basil's, details of
wall decorations
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Inside St Basil's, accoustics
element
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Inside St Basil's, details of
decorations
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Inside St Basil's, yellow flowers
on blue
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Inside St Basil's, icons on doors
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Inside St Basil's, ceiling and
lamp
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Outside St Basil's, porch and
entrance way
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Outside St Basil's, full view of
porch
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Outside St Basil's, full view of
porch
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Close up of St Basil's
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View from below on river side
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Full view from Red Square.
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Outside, on porch.
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Outside full view.
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St Basil's outside.
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Outside detail view of upper
domes.
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View of St Basil's from the river
side, opposite from Red Square.
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View of St Basil's at night.
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George Gordon made this gorgeous
photo of St. Basil.
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This is a section view diagram of
St Basil's in Moscow. (Krasovskii - 152)
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Two of the diagonal tower cupolas
of St Basil's (Pokrovski) Cathedral in Moscow. (Krasovskii 163) Other domes at
164 and 165.
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The west and north tower cupola
domes of St Basil's (Pokrovski) Cathedral in Moscow. (Krasovskii 164)
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One of the towers with cupola and
dome of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. (Krasovskii 165)
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The floor plan of St Basil's
cathedral in Moscow. It shows the eight small chapels that surround the main
central space. (Krasovskii - 149)
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St Basil's cathedral facade from
the west. (Krasovski 154)
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View of St Basil the Blessed from
Red square with the Rossia hotel to the left rear.
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Memorial statue of Kuzma Minin
and Prince Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski, the leaders of the army that
recaptured Moscow and the Kremlin from the Polish invaders during the Time of
Troubles.
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Kitai Gorod - historical
description
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Most visitors to Moscow walk
around St Basil's and no further. They don't realize that one of the most
interesting streets in the medieval Kitai Gorod section of the city with
16th-17th century architecture is within 100 yards. This is Varvarka Street,
which is parallel to the Moscow river and now overshadowed by the huge Rossia
Hotel.
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Church of St Barbara the great
martyr (Tserkov'' varvari velikomuchenitsi). The original was built in 1514 by
Alevisio Novi but the present building was created by Kazakov in 1795-1804 on
the original foundations, view toward Kremlin.
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St Barbara Church with the
"English House" in front and St Basil's behind it.
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House of Romanov, now with museum
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House of Romanov - this was built
as the mansion of Romanov family by Nikita Romanov, Ivan IV's first
brother-in-law. It now houses the mansion museum in this section of the street
known as Zaryadie. It is devoted to the lives of the Romanov family in the days
when they were boyars.
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Church of Maxim the Blessed on
Varvarka street by the Church of St Barbara , 1698, and the English House.
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Monastery of the Sign of the
Blessed Virgin on Varvarka street.
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View toward St Barbara's Church.
The Monk's building low in front, then the Cathedral of the Monastery of the
Sign.
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Bell Tower of the Monastery of
the Sign of the Blessed Virgin.
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Bell Tower of the Monastery of
the Sign of the Blessed Virgin.
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Cathedral of the Monastery of the
Sign of the Blessed Virgin, 1679-1684) built by the workshop of the Kostroma
fortification masters led by Feodor Grigor'yevich and Grigori Anisimov.
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Cathedral of the Monastery of the
Sign with Hotel Rossia behind.
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Monastery of the Sign of the
Blessed Virgin.
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Monastery of the Sign of the
Blessed Virgin, view of first floor from under the overpass entrance to the
Rossia hotel.
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The English house - building
assigned by Tsar Ivan IV for English merchants in Kitai Gorod - it is close by
the Rossia hotel.
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English House, residence of the
first English emissaries from Queen Elizabeth I to Tsar Ivan IV.
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English House from the opposite
side.
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Cathedral of the Monastery of the
Sign of the Blessed Virgin
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The Church of the Blessed
Virgin's Protecting Veil (Pokrova Bozh'ei materi) is also known as the Church
of St George on the Pskov hill, 1657-8. The adjacent bell tower is from 1818.
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Church of the Blessed Virgin's
Protecting Veil (St George) in background with its belltower in foreground.
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Church of the Blessed Virgin's
Protecting Veil (St George) with bell tower at east end of Varvarka Street.
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Fragment remaining of the wall of
Kitai Gorod, now just behind the Rossia hotel parking lot.
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Tret'yakovski Entrance gate and
passage to Kitai gorod and buildings over it was built in 1870-71.
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Close up view of the remaining
corner tower of the former wall around Kitai Gorod across the boulevard from
Lubyanka closeby the Tret'yakovski passage.
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New Tret'yakovski entrance gate
through the Kitai Gorod wall opened in 19th century.
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Section of the Kitai gorod wall
with fortress tower in front of the upper part of the Epiphany monastery. The
gold dome of the Zaikonospaski monastery is to the left.
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Rebuilt stylized tower of the
Kirai Gorod wall - for tourists with restaurant inside.
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Entrance to a new restaurant
built as part of the reconstruction work on Kitai Gorod. It is modeled after
medieval design.
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A short section of the Kitaigorod
wall has been restored as a tourist attraction. The upper part of the tower of
the Ephinay monastery is directly behind the tent roof of the fortress tower.
The gold dome of the Zaikonospaski monastery is to the left.
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Tret'yakovski entrance Gate into
Kitai gorod built in 19th century to facilitate commerce.
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View of the Tret'yakovski passage
entrance to Kitay Gorod from the opposite, inside the walls, side.
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Picture of the first printing
plant in Moscow as it appeared in the 17th century.
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Photo of the former printing
plant building in Kitai Gorod as it looks today on Nikolskaya street.
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Details of the building that
housed the printing plant on Nikolskaya street.
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Facade of the Printing house in
Kitai Gorod
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Detail of the facade of the Print
house in Kitai Gorod.
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Trade building on Ilinka St in
Kitai Gorod.
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View of Ilinka Street facing
toward Kremlin.
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Ilinka Street in Kitai Gorod -
building restoration.
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Government trade ministry in
Kitai gorod
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Small out building of the
Bogoyavlenski monastery in Kitai Gorod. For views of the monastery cathedral
please go to the section on Russian churches.
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The home of the icon painter.
Simon Ushakov in Kitai gorod across from the Church of St Nicholas in which he
painted the iconostasis.
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Description of Beli gorodWhite
City
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Historical description of the
Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ our Savior. Photos
of the cathedral are in the churches directory.
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Equestrian statue of Marshal of
Soviet Union Zhukov in front of the State History Museum. While this is right
outside of Red Square it is already in Beligorod and not Kitaigorod, which is
only east of Red Square.
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Statue of Marshal of the Soviet
Union G. Zhukov beside the State Historical Museum on the right rear. The
building on left houses the archeological museum.
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When Stalin tore down the
Cathedral of our Savior he planned to built the tallest skyscraper in the
world. But the foundations would not support this. So they built a swimming
pool instead.
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Church in the Aleks'yevski
monastery - 1625 -(Krasovski - 204) The monastery was torn down in the19th
century to make space for building the Cathedral of our Savior.
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Kuznetski Most, fashionable
street in downtown Moscow. It is in Beli gorod just outside the corner of Kitai
gorod just behind Lubyanka.
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Another view of a section of
Kuznetski Most, showing classical buildings turned into expensive shops.
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City Hall, once the residence of
the governor, baron Z. G. Chernyshev.
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Moscow Soviet - city hall - Quite
remarkable is that when Tver Avenue was widened they lifted and moved the
entire building back several yards.
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Central section of facade of the
Army Theater. The overall plan looks like a star.
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The Pashkov house - When one
drives past the Kremlin on the wide Manezhnaya street from the Boshoi Kammeniye
bridge this huge building rises on the high bluff opposite the Kremlin walls.
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View of the whole area adjacent
to the Aleksandrovski Garden looking toward Manezh square with the Central
Exhibition hall on the left.
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View of corner of Central
Exhibition hall.
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Dome of the northern hemisphere
over the underground garage between the Kremlin and Manage.
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Prince Troyekurov's Palace,
(1691-96) on Georgevski street was built for the head of the main Streltsi
Department (prikaz) who was in charge for Peter I of the building of the
Sukharev tower.
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Georgiyevski street across from
the Troyekurov Palace. This is parallel to Ohotni street in Beli gorod between
Tver and Bolshaya Dmitrovka streets.
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Corner of Georgiyevski street.
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Plaque on wall at Pushkarski
street.
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Inside Detski Mir - the central
children's store near Lubyanka prison and former KGB headquarters.
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Lubyanka - the headquarters and
holding prison of the KGB in the building of the Rossia Insurance Company built
in 1898. Now it houses the Border Police.
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The central Synagogue in
Beligorod just east of Kitaigorod.
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Now the ByeloRus embassy building
on corner of Maroseyka and Armyanski streets in the former Ukrainian quarter of
Beli Gorod.
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The corner of Ilinka street at
east end where it comes out of Kitai gorod - accross the street from the
Politechnical museum.
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The Poli-Technical Museum founded
in 1870's - in Beligorod just outside old Kitai Gorod walls.
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The rear side of the
Polytechnical Museum in Beligorod just outside the old Kitaigorod wall.
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Shrine monument to the Russian
grenadiers who fought at Battle of Plevna in Russo-Turkish war. It is located
in Beligorod just east of the Kitai gorod wall in the wide space left after the
clearance of the wall and its outer ramparts. It is about a block from the
Polytechnical museum.
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Shrine monument to the Russian
grenadiers who fought at Battle of Plevna in Russo-Turkish war. It is located
in Beligorod just east of the Kitai gorod wall in the wide space left after the
clearance of the wall and its outer ramparts.
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Shrine - Monument to the
Grenadiers at Plevna in Russo-Turkish war -
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Monument to the Grenadiers at
Plevna - Russo-Turkish war - view from other side
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Tower??
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Institute of Architecture on
Rozhdestvenka street
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Kuznetski Most - upscale shopping
street - "Kuznetski" is name of the blacksmiths who lived here and
"Most" is from the former bridge here of the Neglinka river that is
now underground.
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Street scene behind the Bolshoi
Opera house at corner of Kuznetski most - very high class shopping section of
Moscow.
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Bolshoi Theater, built originally
in 1776, by the entrepreneur, M Medoks and the Moscow governor Prince P.
Urusov.
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The Bolshoi Opera house on
Theater square.
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The Morozov mansion - Now called
The House of Europe - This was built for the millionaire Arseny Morozov in 1898
after he saw Morish architecture in Salamanca, Spain. It is right across the
street from the Arbat metro station.
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Typical town house of wealthy
Russian from 18th-19th century. Next to Voskreseniya Gospodstva Church on
Bolshoi Nikitnika street.
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Celebration of liberation of
Ukraine at Kiev station , with Statue of Klemenitski in background of picture.
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Ceiling in Moscow subway.
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Ceiling in Moscow subway.
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Moscow subway station -
escalator.
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Moscow subway - mosaic
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Moscow subway - mosaic
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One of the stained glass
"windows" underground in the Novoslobodskaya station.
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Scene in mosaic in the Kyievskaya
station.
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Mosaic scene of Peter I at
Poltava in Moscow undergroundstation
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Mosaic of Peter the Great at
Poltava in Moscow subway.
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Workers statue at Byelorussian
station of the subway system.
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Statue of Chernishevski
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Statue of Sts. Cyril and
Methodius in square in front of the Church of All Saints (Tserkov Vsekh
Svyatykh ) in Kulishkakh - in Beli Gorod just east of Kitai Gorod walls.
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Zemligorod and beyond
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Statue of Gogol
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The palace of the Weavers guild -
Kamovniki - in the suburb of their name just west of Beligorod wall and near
their Church of St. Nicholas.
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The palace of the Weavers guild -
Kamovniki - in the suburb of their name just west of Beligorod wall and near
their Church of St. Nicholas.
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Arbat Street pedestrian walk.
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Along the Arbat pedestrian
street. In late March there is still snow and ice on streets.
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Inside the Mo Mo restaurant on
corner of Arbat pedestrian street.
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Samsonov House - one of the many
Neo-classical mansions built along Prechistenka street in Zemligorod west of
downtown Moscow.
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The Apraksin - Trubetskikh homes
on Chernishevski street in Zemligorod - built in 1760's by Count M. F.
Apraksin. The architect was Krukov. Construction was completed in q774-75 after
the building had been purchased by D. Yu, Trubetski. According to legend
Empress Elizabeth had parties here with her secret husband, Count Razumovski.
They were married in the church just up the street.
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The Apraxin - Pushkin homes on
Pokrovka St - built in 1760's.
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Kazan Station of the Russian
railroad system was built in north-east Moscow between 1912 and1926 on the
square opposite the Yaroslavl and St Petersburg stations. The architect, Alexi
Shchusev, mixed seven architectural styles including the tower like the tower
in the Kazan kremlin.
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Style moderne house built around
1900 a block from the Cathedral of our Savior.
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Moscow State University. The
central tower is 36 stories topped by a tower, the building is 235.7 meters and
the spire is 60 meters high.
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Moscow State University named for
M. V. Lomonosov (1949-53). The university was founded in 1755 by its namesake
and still has its older buildings downtown.
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View of Moscow across the river
as seen from the Lenin hill in front of the university. The photo was taken in
1964
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View across the Moscow River of
the stadium and downtown Moscow in the distance - The Ukrainia hotel is the
tall building on the left. The photo was made in 1964.
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Shrine on the grounds of the new
Memorial to World War II.
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Huge memorial to World War II
opened for the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
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In the block between the WWII
memorial and the Borodino Panorama museum is the victory arch for defeat of
Napoleon in 1812.
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Borodino Battle Panorama Museum
on Kutovski prospect. Please go to the section on Borodino battle in the
Russian history folder for more photos of the Panorama Museum and the actual
battlefield.
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Statue to Marshal Kutuzov, first
shown in 1973, in front of the Borodino Panorama Museum on Kutuzovski Prospect
a few blocks from the World War II Memorial. The designer was N. Tomsky.
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Statue of Marshal Kutuzov and the
Borodino Panorama museum
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Bust of Marshal Kutuzov at the
Borodino Panorama Museum
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The hut in which Kutuzov
conducted his council meeting deciding to abandon Moscow to the French - behind
the Borodino Panorama museum
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Russian officers at Borodino
battle - at base of the Kutuzov statue.,
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Statue of Marshal Kutuzov outside
the Borodino Panorama Museum on Kutovski prospect.
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Statue of Marshal Kutuzov with
Borodino Panorama museum behind it.
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One section of the 360 degree
panorama scene of the Battle of Borodino. For more views of the museum panorama
and the actual battlefield please go to our Borodino directory.
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Borodino memorial chapel just
behind the Panorama museum.
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Church behind the Borodino
Panorama Museum
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View of the expensive Baltiski
hotel from on the bridge over Moskva river - Bell tower of church of in
background. This hotel is directly opposite the Rossia hotel which in turn in
adjacent to Red square.
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Sunrise on one of the Stalin
gothic highrises. This is the famous Kotel apartment building just across the
Yauza river from Beligorod where the Yauza flows into the Moscow River.
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Statue of Peter I - detail of
lower section of the statue with the rebuilt Cathedral of Christ the Savior
across the river in background.
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Statue of Peter I - detail of
upper section with Cathedral of Christ the Savior in background.
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Statue of Peter I. This is much
despised by Muscovites. It was commissioned by the mayor from his favorite
scuptor - designer.
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The entrance to the Tretyakov
Museum in the Zamoskvareche section south of the river. The architect was
Victor Vasnetsov. For a similar idea see the photos of the Vasnetsov house. He
was a proponent of medieval Muscovy.
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Tretyakov museum restaurant -
detail of the ceiling.
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Tretyakov museum restaurant -
detail of the ceiling
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Vasnetsov House - Built by Victor
Vasnetsov the painter who emphasized Russian culture in his paintings. He
designed the facade of the Tretyakov museum. His studio was in this remarkable
building.
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Vasnetsov House
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Vasnetsov house
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New style apartment buildings.
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The Petrovski Palace is on the
extension of Tver bulevard, the road to St Petersburg, northwest of central
Moscow.
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Petrovski Palace - view from
road. The complex now houses the Zhukovski Air Force Engineering college.
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Highway Institute - main building
on the Leningrad road.
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Simenov monastery tower Sokrovi
page 55
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Izmailovo bazar market being
built next door to the Izmailovo hotel.
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Part of the tourist complex at
Izmailovo by the hotel and outdoor bazar area.
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Part of the new construction
turning the Izmailovo outdoor market into a full scale tourist trap.
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Another section of the new
construction turning the Izmailovo market into a tourist trap.
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George Gordon took this photo
showing some of the Russian craft items sold to tourists.
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George found this rug merchant
laying out his wares at the Izmailov bazar.
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We have to admit that for a
tourist trap there are indeed many excellent wares for sale.
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George found one of the busy
streets in the Izmailov complex.
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Another stand with typical
Russian collectable items.
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Izmailov market stand with
Russian costume dolls.
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Another stand with a variety of
arts and crafts.
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George found this stand with
excellent porcelain ware.
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Izmailov market stand with a
variety of porcelain houses.
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Another stand, with enough
stacking dolls to suit any fancy.
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George took this photograph of
three of the six buildings of the Izmailovo hotel complex.
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View of one of the Izmailovo
hotel buildings from upper floor of another.
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One of the four sections of the
huge Izmailovo hotel complex in the background - in the forground part of the
new construction of Izmailovo market to make it look like a theme park.
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Another section of the new
architcture of the Izmailovo market to convert it into a 'theme park' setting.
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Izmailovo market - a typical lane
in the tourist section where Russian arts and crafts are featured.
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George captured this winter scene
of the high-rise apartments in Moscow suburb.
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More apartments viewed in another
direction.
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George made this photo of a
typical better type Russian home in Moscow suburbs.
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George made this photograph of a
winter scene along a highway outside Moscow.
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George found this Russian
enjoying a winter sleigh ride.
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George found this typical Russian
wooden church in the countryside.
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