The Mausoleum situated in Red Square by the Kremlin Wall, is the mausoleum that serves as the current resting place of Vladimir Lenin. The first tomb out of wood has been built by January 27 1924, the...
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The GUM
RUSSIA / Moscow Region / Moscow
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The Main Department Store, or GUM (from Russian acronym of "Glavny Universalny Magazin"), is one of the largest shopping malls in Europe located in the very heart of Moscow. The main facade of the building...
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The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky became the first monument appeared in Moscow. It is a bronze statue group that commemorates prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, who gathered the all-Russian volunteer...
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The Moscow Kremlin is the oldest part of the city, the main historic and political complex of Moscow and the official residence of the President of Russia. First structures on the territory of the current...
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The Saint Basil's Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Intercession of Theotokos on the Moat, is one of the trademarks of the capital of Russia. It was erected in 1555–1561 by architects Barma and...
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The State Historical Museum in Moscow is the largest national historical museum of Russia. Its exhibitions are unique, they reflect Russian culture and history as a non-national state from the prehistoric...
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The State Tretyakov Gallery is the national treasury of Russian fine art in Moscow founded by merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov in 1856. In 1892, Tretyakov presented his already famous collection to...
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The Tsar Bell is a monument of Russian foundry practice of the 18th century. The giant bell was founded from bronze by masters Ivan and Mikhail Motorin on 25 November 1735 on the order of Empress Anna,...
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The Tsar Pushka (Cannon) is a monument of Russian artillery and casting art and represents a medieval cannon - bombard. This enormous cannon was commissioned in 1586 by Russian Tsar Feodor Ivanovich and...
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The Victory Monument is a stone obelisk 141,8 m (462 ft) high. It is located in the Victory Park in front of the Central museum of the Great Patriotic War. The height of the monument symbolizes 1418 days...
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