Red Square Krásnaya Plóshchaď is a city square

Red Square (Krásnaya Plóshchaď) is a city square (plaza) in Moscow, Russia. It separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod. Red Square is often considered the central square of Moscow, because Moscow's major streets —which connect to Russia's major highways—originate from the square.

Saint Basil's Cathedral The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The building, now a museum, is officially known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat or Pokrovsky Cathedral. It was built from 1555– 61 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. A world famous landmark it was the city's tallest building until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in 1600.

The Bolshoi Theatre (tr. Bol'shoy Teatr. ) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The theatre's original name was the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow, while the St. Petersburg Bolshoi Theatre (demolished in 1886), was called the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre.

VDNKh (All-Russia Exhibition Centre) VDNKh (pronounced "vedeenkha"; in 1992 – 2014 All-Russia Exhibition Centre), is a permanent general purpose trade show and amusement park in Moscow, Russia. The acronym VDNKh stands for Russian vystavka dostizheniy narodnogo khozyaystva (Exhibition of Achievements of the People's Economy). The exhibition was established February 17, 1935 as the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSKh. V). An existing site (then known as Ostankino Park, a country territory recently incorporated into the city limits), was approved in August 1935.

The State Tretyakov Gallery (Gosudarstvennaya Tretyâkovskaya Galereya; abbreviated, GTG) is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating a collection, which might later grow into a museum of national art. The collection contains more than 130, 000 exhibits, ranging from Theotokos of Vladimir and Andrei Rublev's Trinity to the monumental Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky and the Black Square by Kazimir Malevich. Black square by Kazimir Malevich

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is a cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on the northern bank of the Moskva River, a few blocks southwest of the Kremlin. With an overall height of 103 metres (338 ft), it is the tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world. The current church is the second to stand on this site. The original church, built during the 19 th century, took more than 40 years to build. It was destroyed in 1931 on the order of then Soviet Leader, Joseph Stalin. The current church was rebuilt on the site during 1995 -2000.

The Tsar Cannon (Tsar'-pushka) is a large, 5. 94 metres (19. 5 ft) long cannon on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. It was cast in 1586 in Moscow, by the Russian master bronze caster Andrey Chokhov. Mostly of symbolic impact, it was never used in a war. However the cannon bears traces of at least one firing. Per the Guinness Book of Records it is the largest bombard by caliber in the world, [2] and it is a major tourist attraction in the ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin.

The Tsar Bell (Tsar-kolokol), also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, Tsar Kolokol III, or Royal Bell, is a 6. 14 -metre (20. 1 ft) tall, 6. 6 -metre (22 ft) diameter bell on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. The bell was commissioned by Empress Anna Ivanovna, niece of Peter the Great.

Lenin's Mausoleum (Mavzoléy Lénina) also known as Lenin's Tomb, situated in Red Square in the center of Moscow, is the mausoleum that serves as the current resting place of Vladimir Lenin. His embalmed body has been on public display there since shortly after his death in 1924 (with rare exceptions in wartime). Aleksey Shchusev's diminutive but monumental granite structure incorporates some elements from ancient mausoleums, such as the Step Pyramid and the Tomb of Cyrus the Great.

The State Historical Museum (Gosudarstvenny istoricheskiy muzyey) of Russia is a museum of Russian history wedged between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow. Its exhibitions range from relics of prehistoric tribes that lived on the territory of present-day Russia, through priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty. The total number of objects in the museum's collection comes to millions.

The Moscow Zoo is a 21. 5 -hectare (53 acre) zoo founded in 1864 by professorbiologists, K. F. Rulje, S. A. Usov and A. P. Bogdanov, from the Moscow State University. In 1919, the zoo was nationalized. In 1922, the ownership was transferred to the city of Moscow and has remained under Moscow's control ever since. Number of animals - 8270 Number of species - 972

The Polytechnic Museum is one of the oldest science museums in the world, located in Moscow that emphasizes the progress of Russian and Soviet technology and science, as well as modern inventions and developments. It was founded in 1872. It is the largest technical museum in Russia, offering a wide array of historical inventions and technological achievements, including humanoid automata of the 18 th century and the first Soviet computers. Its collection contains more than 160, 000 items in 65 halls including, chemistry, mining, metallurgy, transport, energy, optics, automation, computer engineering, radio electronics, communications, and space exploration.

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is the largest museum of European art in Moscow, located in Volkhonka street, just opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. The International musical festival Svyatoslav Richter's December nights has been held in the Pushkin museum since 1981. The museum collection accounts for more than 560 000 artworks (including fine art collection, archaeological collection, numismatic collection)

Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard, or Nikulin's Circus, is located on Tsvetnoi Boulevard in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow. It was the only circus in the city between 1926 and 1971, and still remains the most popular one. The circus building was opened as the Solomonsky Circus on 20 October 1880. The circus is one of the oldest circuses in Russia. Known by a variety of names during the Soviet period, the troupe was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1939.

Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure (tr. Tsentralny park kultury i otdykha imeni Gorkogo) is a central park in Moscow, named after Maxim Gorky. Opened 1928. In 2011 Gorky Park underwent a major reconstruction. Gorky Park competes nowadays with the leading parks of the world. A 15, 000 square meter ice rink, with separate zones for children, hockey, dancing, and general skating, was officially opened in December 2011.

The Clean Ponds (Chistye Prudy), is a large pond in Moscow, Russia, located in the Basmanny District, on the Boulevard Ring. Nowadays the pond is a home to swans and ducks. In wintertime it is used as a skating rink. Are often called “Lungs of Moscow” because of theirs plenty of trees and bushes. The pond was formed by a dam on the Rachka River which used to flow underneath the walls of the White City in the 17 th century. The river is nowadays under ground, as are the other ponds. The Clean Ponds are fed by a system of waterpipes.

Moscow International Business Center Moscow International Business also referred to as Moscow-City or Moskva-City is a commercial district in central Moscow, Russia. Located near the Third Ring Road. Europe's tallest building, Mercury City Tower, is in Moscow IBC. The complex also includes the third-tallest, fourth-tallest, fifth-tallest and ninth-tallest buildings in Europe. The Federation Tower is currently under construction, and it is anticipated to become the tallest building in Europe in 2015. An estimated 250, 000 – 300, 000 people could work in, live in, or visit the complex at any given time.

Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) is a coeducational and public research university located in Moscow, Russia. It was founded on January 25, 1755 by Mikhail Lomonosov. MSU was renamed after Lomonosov in 1940 and was then known as Lomonosov University. It also claims to house the tallest educational building in the world. Academic staff - 5, 000 Students - 47, 000 Undergraduates - 40, 000 Postgraduates - 7, 000 Height - 240 m 84 th in Academic Ranking of World Universities (2014) 34 th in QS World University Rankings (Natural Sciences) (2014)

The Shukhov radio tower The Shukhov radio tower, also known as the Shabolovka tower, is a broadcasting tower in Moscow designed by Vladimir Shukhov. The 160 metre-high free-standing steel diagrid structure was built in the period 1920– 1922, during the Russian Civil War. The tower is a hyperboloid structure (hyperbolic steel gridshell) consisting of a series of hyperboloid sections stacked on one another to approximate an overall conical shape. The original plan was for a 350 m tall tower. This was reduced to 160 m because steel was in short supply in Russia during the time of its construction.

Izmaylovo Estate was a country residence of the House of Romanov built in the reign of Alexis I of Russia. Originally located 7 kilometres east of Moscow's city limits, it became part of the expanding city in the 20 th century. The heart of the estate, the Izmailovo Court of Tsar Alexis, was a wooden palace built on an artificial island - a hill surrounded by man-made ponds. The present-day Court retains two sets of palace gates, a cathedral and a barbican tower built in the 1670 s-1680 s. The present-day Court is a freely accessible open-air museum.

Kolomenskoye is a former royal estate situated several kilometers to the southeast of the city center of Moscow, Russia, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name). The 390 hectare scenic area overlooks the steep banks of the Moskva River. It became a part of Moscow in the 1960 s. You’ll see great wooden palace, famed for its fanciful, fairytale roofs there.

Ostankino Tower is a television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia, owned by Moscow branch of unitary enterprise Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting Network. Standing 540. 1 metres (1, 772 ft) tall, Ostankino was designed by Nikolai Nikitin. It is currently the tallest freestanding structure in Europe and eighth tallest in the world. The tower was the first free-standing structure to exceed 500 m (1, 600 ft) in height. Ostankino was built to mark the 50 th anniversary of the October Revolution. It is named after the Ostankino district of Moscow in which it is located. Construction began in 1963 and was completed in 1967.