Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #15 in Moscow, Russia

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 3.9 km
Ascend 69 m
Descend 87 m

Experience Moscow in Russia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Moscow

Sight 1: Cathedral of the Savior

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Cathedral of the SaviorLodo27 from Moscow, Russia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Cathedral of the Savior of the Image Not Made by Hands is an Orthodox church in the Tagansky district of Moscow, in the former Spaso-Andronikov Monastery. A monument of early Moscow architecture of the XV century. It is the oldest partially preserved building in the city, as well as the oldest functioning temple in the city outside the Moscow Kremlin.

Wikipedia: Спасский собор Андроникова монастыря (RU)

339 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Центральный музей древнерусской культуры и искусства им. Андрея Рублева

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Центральный музей древнерусской культуры и искусства им. Андрея РублеваLodo27 from Moscow, Russia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art named after Andrei Rublev is a museum of Russian church art of the Middle Ages and the Modern Age. It was founded in 1947 by scientists Pyotr Baranovsky, Igor Grabar, Nikolai Voronin and Pyotr Maksimov, on whose initiative the restoration of the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery began. The official opening of the museum took place on September 21, 1960 and was timed to coincide with the 600th anniversary of the birth of the icon painter Andrei Rublev. The collection consists of more than thirteen thousand icons of the 12th-20th centuries, frescoes, wooden sculptures, manuscripts and early printed books, objects of copper art casting, embroidery, tiles, as well as archaeological finds.

Wikipedia: Центральный музей древнерусской культуры и искусства имени Андрея Рублёва (RU), Website

255 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Андрею Рублёву

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The Monument to Andrei Rublev is a monument in Moscow, erected in 1985. It is located in front of the entrance to the former Spaso-Andronikov Monastery. The monument is dedicated to the most famous and revered Russian iconographer of the Moscow school of icon painting, book and monumental painting of the XV century, the monk of this monastery, Andrei Rublev. The authors of the monument are the sculptor O. K. Komov, architects V. A. Nesterov and N. I. Komova. The monument is located in front of the building at Andronyevskaya Square, 10.

Wikipedia: Памятник Андрею Рублёву (Москва) (RU)

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Храм Сергия Радонежского

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Храм Сергия РадонежскогоLodo27 from Moscow, Russia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Rogozhskaya Sloboda in Gonnaya is an Orthodox church of the Intercession Deanery of the Moscow City Diocese.

Wikipedia: Храм Сергия Радонежского в Рогожской слободе (RU), Website

1081 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 5: Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы

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The Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on Lyshchikova Hill is an Orthodox church in the Tagansky district of Moscow. It belongs to the Pokrovsky Deanery of the Moscow Diocese.

Wikipedia: Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы на Лыщиковой горе (RU)

497 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Храм Симеона Столпника за Яузой

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Храм Симеона Столпника за ЯузойLodo27 from Moscow, Russia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of St. Simeon the Stylite beyond the Yauza is an Orthodox church in the Tagansky district of Moscow. It belongs to the Pokrovsky Deanery of the Moscow Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Wikipedia: Храм Симеона Столпника за Яузой (RU), Website

334 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Дмитрию Донскому

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The Monument to Dmitry Donskoy is a bronze sculpture on a granite pedestal in the square at the intersection of Nikoloyamskaya and Yauzskaya streets in Moscow, installed in 2013 in honor of Prince Dmitry Donskoy. The author is sculptor Vyacheslav Klykov.

Wikipedia: Памятник Дмитрию Донскому (Москва) (RU)

418 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Museum of Russian Icons

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Museum of Russian Icons Museum of the Russian icon / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Museum of Russian Icon is the first private museum of Russian icons in Moscow and the second in Russia. It was created on the initiative of Mikhail Abramov (1963-2019), an entrepreneur and philanthropist, owner of the Plaza Development company. It was opened in May 2006 in Moscow. Currently, the museum is located in the center of Moscow on Goncharnaya Street. The collection has about 5000 items.

Wikipedia: Частный музей русской иконы (RU), Website

691 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Gary Tatinsian Gallery

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Gary Tatintsian Gallery (Tatintsian Gallery) is a prominent private collection and art gallery dedicated to showcasing leading figures in international contemporary art scene.

Wikipedia: Gary Tatintsian Gallery (EN), Website

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