Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #19 in Moscow, Russia
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11.5 km
190 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 MoscowSight 1: Церковь воздвижения креста
The Church of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord on Chistom Vrazhka is an Orthodox church in Moscow, belonging to the Central Deanery of the Moscow City Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is located at 8 First Truzhenikov Lane.
Wikipedia: Храм Воздвижения Креста Господня на Чистом Вражке (RU)
Sight 2: Усадьба Охотниковых
The Okhotnikov City Estate, the Stepanov City Estate is an estate in Moscow at 32/1 Prechistenka Street. An object of cultural heritage of federal significance. The estate complex includes the main house, facing Prechistenka Street, a fragment of the original manor fence and a closed unfenced courtyard, along the perimeter of which there are two wings and two service buildings that are unique in their architecture on the scale of Moscow. The estate is best known for the fact that before the revolution it housed the Polivanovskaya gymnasium.
Sight 3: И. С. Тургеневу
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popularizer of Russian literature in the West.
Sight 4: Дом-музей И. С. Тургенева
The Museum of I. S. Turgenev is a wooden mansion built after the Moscow fire of 1812 at 37 Ostozhenka Street, where in 1840-1850 I. S. Turgenev's mother, V. P. Turgenev, lived, and where the events that formed the outline of the story "Mumu" took place. In 2007, the writer's museum was founded in the house.
Sight 5: Центр оперного пения Галины Вишневской
The Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center is an educational institution in Moscow, including an opera house. It is located in a specially built building on Ostozhenka Street.
Wikipedia: Центр оперного пения Галины Вишневской (RU), Website
Sight 6: Государственный музей Л. Н. Толстого
The State Museum of Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy is the State Literary Museum dedicated to the memory of the writer Leo Tolstoy. Founded in 1911 by members of Tolstoy Society. Since 1920, the museum has been located in the former mansion of the Lopukhin-Stanitskaya mansion, built in 1817-1822 in the Empire style by architect Athanasy Grigoryev.
Sight 7: St. Eljah 'Work-A-Day' Church
The Church of Elijah the Prophet is a parish Orthodox church in honor of the Prophet Elijah in Moscow, located at 6 2nd Obydensky Lane. It was built in 1702-1706 (?) on Ostozhye, near Chertolye.
Sight 8: Храм Державной иконы Божией Матери
The Church of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God is a wooden Orthodox church-chapel in Moscow, part of the complex of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. It belongs to the Central Deanery of the Moscow Diocese.
Sight 9: Big Clay #4
Big Clay No 4 is a sculpture by the Swiss artist Urs Fischer, representing the act of creation, creation, and transformation. Created in 2013-2014, she has exhibited in New York (2015) and Florence (2017). In August 2021, shortly before the opening of the GES-2 House of Culture Center for Contemporary Art, it was installed in front of its entrance complex, on Bolotnaya Embankment in Moscow, and caused an extremely ambiguous assessment.
Sight 10: Церковь Святителя Николая Чудотворца На Берсеневке В Верхних Садовниках
The Church of St. Nikola on Bersenevka is a Edinoverie Orthodox church in the Yakimanka district of Moscow. It belongs to the Moskvoretsky Deanery of the Moscow Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is the architectural ensemble with chambers of Averky Kirillov.
Sight 11: Theatre of Estrada
The Moscow State Variety Theater is a Moscow theater founded in 1954. Since 1961, it has been located in the Government House at 20/2 Bersenevskaya Embankment. The auditorium is designed for 1300 people. It hosted performances by pop artists, performances of both the theater itself and other troupes. Closed in 2020 for repairs, the theater is scheduled to open in 2022.
Sight 12: Дом на набережной
The House on the Embankment Museum is a Russian museum institution dedicated to the building of the same name. Department of the Museum of the History of the Gulag.
Sight 13: The Children — Victims Of Adult Vices
Children Are the Victims of Adult Vices is a group of bronze sculptures created by Russian artist Mihail Chemiakin. The sculptures are located in a park in Bolotnaya Square, Balchug, 2,000 feet south of the Moscow Kremlin behind the British Ambassador's residence.
Sight 14: Monument to Ilya Repin
The Monument to Repin is a monument to Ilya Efimovich Repin on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow. It is located near the embankment of the same name and the Luzhkov Bridge; the nearest metro station is Tretyakovskaya.
Sight 15: Деревья любви
"Tree of Love" is a sculptural composition in the form of a tree, specially designed for newlyweds or just people in love to hang locks on it, symbolizing the strength of relationships.
Sight 16: Храм Николая Чудотворца в Толмачах
The Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi is both a Russian Orthodox house church and museum that is part of the State Tretyakov Gallery located in Moscow. The church is home to several religious relics and icons, including the culturally important Our Lady of Vladimir.
Sight 17: Храм Воскресения Христова в Кадашах
The Resurrection Church in Kadashi Sloboda is a major Naryshkin Baroque church in Moscow, formerly the tallest building in Zamoskvorechye. It may still be seen from Red Square.
Sight 18: Палаты в Овчинниках
The chambers in Sredny Ovchinnikovsky Lane are a landmark building in Moscow.
Sight 19: Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers laid down in September 1947 and completed in 1952, designed by Dmitry Chechulin and Andrei Rostkovsky. The main tower has 32 levels and is 176 metres (577 ft) tall. At the time of construction it was the tallest building in Europe.
Sight 20: Дмитрию Донскому
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.
Sight 21: Храм Симеона Столпника за Яузой
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.
Sight 22: Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы
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)
Sight 23: Gary Tatinsian Gallery
Gary Tatintsian Gallery (Tatintsian Gallery) is a prominent private collection and art gallery dedicated to showcasing leading figures in international contemporary art scene.
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