Moscow
The best way to see a strange city is to buy a map and a
guide-book. If you want to learn, more about a city, it is useful to walk along
the streets and look around to see historical places, buildings and monuments.
There is no doubt that you should visit art galleries and museums.
Moscow, the capital of Russia, is one of the largest cities in the
world. It stands on the bank of the Moskva River. About 10 million people live
in the city. Moscow is famous for its historical and architectural monuments
that were built by outstanding architects and sculptors: Kazakov, Bazhenov,
Martos and others.
The best starting point of the tour around the city is Red Square,
the central and the most beautiful square in Moscow. It is the place of
parades, meeting and demonstrations. Here one can see the Cathedral of St.Basil
the Blessed, or St.Basil 's cathedral, erected by architects Postnik and Barma
to commemorate Russia's conquest of the Kazan Kingdom in 1552. It is a
masterpiece of Russian architecture. Tourists can see the monument to Minin and
Pozharsky designed by Ivan Martos in 1818 in
memory of the Russian victory over the Polish invaders, the
History Museum. The heart of Moscow is the Kremlin, a wonderful architectural
ensemble with 3 magnificient cathedrals, the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great
palaces, fortress walls and towers 20. The most famous of the towers is the
Spasskaya Tower with a big clock. The Kremlin with golden domes and tower makes
a strong impression on tourists. The Alexander Garden with the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier is the place of memory. Some Skyscrapers decorate Moscow
Including Moscow University, a palace of knowledge and students. Moscow is a
scientific and cultural centre where there are a lot of institutes,
universities, libraries, museums. The city leads a varied cultural life. It has
a lot of cinemas, clubs, concert halls, more than 40 drama and musical
theatres, including the Bolshoi Theatre, the Art Theatre. The Maly Theatre. The
Vakhtangov Theatre.
Muscovites are proud of their museums: the Tretyakov Gallery,
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, literary museums.
Crowds of people visit the Tretiakov Gallery admiring beautiful
pictures of Russian painters.
Moscovites are fond of going in for sports so, there are a lot of
stadiums, swimming-pools, courts and sports ground.
The citizens of Moscow enjoy spending their weekends in parks and
gardens - the Park of Culture and Rest, Izmailovo, Sokolniki.
Moscovites do their best to create the atmosphere of the old
Moscow with its unique monuments. Before the 850th anniversary of Moscow the
Cathedral of Christ the Savior was completed.
Moscow is the place where things are happening in all spheres of
life.
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