Sights & Attractions in Moscow

Worth Noting

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Alexander Garden
Laid out in the 19th century by the Russian architect Osip Bove... 		Gardens / Arboretums Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Amusement Palace
Behind the State Kremlin Palace stands the Amusement Palace—so... 		Castles / Palaces Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Arsenal
Commissioned in 1701 by Peter the Great, the weapons arsenal... 		Architectural Sites Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Borovitskaya Tower
The main entrance to the Kremlin rises to more than 150 feet... 		Architectural Sites Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Cathedral of the Epiphany
This church is all that remains of the monastery that was founded... 		Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Cathedral of the Sign
This was part of the monastery of the same name, built on the... 		Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles
Built in 1655-56 by Patriarch Nikon, this was used as his private... 		Religious Sites Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Church of All-Saints in Kulishki
A fine example of 17th-century religious architecture, this graceful... 		Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Church of St. George on Pskov Hill
This graceful five-dome church with blue cupolas studded by gold... 		Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Church of St. Maxim the Blessed
In 1698 this white-stone church was built on the site where the... 		Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Church of St. Nicholas of the Weavers
This church, which was built between 1679 and 1682 and remained... 		Religious Sites The Kropotkinsky District
 
Church of the Deposition of the Virgin's Robe
This single-dome church was built in 1484-86 by masters from... 		Religious Sites Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Church of the Trinity in Nikitniki
Painted with white trim and topped by five green cupolas, this... 		Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Episcopal Church
Moscow's only Episcopal church is inside this attractive red-sandstone... 		Religious Sites The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa
 
Gogol statue
Gogol statue (Pamyatnik Gogolyu. This statue of a melancholy... 		Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) The Arbat, Old and New
 
Gorky Literary Museum
For Gorky buffs only, this museum is packed with the letters... 		Museums / Galleries The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa
 
Gorky Park
Muscovites usually refer to this park made famous by Martin Cruz... 		Parks Zamoskvoreche
 
Maly Theater
Writer Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), known as the father of Soviet... 		Arts / Performance Venues Kitai Gorod
 
The Mint
Built in 1697, the former mint, near the Cathedral of Our Lady... 		Financial Institutions Kitai Gorod
 
Moscow State University
Russia's oldest university was founded in 1755 by the father... 		Educational Institutions The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa
 
Oriental Art Museum
Glass cases filled to capacity with artwork and clothing from... 		Museums / Galleries The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa
 
Patriarch's Palace
Adjoining the Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles, the Patriarch's... 		Museums / Galleries Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Peter the Great statue
The enormous statue of the tsar stands atop a base made in the... 		Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) Zamoskvoreche
 
Polytechnical Museum
The achievements of science and technology, including an awesome... 		Museums / Galleries Kitai Gorod
 
Pushkin Memorial Museum
Aleksandr Pushkin (1799-1837) never lived here and probably never... 		Museums / Galleries The Kropotkinsky District
 
Romanov Palace Chambers in Zaryadye
It's believed that Mikhail Romanov (1596-1645), the first tsar... 		Museums / Galleries Kitai Gorod
 
Ryabushinsky Bank
Fyodor Shekhtel designed this turn-of-the-20th-century art nouveau... 		Financial Institutions Kitai Gorod
 
Sobakina Tower
More than 180 feet high, the Sobakina (formerly Arsenal) Tower... 		Military Sites Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Spaso House
The yellow neoclassical mansion behind the iron gate is the residence... 		Houses / Mansions The Arbat, Old and New
 
St. Barbara's Church
This peach-and-white church, built in the classical style at... 		Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
State Kremlin Palace
In 1961 this rectangular structure of glass and aluminum was... 		Castles / Palaces Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Tower of the Savior
Until Boris Yeltsin's presidency (1991-99) this 1491 tower served... 		Architectural Sites Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Troitskaya Tower
Rising 240 feet above the garden, this is the tallest bashnya... 		Architectural Sites Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square
 
Tverskaya Square
This square, which dates to 1792, was named for the street, but... 		Squares Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue
 
Tverskaya-Yamskaya ulitsa
This last section of Tverskaya ulitsa leads to the Belorussian... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue
 
Vakhtangov Theater
An excellent traditional theater is housed within this impressive... 		Arts / Performance Venues The Arbat, Old and New
 
Yermolova Theater
The theater housed in this short building with an arched entrance... 		Arts / Performance Venues Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue
 
Zoo
Zurab Tsereteli, Moscow's most ubiquitous sculptor, designed... 		Zoos / Aquariums The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa
 
Zoological Museum
This museum, founded in 1902, is always swarming with schoolchildren... 		Museums / Galleries The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa
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