Things to Do in the Arbat

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Things to Do in the Arbat

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Andrei Bely Apartment Museum
On display are artifacts from the life of the writer Andrei Bely...
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Museums / Galleries the Arbat
 
Arbatskaya Ploshchad
At this busy intersection, ulitsa Vozdvizhenka crosses the Boulevard...
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Squares the Arbat
 
Church of St. Simon the Stylite
This 17th-century church stands out in stark contrast to the...
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Religious Sites the Arbat
 
Church of the Transfiguration on the Sands
Built in the 17th century, this elegant church was closed after...
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Religious Sites the Arbat
 
Dom Druzhby
One of Moscow's most interesting buildings—it looks like...
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Houses / Mansions the Arbat
 
Dom Knigi
The country's largest bookstore has an English-language section...
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Stores / Malls the Arbat
 
Gogol statue
This statue of a melancholy Nikolai Gogol (1809-52) originally...
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Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) the Arbat
 
Herzen Museum
Here you can learn not only about the writer, philosopher, and...
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Museums / Galleries the Arbat
 
Lermontov House Museum
The Romantic poet and novelist Mikhail Lermontov (1814-41) lived...
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Melnikov House
This cylindrical concrete building was designed by the famous...
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Houses / Mansions the Arbat
 
Pushkin Apartment Museum
The poet Alexander Pushkin lived here with his bride, Natalya...
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Museums / Galleries the Arbat
 
Scriabin Museum
This charming, dusty house-museum is in the composer Alexander...
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Shchusev Architecture Museum
This museum, in an 18th-century neoclassical mansion, has a good...
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Museums / Galleries the Arbat
 
Spaso House
The yellow neoclassical mansion behind the iron gate is the residence...
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Vakhtangov Theater
An excellent traditional theater is housed within this impressive...
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Arts / Performance Venues the Arbat
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