Moscow - the capital of our Motherland

Towers of the Kremlin The Kremlin is the symbol of Russia. The symbol of the Kremlin is the Saviours Tower (Spasskaya Bashnya). It is 71m high. It is notable for the clock. The Kremlin is the symbol of Russia. The symbol of the Kremlin is the Saviours Tower (Spasskaya Bashnya). It is 71m high. It is notable for the clock.

The Kremlin Towers

Cathedrals of Moscow Kremlin

Moscow Kremlins cathedrals

The Bell Tower of Ivan the Great Its height is 81 m and it has got 22 large and over 30 small bells in the Bell Tower. The tower was built during the reign of Ivan IV in Its height is 81 m and it has got 22 large and over 30 small bells in the Bell Tower. The tower was built during the reign of Ivan IV in 1600.

The Tsar Bell It weighs more than 200 tons. In the Great Fire of 1737 one of its sides cracked and broke off. It weighs more than 200 tons. In the Great Fire of 1737 one of its sides cracked and broke off.

The Tsar Cannon The Tsar Cannon was built in 1586 in Moscow to defend the city, but it had never fired. The Tsar Cannon was built in 1586 in Moscow to defend the city, but it had never fired.

The Red square It is the heart of the city and one of the biggest and the most beautiful squares in the world. It is 695m long and its width up to 130 metres. Its area is more than 70,000 sq.m. It is the heart of the city and one of the biggest and the most beautiful squares in the world. It is 695m long and its width up to 130 metres. Its area is more than 70,000 sq.m.

St Basils Cathedral

St. Basils Cathedral In St. Basils Cathedral (Pokrovsky Cathedral) was erected in the order of Ivan IV (the Terrible) to commemorate the annexation of the Кazan and Astrakhan khanates to Russia. In St. Basils Cathedral (Pokrovsky Cathedral) was erected in the order of Ivan IV (the Terrible) to commemorate the annexation of the Кazan and Astrakhan khanates to Russia.

Monument to Minin and Pozharsky Next to the Cathedral stands the monument to Minin and Pozharsky. Under the leadership of these heroes of the 1612 war, Russian people drove the Polish invaders out of Moscow. Next to the Cathedral stands the monument to Minin and Pozharsky. Under the leadership of these heroes of the 1612 war, Russian people drove the Polish invaders out of Moscow.

The Lobnoye Mesto Not far from the Pokrovsky Cathedral there is a place called the Lobnoe Mesto, the place of execution, a platform of white stone more than 400 years old. Not far from the Pokrovsky Cathedral there is a place called the Lobnoe Mesto, the place of execution, a platform of white stone more than 400 years old.

The State History Museum on the Red Square

Moscow museums The State Tretyakov Gallery houses a rich collection of Russian painting and Russian icons. The State Tretyakov Gallery houses a rich collection of Russian painting and Russian icons.

Panorama of Borodino (museum)

Borodino battle The battle in the village Borodino in the war with the French in 1812 The battle in the village Borodino in the war with the French in 1812

The Triumphal Arch

The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Monuments of Moscow

Monuments Monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin Monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin

Monument to Mayakovsky

Arbat. Monument to Pushkin and his wife Nataly Goncharova

The Alexandrovsky Garden The Tomb of Unknown Soldier The Tomb of Unknown Soldier

The Bolshoi Opera House

All-Russian Exhibition Centre

The Fountain Friendship of the Nations

The Fountain The Stone Flower

Moscow Metro stations