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The Garden of Astronomers is a very original place that is surely worth visiting during evening walks. You will see the illuminating planets and even scrutinize the Moo... 124

From 1986 the All-Union Association of the State Tretyakov Gallery (renamed the All-Russia Association in 1994) has encompassed the Vasnetsov House Museum on Vasnetsov ... 177

"D'Ivan" is a unique coffee house in the center of Moscow which unites within its walls an eco bar and a vegetarian snack-bar "Ivan Noodles”. On the second floor there ... 172

Krymsky Bridge or Crimean Bridge is a steel suspension bridge in Moscow. The bridge spans the Moskva River 1,800 metres south-west from the Kremlin and carries the Gard... 133

This colorful fairy-tale house is situated in Medynskaya Street, 1. Each entrance of the house, painted in a unique fairy-tale style. 117

This Interactive Zoo “There lived with a Grandmma” is a good opportunity to touch the diversity of the wild nature. The Zoo is rather small, but it arises huge and very... 181

Not far from the Museum named after Pushkin, at the intersection of Lenivka and Volhonka Streets on the metal shutters of the old house you can find a few historical gr... 112

Look skywards on Sept. 6 to see firework displays launched from 12 different locations in Moscow. 333

The splendid Hotel National is a historical landmark located in the immediate vicinity of Moscow’s major historical venues: the Red Square, Kremlin and St. Bazil’s Cath... 241

The monument to Joseph Brodsky, a Russian poet and the winner of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Literature, was installed in May 2011 in Novinsky Boulevard in Moscow. The monu... 213

With the new slogan “Luchshy Gorod Zemli” (Best City on Earth), organizers are going all-out to make City Day 2012 stand out from previous years’ celebrations. The usua... 124

These bright and funny graffiti can be found in Mitino district. Even in rainy days here you will feel the touch of the Sun in your heart! 124

Those who ever visited Kolomenskoye Estate will hardly be able to forget its unique spirit. The place is full of breathtaking charm: the picturesque glades situated si... 122

The Trubetskoys’ Estate in Khamovniki (Mandelshtam Park) children’s park is located next to Komsomolsky Prospekt between Usachev Street, Malaya Trubetskaya Street, Efre... 144

It is the longest line of courtyards with a through-passage in Moscow. You may count five of them here. And one of these yards is a closed well. All these courtyards be... 123

In Moscow, in Avenue named after Marshal Zhukov there is a huge dragon made of metal frame and painted car tires on it. The dragon was made as long ago as 1987 by the o... 218

The idea of Vysotsky Museum foundation appeared in 1980, just after the poet's death in 1980. In 1987 the special bank account for the Museum's foundation was opened. ... 219

Let’s compare the views of the old Soviet Moscow and the capital of the present days 130

In Moscow you can find three very cheerful souvenir shops with a bit strange names – “For no reason”. Two of the shops are situated near the Metro Station Kitay Gorod, ... 182

  You can find this interesting boiler house not far from the Metro station All-Russia Exhibition Center. The walls of the boiler house is adorned with interesting graf... 168

This cozy courtyard is situated in Sadovaya-Chernogryazskaya Street, 13. The yard is full of sculptures: here you will see a girl with an umbrella, a gentleman sitting ... 165

Oh, Moscow, sacred Moscow, with charming cozy lanes With poplar, softly flying among the bridges panes. I know there’re better countries, I know there’re better fates,... 119

Walking down Grokhopolsky lane you may notice a couple of curious state-owned buildings adorned with NOOTK's works, which look like French or Canadian street art. But Mo... 144

Shadow theaters as a form of Art appeared in Asia more than 1700 years ago. In Russia shadows shows became very popular at the end of the 19th and at the beginning of t... 219