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| Date Added: February 06, 2010 02:06:32 AM |
| Author: seoe.you.in.moscow15 |
| Category: Recreation: Travel: Guides and Info |
Forward: Article - Moscow's places of interest are well worth exploring - The article features the capital of Russia as one of the world's most mesmerizing city... |
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| Moscow is the city to be visited. It is one of the most ancient and most mesmerising cities in the world. Moscow can boast a long and enthralling history. The city has been completely ruined and rebuilt again a greta many times throughout the years. Each time the city was resurrected from the ashes, it grew further and more beautiful. The most gifted and renowned architects were invited from around the world to restore Moscow. Therefore, Moscow sights are really well worth visiting. Nowadays Moscow is the city where the past and the present live side by side in mutual tolerance and respect. Near ancient monasteries and cathedrals, there tower over ultramodern shopping malls and skyscrapers. But, originally, Moscow is the hub of Russia's history. Red Square is the most famous city square in Moscow and, perhaps, one of the most famous in the world. The square separates the Kremlin, which used to be the royal fortress and is now the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic trading part called Kitai-gorod. As the main Moscow streets run from here in every direction, Red Square is often regarded as the central square of Moscow and of the Russian Federation.Resurrection Gate is known as the only existing gate of the Kitai-gorod in Moscow. It connects the north-western end of Red Square with Manege Square and gives its name to nearby Voskresenskaya Square (known as Resurrection Square). In front of the chapel there is a bronze plaque marking kilometer zero of the Russian highway system.Alexander Garden was one of Moscow's first public parks. There are 3 separate gardens located along the western Kremlin wall.The State Historical Museum of Russia is a museum of Russia's history situated between Red Square and Manege Square. Its displays range from relics of the prehistoric peoples that live on the territory of present-day Russia to priceless masterpieces of art acquired by the Romanov dynasty. The total number of works of art in the collection displayed in the museum averages out at millions.The Cathedral of Basil the Blessed is a Russian Orthodox cathedral erected in Red Square. It was built to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan, and today symbolises the geometric center of Moscow and the center of its development.They say Moscow will definitely exhaust you before you exhaust its possibilities. If you require more information on other tourist attractions in Moscow, please visit: www.see-you-in-moscow.com |
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