Sights of Moscow: list. Temples, museums, theaters, monuments, bridges, streets of Moscow

Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation. At the same time, it is an incredibly expensive city. But you can find a cheap way of traveling for yourself. Also it should be noted that almost all its attractions are free. And do not think that what is free is bad. Here an incredible number of worthy places, and all of them just need to visit when you come here. Let's take a closer look at the sights of Moscow, a list of which can be seen below.

Squares and streets

Moscow is an old and beautiful city, where you can touch history, walking along its streets. In this case, you do not need to spend money. For example, let's take the Red Square, which has an amazing architectural ensemble. And also take a walk along the Arbat or Tverskaya. Here you can see that the sights of Moscow, the list of which is more than huge, can be seen without money. In addition, you can go along the Ljubljana Square and look at the KGB house. Wishing to get a panoramic view of Moscow, it is worth to go to the Vorobyovy Gory. Near the observation deck you can see the buildings of Moscow State University.

Historical shops of the capital

The most famous store in the city is GUM. This elegant building is considered the main attraction of Red Square. The building was built in 1888-1893. In the historical Russian style, while at the time this store in Moscow was the only such scale. The building, thanks to regular maintenance work, was perfectly preserved. And today it amazes tourists who decided to explore the sights of Moscow (their list is striking in its diversity) with its stunning interior.

The second known store is the Eliseevsky deli, located on Tverskaya Street. This store appeared thanks to the efforts of Grigory Eliseev, a petty bourgeois, about 100 years ago. If you go to it, you can feel yourself a guest in this palace. Eliseevsky shop visitors attracts both culinary delights and their fabulous interior, it's not for nothing that tourists, wanting to see the sights of Moscow (the list of which is very wide), certainly look here.

Lenin's Mausoleum

Few people, visiting Moscow, do not enter the Lenin Mausoleum, famous throughout the world. The leader of the October Revolution was buried in Red Square, in a granite mausoleum. His body, despite perestroika, remained to be kept in this tomb. For visitors, the mausoleum is open daily, except on Fridays and Mondays. Next to it are the burial places of Soviet rulers, including Stalin, Andropov, Brezhnev, and notable military leaders, politicians, scientists and astronauts. It is considered an incredibly popular place for tourists, due to which in the seasonal days in the queue you can stand for about an hour.

Famous Temple

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is the largest Orthodox church in the world. The cathedral was built in the nineteenth century in honor of the famous victory over Napoleon. But it was blown up in 1931. The building was reconstructed in 2000 as a sign of atonement for the sins of the past century. At the present moment it is the largest temple in Moscow, fascinating its visitors with a majestic and unusual interior.

Epiphany Cathedral of Elokhov

This cathedral is located in the Central District of the capital, on Spartakovskaya Street. The name "Elokhovsky" appeared from the village of Elokh, as well as Olkhovets-Ruchya, flowing near. Tradition says that in 1469 Vasiliy Blazhenny, the Moscow holy fool, was born here.

St Basil's Church

He is on the Red Square, near the Kremlin. The cathedral has various names: the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin, the Intercession Cathedral, St. Basil's Cathedral or the Temple on the Ditch. Such a huge number of names the temple received historically due to the fact that it was erected by order of Ivan IV and thematically dedicated to the Most Holy Theotokos and the Holy Trinity. Then the remains of Basil the Blessed were buried here, after which the people began to call the Temple the Cathedral of his name. During the construction of the Cathedral between the place of construction and the Kremlin was a deep ditch, due to which he received another name - the Temple on the Ditch.

Holy Danilov Monastery

It is the oldest place in the capital. As the legend says, he appeared in 1282 thanks to the son of Alexander Nevsky, Prince Daniel Alexandrovich. Here he was buried. Then gradually the monastery fell into decay, but in the middle of the sixteenth century it was revived.

The Donskoi Monastery

This monastery appeared in 1592, where, one year before, there was a camp of Russian soldiers who were able to repel an attack by the hordes of Khan Kazy-Girey. There was a marching church in which there was an icon of the Don Mother of God. The monastery by its name got its name.

Chapel

On Sadovnicheskaya street there is an amazing chapel erected in memory of once lost travelers and sailors. It is built in a marine style. In 2004, the money, which was received from the sale of paintings, the chapel was installed in the yard of his own workshop by a traveler, priest and artist Fedor Konyukhov. Further, the chapel in memory of the dead seamen and travelers was consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas of Myra. At this absolutely unusual and small Orthodox church the height with a gilded dome is only fifteen meters.

The Bolshoi Theatre

Since childhood each of our little compatriots knows that in the capital, right on the Theater Square, is the state academic Bolshoi Theater, which is a symbol of the greatness of the state, as well as its culture. Until now, the acting theater is a true cultural monument. He bears the proud title for artistic growth and constant development, external and internal. The history of the world theater has already proved that its steady and rapid development can only be if it creates and demonstrates new performances of artistic high quality that can only be compared to performances of the best musical centers of the world. Such performances are shown by the Bolshoi Theater throughout its work.

Moscow Theater of Comedy and Drama

It is one of the most famous in Russia, as well as outside the theater. Theater on Taganka, located on the street. It is an object of cultural heritage, as well as a monument of culture and history of federal significance.

Lenkom

It occupies a special place among the real theatergoers and, of course, amateurs who attend the theater on major holidays or just for the company. The Lenin Komsomol Theater (Lenkom), the theater of young discoveries and bright talents, the theater of experiments in art, which are basically always one step ahead of the present.

Museums of Moscow

Now you can walk through several famous museums of the capital. It should be noted that most of them are completely free.

Gorky Museum

This museum will be interesting to both lovers of literature, and everyone who loves real art. This building is in fact the unique and best example of the Art Nouveau style. It was built according to the project of Fedor Shekhtel, a talented architect, in 1900.

Museum of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Here under the temple is meant a gallery telling about the history of these places. Visiting it, you will be able to find a huge number of old photographs that captured the old Moscow, as well as the Palace of Soviets project . A small part of this gallery is made up of temporary exhibitions.

Museum of unique dolls

In this place are exhibited European and Russian dolls. At the same time, some of them were created more than three hundred years ago.

Museum of Military Glory

The museum collection of the 157th Nemanskaya Rifle Division includes about 2500 items, 1100 of which are included in the fixed assets of this museum and are presented in the exposition. She talks about the traditions of the Russian army before the October Revolution, about the Second World War (about the battles for Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad).

The famous State Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin

This is one of the largest and most significant domestic museums of world and European art. The State Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin includes a collection of collections of works of art from Europe from antiquity to the twentieth century.

Cheburashki Museum

It is located in Vykhino, in Dmitrievsky Street, in the capital's kindergarten No. 2550. He was created by the head of this kindergarten together with the writer E. Uspensky - the real "literary dad" of the same Cheburashka. They together came up with an exposition and the organization of the museum-"apartment" of the cartoon character.

Polytechnical Museum

It is one of the oldest technical museums on the planet. It was created on the basis of funds belonging to the Polytechnic Exhibition, organized in 1872. At that time the Society of Amateurs of Anthropology, Ethnography and Natural Sciences created this unique collection for every resident of the country. At the moment, the Polytechnic Museum is under reconstruction. Its renewed exhibition will open its doors to everyone only in 2018. Currently, the museum's funds are on display in other venues in the capital.

The State Tretyakov Gallery

She collected an incredibly large collection of works of fine art of famous Russian artists. The State Tretyakov Gallery is a world-famous cultural center. It received its name in honor of Pavel Tretyakov, a merchant, its founder, who in 1892 presented the capital with his own collection (about 2000 paintings), as well as a collection of works of art by his brother Sergei, and the building itself in the lane Lavrushinsky, rebuilt as a museum.

Amazing museum

The museum of Soviet slot machines includes about 40 exhibits. Among them, slot machines of the second half of the twentieth century - Sniper, Sea Battle, Autoralli, and other entertainments that were popular in the Soviet Union. They are all in working order, while paying for the entrance ticket, visitors can inspect the exhibits and play on them. Each at the entrance to the museum of Soviet slot machines issued fifteen Soviet coins at 15 cents. It is worth noting separately an automaton with sparkling water. This museum is probably the only place in the capital in which this unit survived in the working state. Visitors to the institution note that the soda and taste is the same as when he was a child.

VVC

The All-Russian Exhibition Center in the Russian capital occupies a special place. VVC, as before, in pre-perestroika times, attracts hundreds of thousands of people from different parts of our country, far and near abroad. This is both an exhibition ground, a huge shopping center, a green recreation area. Connoisseurs of outdoor activities are attracted by the Paintball Club, which is located next to the Likhoborsky entrance. A huge playground, located on the river bank, in a forest, is one of the best in the capital. There are about thirty different shelters, trenches, obstacle course and a real rocket self-propelled unit. Instructors will be offered up to forty different game scenarios. Also in this place you can have a snack in the open air or shoot a pistol from a pump pistol in a shooting gallery (a child will cope with it).

Faceted Chamber

This is a monument of architecture, which is located in the Moscow Kremlin. It is one of the oldest buildings of the capital of civil destination. This building was built by Italian architects Pietro Antonio Solari and Marco Ruffo. Construction began on the orders of Ivan the Third in 1487. The building received its name from the facade, decorated with a "diamond rust" - a faceted stone. This decoration is typical for the architectural structures of Italy during the Renaissance. The main hall of the Faceted Chamber is on the second floor. Its vaults are crowned with a central pillar, which gives the overlap a faceted appearance.

Kolomna Park

This is the former summer residence of the kings of Russia. And also this is one of the most picturesque places of the capital.

Park them. Gorky

Its total area is 42.4 hectares. Central Park of Culture and Rest. Gorky can also be called the "lungs" of the capital, since there are about thirty thousand shrubs and seven thousand trees growing there (mostly oaks, which cost over a hundred years). The official opening occurred in July 1932.

Moscow Zoo

This is the first zoo in our country that was organized by the Russian Society for the Acclimatization of Plants and Animals in 1864. Its inception is associated with the famous names of the professors of the University of the Capital Anatoly Petrovich Bogdanov, Karl Franzevich Roullier, and Sergei Alekseevich Usov. In it to the opening of the zoo was already about eighty species of wildlife animals, more than a hundred specimens of domestic animals. Moreover, the Russian fauna was best represented: wolves, bears, badgers, foxes, martens, ferrets, squirrels, hares, deer, hedgehogs, hawks, falcons, owls, eagles, cranes, bustards, ducks, herons, etc. Garden creators Wanted to show our native nature in the first place.

Moscow Planetarium

It is located near the Garden Ring, near the Moscow Zoo. The decision to erect it in Moscow was made in 1927 by the Presidium of the Moscow Soviet. It installed a huge projector "Planetarium", which at that time was the latest invention. It was first demonstrated in 1923. The famous German company Karl Zeiss was created and produced.

Tsaritsyno

The renovated park "Tsaritsyno" in its doors opened after a full restoration in two thousand and seven. From the ruins rose the Grand Palace Kazakova and Bread House. On the landscaped territory of the complex there were alleys and paths, on tsaritsynsky Upper pond a light-musical unique fountain was opened. However, historians remained dissatisfied with such a decision, considering it as an awkward restoration of the palace that had been unfinished earlier, creating in them those interiors that had never been before. The fountain was also criticized in the famous park in Catherine. As is known, the great empress was completely indifferent to the fountains.

Alexander Garden

Along the wall of the Moscow Kremlin, which looks to the north-west, stretched Alexandrovsky garden. This is a place that has not lost its popularity since its foundation. He was defeated after the fire of 1812 in the place of the floodplain of the river. Neglinnoy, but it was originally called Kremlevsky. The garden in 1856 was renamed in honor of Alexander I.

"Hermitage" - the famous garden of the capital

Moscow - it's cunningly gassed and dusty city streets with constant traffic jams, "elite" modern construction sites, sitting next to each other on the head, incredible crowds of people constantly in a hurry on their business. But this is only one of the faces of today's capital of Russia.

At the same time, Moscow has a second person, which was once sung by poets, described in novels by writers in love with it. It is not so conspicuous and bright, but it carefully preserves its achievements and origins in itself. One of the features of this person in the capital is the Hermitage garden, in which, it seems, time flows quite differently. In this place there is no crowding and bustle of urban modern streets. Here you can hear the murmur of a stunning ancient fountain, everywhere a huge number of bushes, trees and flowers - bird cherry, chestnut, cherry, mountain ash, hazel, maples, pine trees filled the dense garden territory. In this place there are 3 theaters, the stage, not without reason it is considered a theatrical garden.

Sparrow Hills

This is a special place, which is an integral part of the life of any Muscovite. Many wedding corteges come here, in this place the panorama of the city and writers, artists and ordinary people celebrate, schoolchildren celebrate, students rest, and also skiers train ... In general, if the Kremlin is the heart of Moscow, then the popular Vorobyovy Gory is Her soul.