Top ten attractions not to be missed when traveling to Moscow, Russia

As the 2018 World Cup in Russia approaches, Russia is about to become a tourist destination for fans. So when traveling to Russia, you must go to Moscow! When traveling to Moscow, what attractions must you visit? Here are Let me introduce it to you.

The following are the top ten attractions in Moscow voted by Muscovites. Let’s go and see them together.

1 Moscow Kremlin Московский Кремль

The Kremlin ("Kremlin" means "inner city" in Russian and "fortress" in Mongolian) is a building complex in the center of Moscow. It is bounded by the Moskva River to the south, Alexander Garden to the northwest, and Red Square to the southeast, forming a triangle. The wall that remains today is 2,235 meters long, 6 meters thick, and 14 meters high. There are 18 towers on the wall, which are scattered on the triangular palace wall. The Kremlin is a treasure trove of historical, cultural and artistic monuments and has been listed as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Take a tour of the Kremlin, visit the weapons museum, the magnificent ancient church square and many churches, such as the Assumption Cathedral, the Archangel Cathedral, the Annunciation Cathedral, the Vestment Depository Church, and the Patriarch's Palace. On Ivanov Square there are the Cannon King and the Bell King, which are masterpieces of foundry art. On the Senate Square are located the Senate House and the Ordnance Bureau building, a rare building from the time of Peter the Great. Next to the Ordnance Bureau are ancient Russian cannons and cannons captured during the Patriotic War of 1812. On Palace Square is the Grand Kremlin complex, the official residence of the Russian emperor in the 19th century.

2 St. Basil’s Cathedral Храм Василия Блаженного

St. Basil’s Cathedral is one of the most famous churches in Russia, located on the south side of Red Square. In order to commemorate the victory over the Kazan Tatar army, Ivan the Great ordered the construction of St. Basil's Cathedral, which was designed by Postnik and Barma and completed in 1560. The perfect combination of creative form, color and exquisite structure makes this church awe-inspiring. The church is named after Vasily, a monk whom Ivan the Great trusted very much.

St. Basil’s Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church, showing the Russian folk architectural art style of the 16th century. The entire church is cleverly composed of nine towers; eight colorful towers stand on the high base, surrounding the central tower. The central tower is 47.5 meters high from the foundation to the top, with a golden drum-shaped dome; the upper floor of the prismatic column tower is carved with deep niches, and the lower floor is a circle of tall oblong windows; the main entrances of the eight towers all face There is a cloister in the central church, so you can have a panoramic view of the church from any door. The outside of the church is surrounded by corridors and stairs. Inside the church, almost all the aisles and the empty walls beside the doors and windows of each chapel are painted with murals from the 16th to 17th centuries. In front of the church there are memorial statues of national heroes Minin and Grand Duke Pochharsky.

3 Tretyakov Gallery Третьяковская галерея

The Tretyakov Gallery is one of the most complete collections of Russian paintings in the world. Initially, the Tretyakov Art Museum was just the private collection of the wealthy Russian businessman Tretyakov (Павел Михайлович Третьяков) who loved art, loved painting collections, and was willing to support painters in their artistic creations. In 1856, he used his private collection to create a gallery to share the joy of art with the public, and donated it to the municipal government in 1892.

In a certain respect, the history of Russian art can also be said to be the history of collection. In the 19th and 20th centuries, several collectors with strong financial resources, certain aesthetic vision and lofty spirit continued to collect valuable art works, thus laying the foundation for the current art museum. The representatives are the Tretyakov brothers who founded the Tretyakov Museum of Art and Shtykin and Morosov who laid the foundation for the establishment of the Pushkin Museum of Art.

4 Weapons Depot Оружейная палата

In the Moscow Kremlin, there are several places where you need to purchase additional tickets, one of which is the Weapons Depot (also known as the "Arsenal") .

As part of the Kremlin complex, the Armory is a museum displaying precious cultural relics. It was designed and built by architect Tone in 1851. It mainly collects valuable items made by the Kremlin Royal Workshop. items and gifts from the envoys of various countries in Russia. The name of the Armory comes from precisely because it is one of the oldest treasure troves of the Kremlin.

The items preserved in the armory include ancient symbols of state power, tsarist attire and coronation robes, Orthodox Patriarchal vestments, Russian gold and silverware, Western European silverware, ancient weapons, ancient carriages and ceremonies Horse gear, etc. used when riding. The museum has about 4,000 exhibits, including practical decorative art treasures from Russia, Europe and many Eastern countries from the 4th century to the early 20th century.

5 Moscow National Center for the Performing Arts Большой театр

The National Center for the Performing Arts (also transliterated as "Bolishoy Theater", "Bolishoy" means big in Russian) is located in Theater Square in the center of Moscow is the oldest theater in Russia. Together with the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, it has always been a symbol of the "Kingdom of Art" Russia.

A theater troupe was established in Moscow in March 1776, and the National Center for the Performing Arts was built at its current location in 1780. Since then, the theater has suffered two fires, and the current building was designed and rebuilt by the architect Carbaus in 1856. Eight huge white stone columns stand on the front of the theater, and the top of the porch is decorated with four galloping horses and a statue of Apollo, the god of art (worked by the sculptor Claudius). The stone pillar is 14.8 meters high and the entire building is 40 meters high.

The interior decoration of the theater is red-based and has about 2,000 seats. Due to serious deterioration, long-term restoration began in July 2005. The maintenance work was originally planned to end in 2008, but due to various reasons, it continued until 2011. After comprehensive repair, the appearance of the grand theater remains original, but the internal facilities are very modern, and the usable area has been expanded from 40,000 square meters to 80,000 square meters. The theater has now been renovated and is open to the public.

　6 Tsaritsyno Царицыно

Tsaritsino, located in the southeast of Moscow, is a famous palace building complex and is a typical Gothic style building. In the 18th century, Catherine II ordered the construction of Tsaritsyno, which was built as a summer residence for the royal family. The Tsaritsyno complex took many years to build, but the empress did not like it and ordered it to be demolished. Later, the architect Matvey Kazakov rebuilt a group of new buildings on the same site. But before the construction of the palace and gardens in Tsaritsyno was completed, Catherine II died. No one else in the royal family paid attention to this place except her. Therefore, Tsaritsyno quickly declined.

Since 1860, many parks and villas have been built here, and many famous writers, such as: Dostoyevsky, Tyuchev, Chekhov, Pleseev He once vacationed and recuperated here, and the great poet Buning met his wife here. In addition, Tchaikovsky, Dimiryazev, and other famous people engaged in culture and science stayed here. In 1927, different museums were housed in the buildings of Tsaritsyno, and in 1993 Tsaritsyno became a nature reserve museum. Beginning in 2004, the Moscow municipal authorities actively restored the Tsaritsyno royal estate. Nowadays, it is a large park, a popular place for leisure walks for residents of Moscow and its surroundings.

7 National Historical Museum Исторический музей

The Moscow State Historical Museum is located on Manesh Square on the north side of Red Square. It is the most representative museum in Moscow. The museum was built on the order of Alexander II in 1872 and opened in 1883 at the same time as the coronation ceremony of Alexander III.

The museum was originally a school building of Moscow State University. In 1881, it was designed and built by architects A.A. Semyonov and B.O. Sherbut into what is now the State Historical Museum. There is a tall, symmetrical tower on each side of the main museum building, as well as decorative spires, triangular eaves and round-arched windows. The museum is next to the Resurrection Gate, with a statue of Marshal Zhukov in front.

The collection in the museum is very rich, with up to 4.5 million items, which is comparable in size to a weapons arsenal. Rich archaeological data, from huge ivory from ancient times, replica skulls of Neanderthals and Peking Man, models of ancient human ruins to the 15 precious "Treasures of Bessarabia" that shocked the world, and Russia's earliest cuneiform records and weapons development are all collected in the museum.

8 Petrovsky Palace Петровский путевой дворец

Regarding this palace, even I, a Moscow expert, am unfamiliar with it.

Moscow Petrovsky Palace is located in the northwest suburbs of Moscow, north of Dynamo Metro Station. This palace was built for Empress Catherine and was designed by the famous architect Kazakov. Construction began in 1776 and was completed in 1780. The Petrovsky Palace was the last stop of the Russian Czar's journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow. In this way, the Queen could rest and dress up here for the final time before entering Moscow after the long journey.

Until 1918, it was still a royal inn. In 1920, it became the location of the Zhukov Air Force Academy and has since withdrawn from public view. It is the only one among the seven tsarist palaces in Moscow that was not visited by the Bolsheviks ("Bolsheviks" is the transliteration of the Russian "majority", which was founded by Lenin). A historical building renovated by the Russian Proletarian Party). For 200 years, this place has been one of the most curious places for Moscow residents, probably because it has not been opened to the public for a long time. In 1997, the Moscow City Government spent 5 million to repair the main building of the palace. The restoration work lasted three years and was completed in 2000. It is said that at the end of the last century, the Moscow city government planned to transform this place into a 200-bedroom hotel, but it was later abandoned due to violation of relevant regulations.

9 Victory Park Парк Победы

Victory Park, also known as Tousou Mountain (Поклонная гора), covers an area of ??135 hectares. It is a park built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the victory of World War II. After the groundbreaking ceremony in 1958, afforestation and land preparation planning began, and a grand opening ceremony was held on May 9, 1995 (the 50th anniversary of the victory in World War II).

Because the victory of World War II has great historical commemorative value, the construction plan of the park has received great attention from relevant Russian federal agencies and the Moscow municipal government, and has received widespread public attention.

In Victory Park there are obelisks (built between 1970 and 1980. This monument is 141.8 meters high, symbolizing the 1,418 days and nights of the Great Patriotic War), a bronze statue of the goddess of victory Niki, and the Patriotic War. The National War Museum, St. George's Church and the Memorial Mosque.

10 Kalominsk Manor Коломенский дворец

Kalominsk Manor is a nature reserve located south of the Kremlin, across both banks of the Moskva River, with a vast territory and an area of 345 hectares. In the 14th century, this was the summer residence of Prince Ivan the Great of Moscow and the Russian Tsar. Since the 16th century, many Russian tsars, such as Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great, have built villas here.

There are many churches and wooden buildings built in the 14th to 17th centuries in the manor, which are arranged like exhibits in a museum. In the mid-17th century, a wooden palace with more than 270 rooms and more than 3,000 windows was built in the manor, which is known as the "eighth historical wonder of the world." In 1532, to celebrate the birth of Tsar Prince Ivan IV, the Ascension Church was built. The lower part of the church is a masonry structure with a rocket-shaped wooden roof above.

To the left of the church is Doppler Vol, a two-story brick building that was once the kitchen of the tsarist family and now serves as an exhibition hall. The mead making house is the only 17th-century wooden building in the manor, which was brought from the village of Preobrazhensky on the outskirts of Moscow. The house where Peter the Great lived in 1702 was moved from Arkhangrisk.

This is a must-see attraction in Moscow. How many have you been to?