Moscow Photos

Saint Basil's Cathedral

St Basil's Cathedral was erected on the Red Square in Moscow between 1555 - 1560 by the order of Tsar Ivan the Terrible.

Christ the Savior Cathedral

Christ the Savior Cathedral was blown up by Stalin, and rebuilt in 1997 for Moscow's 850th birthday celebration.

Kazan Cathedral

Kazan Cathedral was built in the 1630s to celebrate Moscow's liberation from Polish aggression and the end of the Times of Troubles. Destroyed during Stalin's era, it was restored in precise accordance to original photos and measurements after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Eternal Flame

Located at the Kremlin wall, next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the war memorial is dedicated to the Soviet soldiers killed during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Moscow Kremlin

Official residence of the President of Russia, the Kremlin overlooks Moscow River to the south, Red Square to the the east and Alexander Garden to the south. Apart from the fortified wall and towers, the Kremlin consists of 4 palaces and 4 cathedrals.

Tsar Cannon

A huge cannon within the Kremin walls, the Tsar Cannon (commissioned in 1586 by Tsar Feodor), weighs nearly 38 metric tonnes and has a caliber of 890 mm (35 inches) making it the largest howitzer ever made.

Cathedral of the Dormition

Dormition Cathedral, called Upensky Sobor in Russian, is the mother church of Moscovite Russia.  Standing on Cathedral Square in the Moscow Kremlin, it was built from 1475 - 1479 by Italian architect Aristotele Fioravanti.

Red Square

Red Square, known as Krasnaya Ploshad in Russian, is located at the foot of the Kremlin's east wall. Famous St Basil's Cathedral sits on the squares southern end.

Andronikov Monastery

Founded in 1360, The Church of Archangel-Mikhail (inside) was built in 1694.

Detsky Mir

Detsky Mir (Children's World), located near Lubyanskaya Ploshad (Metro Lubyanka), is a popular Moscow Department Store built from 1953 - 1957 by famous Soviet architect, Alexey Dushkin.

Moscow Metro

Komsomolskaya Metro Station is just one of many Moscow Metro Stations that contain outstanding examples of socialist realist art.

Novy Arbat

Dusk on New Arbat Street.

Moscow River

Photo of scenic view from the Moscow River.

Moscow State University

One of seven Vysotki built from 1947 to 1953. Designed in a combination of Russian Baroque and Gothic styles, these seven Soviet skyscrapers gained the nickname "Seven Sisters" by foreign expats.

Luzhniki Stadium

Built for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics, Luzhniki Stadium is Russia's largest sport arena with a seating capacity of 84,745.

Space Obelisk

With a height of 100m, the Space Obelisk was built in 1964 to commemorate Soviet achievements in the realm of space exploration.

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