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Moscow's Hidden Gems

Moscow’s landscape extends beyond central landmarks to include neo-Gothic cathedrals, 18th-century gardens, and specialized museums. This collection features the oldest planetarium in Russia and the star-shaped Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army. Visitors can explore the 115-meter-long Borodino Battle panorama, the historic Novodevichy Cemetery, and the literary history of Patriarch’s Ponds. From the industrial-turned-art spaces of the Museum of Russian Impressionism to the ancient hillforts in Filevsky Park, these sites showcase the city’s architectural and cultural evolution.

Moscow's Hidden Gems — Carte

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GUM department store

GUM is the main department store in many cities of the former Soviet Union, known as State Department Store during the Soviet era.

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Peter the Great Statue

The Peter the Great Statue is a 98-metre-high monument to Peter the Great, located at the western confluence of the Moskva River and the…

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Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary is a neo-Gothic Catholic church at Moscow's center, that serves as the…

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Kazan Cathedral

Kazan Cathedral, formally known as the "Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan", is a Russian Orthodox church located on the northwest corner of…

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Tsar Bell

The Tsar Bell, also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, Tsar Kolokol III, or Royal Bell, is a 6.14-metre-tall, 6.6-metre-diameter bell on display…

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Patriarch's Ponds

A lovely green oasis, often associated with the name of Russian writer Bulgakov. Do not get confused, there is only one pond!

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Alexander Gardens

Alexander Gardens was one of the first urban public parks in Moscow, Russia.

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Novodevichy Cemetery

Novodevichy Cemetery is a cemetery in Moscow. It lies next to the southern wall of the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's…

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Museum-Panorama The Battle Of Borodino

This museum houses a 115-meter-long panoramic painting by Franz Roubaud depicting the 1812 Battle of Borodino. The complex includes the historic wooden 'Kutuzov Hut' where Russian generals decided the city's fate during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Apartment Museum of Fyodor Dostoevsky

Visit the house where Dostoyevsky grew up. It might not look like it now, but in his time the neighbourhood was a sad and poor place -…

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Museum of Russian Impressionism

The Museum of Russian impressionism is an art museum in Moscow dedicated to Russian art of the end of the 19th century and beginning of the…

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Moscow Planetarium

The Moscow Planetarium is a planetarium in Moscow. It is the oldest planetarium in Russia.

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Moscow City Museum

Housed in the 19th-century Empire-style 'Provision Warehouses,' this museum documents Moscow's history through archaeological finds, medieval artifacts, and urban development exhibits spanning from the city’s founding to the modern era.

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Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army

The Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army is the largest theatre in Moscow.

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Lenkom

Lenkom Theatre is the official name of what was once known as the Moscow State Theatre named after Lenin's Komsomol.

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Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

The primary venue for the Moscow Philharmonic Society, this hall opened in 1940. It is noted for its semi-circular amphitheater seating and serves as the home stage for the Igor Moiseyev Ballet and major classical orchestras.

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Satire Theatre

The Moscow Academic Theatre of Satire is a dramatic theatre in Moscow, Russia, established in 1924.

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Neskuchny Garden

Neskuchny Garden is the oldest park in Moscow, Russia. With an area of 40.8 hectares and a former Emperor's residence, created as a result…

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Filevsky Park

A large forest park along the Moskva River containing the 17th-century Naryshkin estate and the Kuntsevo hillfort, one of Moscow's oldest archaeological sites. The area features steep river embankments and remains of ancient defensive earthworks.

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The State Darwin Museum

The State Darwin Museum is a natural history museum in Moscow. The museum was founded in 1907 by Alexander Kohts and was the world's first…