Historical Sites In Moscow

Red Square

Landmark square, site of the Kremlin, the 16th-century St. Basil's Cathedral & Lenin's mausoleum.

Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012

The Moscow Kremlin

Immense, fortified compound of churches & palaces, with museums of Russian state regalia & art.

Moscow, Russia, 103132

Bolshoi Theatre

Lavish neoclassical repertory theater housing Russia's world-famous Bolshoi Ballet & Bolshoi Opera.

Theatre Square, 1, Moscow, Russia, 125009

The State Kremlin Palace

Huge statement hall with a main venue housing over 3000 & hosting large scale concerts & events.

Moscow, Russia, 103132

Ostankino Television Tower

Rocket-like TV tower with 45 levels & an open-air observation deck accessible by guided tour only.

Akademika Koroleva St, 15, Moscow, Russia, 127427

Marshal Zhukov monument

Erected in 1995, this equestrian statue depicts a Soviet military leader crucial to WWII victory.

Manege Sq, Moscow, Russia, 109012

St. Basil's Cathedral

Multicolored domes top this 16th-century former cathedral that now contains a museum of the church.

Red Square, 7, Moscow, Russia, 109012

Stena Tsoya

Wall covered with colorful graffiti & street art, dedicated to the memory of singer Viktor Tsoi.

Arbat St, 37/2, строение 1, Moscow, Russia, 119002

Arbat

Arbat St, 33, Moscow, Russia, 119002

Yuriy Dolgorukiy Statue

Bronze statue of 12th-century prince & city founder Yuri Dolgorukiy on horseback, unveiled in 1954.

Tverskaya Ploshchad', Moscow, Russia, 125009

Triumfal'naya Arka

Oldest surviving triumphal arch that was built to commemorate Russia's victory over Napoleon.

Kutuzovsky Ave, Moscow, Russia, 121170

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Monument honoring the unnamed dead & missing soldiers of WWII, featuring a constant burning flame.

Alexander Garden, Moscow, Russia, 125009

Plevna Chapel

Памятник героям Плевны, Ploshchad' Il'inskiye Vorota, Moscow, Russia, 101000

Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812

Museum displaying weapons, uniforms & artworks commemorating the Napoleonic invasion of Russia.

Revolution Square, 2/3, Moscow, Russia, 109012

State Historical Museum

Imposing neo-Russian building of 1881, displaying prehistoric relics, Romanov dynasty art & more.

Red Square, 1, Moscow, Russia, 109012

Памятник князю Владимиру

Borovitskaya Ploshchad', Moscow, Russia, 125009

Памятник Петру I

Commemorative statue honoring Tsar Peter the Great & the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy.

Krymskaya Naberezhnaya, 10, Moscow, Russia, 119072

Pushkin Monument

Iconic monument of Alexander Pushkin, the Russian poet & author, inscribed with one of his verses.

Tverskaya St, Moscow, Russia, 125009

Historical Mosque

Reconstructed 1800s mosque with daily prayers, returned to the Muslim community in the 1990s.

Bol'shaya Tatarskaya Ulitsa, 28 строение 2, Moscow, Russia, 115184

Monument to Vladimir Vysotsky

Strastnoy Blvd, 15А, Moscow, Russia, 127006

Monument to the victims of political repression "Wall of Grief"

Moscow, Russia, 107045

Karl Marx Monument

Teatral'nyy Proyezd, 1/4, Moscow, Russia, 109012

Spasskaya Bashnya

Built in 1491, this historic 10-story clock tower at the Kremlin overlooks Red Square.

Red Square, 3, Moscow, Russia, 103132

Pamyatnik Bagrationu

Kutuzovsky Ave, Moscow, Russia, 121151

Monument to Cyril and Methodius

Lubyanskiy Proyezd, 25 строение 1, Moscow, Russia, 101000

Lenin Monument

The focus of this historical outdoor structure is Communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.

Kaluzhskaya Ploshchad', Moscow, Russia, 119049

Lobnoye Mesto

Circular stone platform believed to be built in the 1500s, used for announcing the tsar's decrees.

Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012

Solovetsky Stone

This large stone in a public square honors the political prisoners of the Soviet Gulag system.

Лубянская площадь 1 Москва Мосцощ Област, Moscow, Russia, 109012

Monument to Alexander Pushkin and Natalia Goncharova

Arbat St, 46, стр. 6, Moscow, Russia, 119002

Stroganov Estate on the Yauza

Volochayevskaya Ulitsa, д.38, Moscow, Russia, 111033

Repin Monument

Bolotnaya Naberezhnaya, 14, Moscow, Russia, 119072

Боровицкая Башня

Manezhnaya Ulitsa, Moscow, Russia, 125009

Monument to Mstislav Rostropovich

Bryusov Pereulok, Moscow, Russia, 125009

Monument to Alexander Suvorov

Suvorovskaya Ploshchad', 2 строение 1, Moscow, Russia, 127473

Monument to Taras Shevchenko

Moscow, Russia, 121248

Zdaniye Krigskomissariata

Kosmodamianskaya Naberezhnaya, 24с1, Moscow, Russia, 115035

Mazepa's Palace

Kolpachnyy Pereulok, 10/7с4, Moscow, Russia, 101000

Corner Arsenalnaya Tower

Кремль, Moscow, Russia, 109012

Vodovzvodnaya Bashnya

Kremlin Embankment, 2, Moscow, Russia, 111395

Monument to Alexander II

Ulitsa Volkhonka, 13, Moscow, Russia, 119019

Dokhodnyy Dom G. Ye. Broydo

Restored, landmark building offering sculpted friezes depicting 19th-century Russian poets & beyond.

Plotnikov Ln, 4/5, Moscow, Russia, 119002

Nikol'skaya Ulitsa

Nikolskaya St, Moscow, Russia, 109012

Tchaikovsky Monument

Bol'shaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa, 13, Moscow, Russia, 125009

Senatskaya Bashnya

Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 103132

Srednyaya Arsenal'naya Bashnya

Moscow, Russia, 125009

Beklemishevskaya Tower

Moscow, Russia, 115035

Petrovskaya Tower

Moscow, Russia, 103132

The Tsar's Tower

Ploshchad' Vasil'yevskiy Cpusk, Moscow, Russia, 109012

Доходный дом страхового общества «Россия»

Sretensky Blvd, 6 строение 1, Moscow, Russia, 101000

The Kremlin Arsenal

Кремль, корпус № 2, Moscow, Russia, 125009