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Novodevichy Cemetery is the most famous cemetery in Moscow. It lies next to the southern wall of the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city’s third most popular tourist site. Read more...
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Losiny Ostrov National Park is the first national park of Russia. It is located in Moscow and Moscow Oblast and is the third largest forest in a city of comparable size, after Table Mountain National Park and Pedra Branca State Park. Read more...
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Moscow’s other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia. … As the symbol of the Russian state, the Kremlin in Moscow’s Red Square is famed and celebrated. … Located near the Serebryano-Vinogradny Pond, the kremlin in the city’s Izmailovo … Read more...
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The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky is a bronze statue on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in front of Saint Basil’s Cathedral. Read more...
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Kuskovo was the summer country house and estate of the Sheremetev family. Built in the mid-18th century, it was originally situated several miles to the east of Moscow but now is part of the East District of the city. Read more...
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The Diamond Fund is a unique collection of gems, jewelry and natural nuggets, which are stored and exhibited in the Moscow Kremlin in Russia. The Fund dates back to the Russian Crown treasury instituted by Emperor Peter I of Russia in 1719. Read more...
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Muzeon Park of Arts is a park outside the Krymsky Val building in Moscow shared by the modern art division of Tretyakov Gallery and Central House of Artists. It is located between the Park Kultury and the Oktyabrskaya underground stations. Read more...
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Sokolniki Park, named for the falcon hunt of the Grand Dukes of Muscovy formerly conducted there, is located in the eponymous Sokolniki District of Moscow. Sokolniki Park is not far from the center of the city, near Sokolnicheskaya Gate. Read more...
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Luzhniki Stadium is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. Its total seating capacity of 81,000 makes it the largest football stadium in Russia and one of the largest stadiums in Europe. Read more...
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The Moscow Zoo is a 21.5-hectare zoo founded in 1864 by professor-biologists, K.F. Rulje, S.A. Usov and A.P. Bogdanov, from the Moscow State University. In 1919, the zoo was nationalized. Read more...