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Probably the most architecturally impressive square I have ever been in, Red Square took my breath away.
Not only is it HUGE but it is lined with such impressive buildings as the Kremlin, Lenin's Tomb, St Basil's Cathedral, the magnificent GUM department store and the National History Museum, to name a few.
Impressive by day, it is even more beautiful by night. A place to admire the buildings, take loads of photos and avoid pickpockets! If you are "lucky" you may even have a run-in with Kremlin guards like we did (refer to my Warning & Dangers tip for details).
Note that on the mornings that Lenin's Tomb is open to the public, most of Red Square is blocked off, with just the footpath near GUM open to pedestrians. Leave a Comment
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The cathedral was altered a bit over the years, e.g. the colourful patterns of the domes were added in the 17th century.
Admission to the cathedral is 100 Roubles, but there's not really too much to see. Leave a Comment Phone: 298 3304
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 St Basil's interior by TheWanderingCamel
Icons, frescoes of saints and the fathers of the church, gilded and painted screens and doors, meandering floral paintings on walls and columns make the interior as dazzling as the exterior. There isn't another church I know of that is anything like it.
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Kazan Cathedral on the corner of Nikolskaya ulitsa, was torn down between the world wars only to be recreated in 1933 using blueprints secretly made decades earlier by Pyotr Baranovskiy, the architect who risked his life to save St Basil`s.
The original Kazan cathedral was built in 1636 and was dedicated to the Virgin of Kazan - the victory over the polish invaders. In 1936 the cathedral was demolished. In 1990 the reconstruction according to all existing measurements started and ended in 1993. This is the example of reconstruction of the old cathedral demolished in the Soviet time. Leave a Comment Address: Nicolskaya st 1Directions: Near Historical museum
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 Kazan Cathedral by TheWanderingCamel
In the late 1980s, a decision was made to restore the Cathedral. An historically-minded architect had had secret plans made of the Cathedral as it was being demolished, making ot possible to exactly replicate the original building. Work began in 1990 and the church was completed an reconsecrated in on November 4th, 1993 - the the Icon's feast day - and already has taken on an attractively faded air that makes it look as though it has been there for centuries. Leave a Comment
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Lenin's Mausoleum is a a pyramid composed of red granite cubes.
It was designed by Alexei Shchusev in 1924.
The embalmed body of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin - rumours say it is a wax copy - is placed on a sarcophagus in the Memorial Hall.
The Mausoleum can be visited on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between 10 am and 1 pm.
The entrance is free and visitors are expected to line up at the northwest corner of Red Square, which is closed during visiting hours of the Mausoleum.
Bags, cameras and mobile phones aren't allowed in the Mausoleum and can be stored in a cloak room.
On exiting the Mausoleum visitors pass the cemetery at the Kremlin Wall, where among others Stalin, Brezhnev, Andropov and Gargarin are buried.
Directions:
Lenin's Mausoleum is located on Red Square, just in front of the Kremlin Wall.
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 Intercession Cathedral
-aka St Basil's by TheWanderingCamel
Commissioned by Ivan the Terrible in1551, it reflects the ancient style of Russia's wooden churches that here find their absolute apogee. It is said that Ivan had the architect blinded when the church was complete so that he could never build another like it.
You will find yourself coming back to gaze on its fantastic shapes and colours time and time again, and every time you catch even a glimpse of it, it draws your eye like a magnet.
Though locked and barred for many years, it did not suffer the indignities heaped on so many other Moscow churches. Now it is open once again, to serve as church, museum and symbol of the city. Its crazy colours, sheer ebullience and extravagant shapes are a joy to the eye. Leave a Comment
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St. Basil's Cathedral looks like a town from a fairy tale.
It is a sad legend about it - it's architects Posnik and Barma where blinded by Tzar who wanted this miracle to be unique.
But it's only a legend (and I am happy about it). According to the documents Posnik's skill earned him Tzar's confidence and admiration. So as an architect of St. Basil's he was charged with an important mission - to build Kazan Kremlin walls. Later Posnik built churches in other Russian lands. As to the second architect - Barma - historians believe that he is a mythological character. Barma is a god of prayer in Slav pantheon. So it's likely that Posnik was the only architect who built the Cathedral. And he was doing his work with prayer. Leave a Comment
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 Red Square in the 17st of
September 2006 by Kuznetsov_Sergey, 4 more photos
The same object might have several names in Russia. Thus, The Red Square was officially given its modern name in 19th century, though the name was mentioned in the documents of 17th century. Different centuries left their traces:15th century gave the Kremlin's Wall with Spasskaya, Senatskaya and Nikolskaya towers; 16th - Place of execution. (Lobnoe mesto), and the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed; 19th century - the monument to Minin and Pozharsky, the building of Historical museum and Upper Trade Rows (GUM), 20th century - Lenin's Mausoleum. Address: CentreDirections: Metro Ploshad Revolutsi
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 Saviour Gate Tower by TheWanderingCamel
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