anybody been to moscow?
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>> The Underground (Metro)
One of the most beautiful in the world.>> The Kremlin
Dating back to 1147, The Kremlin was there at the birth of Moscow. It's original towered walls were completed in 1157. By the late 14th century,>> Red Square
Red Square, for most visitors to Moscow, is usually associated with images of Russia's past.>> Pushkin Fine Arts Museum
This museum was opened in 1912 and possesses a collection of European art second in Russia to only St. Petersburg's Hermitage.>> The Tretyakov Gallery
Here you will find the finest collection of traditional Russian painting in the world.>> Gorky House Museum
The Gorky Museum is one of Moscow's finest examples of the art nouveau architecture of Fyodor Shekhtel, also known as the Ryabushinsky Mansion.>> Bolshoi Theatre
This is the home of the internationally-famed Bolshoi ballet was constructed in 1824 by Osip Bove, though the company itself was begun in 1773 as a dancing school for the Moscow Orphanage.>> Moscow Arts Theatre (MKhAT)
The foundation of this theater in 1898 marked the birth of modern drama.>> Christ the Savior Cathedral
The Christ the Savior Cathedral has recently been reconstructed after it was demolished in 1931 along with countless other churches and monuments under the orders of Stalin.