Moscow at a glance

SIGHTSEEING, MOSCOW Updated : Mar 17, 2015, 12.26 PM IST

Photo by:  Pavel Kazachkov, Creative Commons Attribution Licence

Moscow—home to some great monarchs, legendary poets and prominent architects—is amongst the most beautiful, colourful and architecturally splendid cities in the world. This capital city of Russia has been attracting visitors with its rich history, natural beauty and architectural masterpieces for a long time now. From the theatre-land Kamergersky Pereulok and Kuznetsky Most, and historical precinct Kitay Gorod, to the artists’ hub Stary Arbat and former-merchant’s village Zamoskvorechye; the city has a lot to see. When in Moscow, you need not worry about travelling around as the underground metro trains here are quite efficient. You can also choose between buses and trams; however given the city’s dreadful traffic, it’s advisable to avoid these.
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Kamegersky pereulok and Kuznetsky Most

Kremlin bigwigs and high-rolling businessmen can usually be spotted dining in the glitzy restaurants The Most and Bolshoi on Kuznetsky Most street.

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Kitay Gorod

Small crumbling buildings dating back to the 18th century rub shoulders with freshly painted medieval churches and the tiny sidewalks creak with neglect. This is probably the grungiest looking part of the city centre, bu...more

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Patriarch's Ponds

For years local residents have been entrenched in bitter protests with developers who want to demolish some of the area's older buildings and build new luxury housing in their place.

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Red October Chocolate Factory

As recently as 2009 this striking red brick former chocolate factory looked slated for demolition. However, as property development money dried up, the artists started to move in, swiftly gentrifying the area and transfo...more

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Stary Arbat

The old Arbat is Moscow’s longest pedestrianised street and arguably became promoted as a tourist destination simply due to this fact. The kilometre long street is dominated by western chain restaurants and fast food out...more

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Zamoskvorechye

Meaning literally ‘over the river’ in Russian, this laidback district boasts historic wooden houses and a plethora of colourful churches tucked in amongst its modern high-rises. This part of the city wasn’t spared the mo...more

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