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Description of the tours in Moscow- TO BOOK/CONTACT US 1) MOSCOW CITY TOUR.( Briefly: Stop at St. Sofia Embankment of the Moskva-river; The Bolshoy Stone Bridge; stops at Cathedral of Christ the Savior and Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts; the new monument to Peter the Great;Gorky Park; stop at New Maiden Convent; observation platform of Sparrow (Lenin) Hills; Viktory Park and Poklonnaya Hill with World War II Memorial; Kutuzov Avenue; White House. 2) KREMLIN The former residence of Russian czars, an architectural ensemble of unique beauty, which took shape between the 15-th and 20-th centuries. Cathedral Square - the center of the Kremlin with the 15-th century Assumption Cathedral, the main church of Russia, the 15-th century Annunciation Cathedral, the private church of Russian czars and the 16-th century Cathedral of the Archangel, the burial place of the czars. On the ground of the Kremlin there are famous Czar Cannon of the 16-th century and Czar Bell of the 18-th century. 3) THE ARMOURY CHAMBERThe treasury of Russian Czars with unique collections of gold and silver items of the 12-19th centuries, Russian arms and armour of the 12-16th centuries, the state regalia, thrones, carriages and coronation dressers of the 16-19th centuries, as well as ambassadorial gifts of the 16-19th centuries. 4) PUSHKIN FINE ART MUSEUMIt was founded in 1912 by professor of Moscow University Tsvetaev. It has a fine collection of western European Art. Ancient Greece and Rome are also well represented though mostly by copies. The pride of museum is the collection of ancient Egyptian art collection by Golenishev, as well as famous Fayoum Portraits of the 1st-4th centuries A.D. The French art of the 18-20th centuries is fully represented and illustrates different schools and trends such as “barbosin” school, impressionism, postimpressionism, cubism and so.
5) MOSCOW METRO (walking tour) Metro with its stations decorated with marble, mosaics, stained glass panels and bronze sculptures looks like as art museum -- 1,5 hours; 6) STATE TRETYAKOV ART GALLERYIt is a national museum of Russian founded in 1856 by Peotr Tretyakov. The collection with its 100 thousand exhibits includes 5,000 works of ancient Russian art and world famous paintings by Russian and Soviet artists as well as sculptures and examples of graphic art. 7) THE NEW MAIDEN CONVENTOne of the finest examples of the 16-19-th century architecture, located on the territory of a former convent for ladies of noble birth. The convent is connected with the major events in the Russian history, such as the coronation of Boris Godunov, the fight over the Russian throne between Peter the Great and his troublesome sister Princess Sophia and the events of the war of 1812. There is a museum on the grounds. It is a residence of Moscow Metropolit. 8) KOLOMENSKOE MUSEUM ESTATEIt is located on the territory of the former summer residence of Russian Czars. The architectural ensemble includes the famous Church of the Ascension of the 16th century built in the old Russian “tent” style. the summer residence of Czar Alexei Romanov, the Kazan Church of the 17th century has remained as well as the Office and the Kitchen. An open-air museum includes examples of Russian wooden architecture of the 17-18th centuries. The museum boats the collection of icons, metalwork, tiles and so on. 9) STALIN’S BUNKER The Central museum of Armed Forces is one of the world greatest places to see military history. It was founded in 1919 and every year about 1 million visitors come in to see the Museum regular display and exhibitions. There are 24 rooms showing the history of the Russian Army and Navy from the beginning of the 18th century until today. The collection includes over 800.000 military and historical objects. 10) MUSEUM OF THE COLD WAR Unforgettable tour through the secret tunnels and halls of SCP «Taganskiy» is waiting for you. You will listen to the history of SCP «Taganskiy» and it’s place in the Cold war and will receive the answers to all your questions. In addition to captivating tour you will watch a scintillating movie about the Cold war. You will also learn about the construction of the secured post, about its life and functioning during those tough days.
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