MOSCOW & MOSCOW REGION

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Architecture
Moscow

Red Square

An open square beside the Kremlin, bringing several centuries of Moscow architecture into one view.

15th–19th centuries
Architecture
Moscow

Saint Basil’s Cathedral

Colourful domes, brick vaults and intimate passages inside Red Square’s Intercession Cathedral.

1555–1561
Architecture
Moscow

Moscow Kremlin

Cathedral Square and historic churches behind the brick walls of Borovitsky Hill.

15th–19th centuries
Historic estates
Moscow

Kolomenskoye

A white stone tent-roof church above the Moskva River, old orchards and a former royal estate.

16th–17th centuries
Historic estates
Moscow

Tsaritsyno

Red brick, white stone ornament and ornamental bridges among parkland, ponds and hills.

Late 18th century
Historic estates
Moscow

Kuskovo Estate

The Sheremetev estate, with a palace, formal gardens and intimate pavilions beside a pond.

18th century
Architecture
Moscow

Novodevichy Convent

Convent walls, Smolensk Cathedral and an elegant bell tower beside the Novodevichy ponds.

16th–17th centuries
Architecture
Moscow

Krutitsy Metochion

An intimate brick ensemble with a tiled gatehouse, historic chambers and a cobbled courtyard.

17th century
Museums
Moscow

Tretyakov Gallery

The gallery’s historic Zamoskvorechye home, with Russian art from icons to the early 20th century.

Collection begun in 1856
Architecture
Moscow

VDNH

An expansive exhibition park whose pavilions, fountains and avenues explore 20th-century architecture.

1939; 1950s ensemble
Historic estates
Moscow

Izmaylovo Estate

A historic island with the Bridge Tower and Intercession Cathedral amid the Serebryano-Vinogradny Pond.

17th–19th centuries
Nature & gardens
Moscow

Apothecary Garden

Moscow State University’s historic botanical garden, with glasshouses and changing seasonal plant collections.

Founded in 1706
Architecture
Sergiyev Posad

Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius

An ensemble of white stone cathedrals, ornamental façades and a tall bell tower in Sergiyev Posad.

Founded in the 14th century
Historic estates
Abramtsevo

Abramtsevo Museum-Reserve

A wooden manor and park associated with Aksakov, Mamontov and the Abramtsevo artists’ circle.

18th–19th centuries
Architecture
Kolomna

Kolomna Kremlin

16th-century towers, Cathedral Square and residential lanes within a historic fortress.

1525–1531
Architecture
Zaraysk

Zaraysk Kremlin

A compact fortress with a continuous ring of walls and seven towers above the Osyotr River.

1528–1531
Architecture
Istra

New Jerusalem Monastery

The monumental Resurrection Cathedral, ceramic ornament and monastery walls above the Istra River.

Founded in 1656
Historic estates
Arkhangelskoye

Arkhangelskoye Estate

A classical palace ensemble with terraces, sculpture and long views through formal gardens.

Late 18th–early 19th century
Architecture
Dubrovitsy

Church of the Sign, Dubrovitsy

A white stone church with sculpted ornament and a gilded crown near the Pakhra–Desna confluence.

1690–1704
Historic estates
Muranovo

Muranovo Estate Museum

An intimate literary estate with Baratynsky’s house and the Tyutchev family’s heritage.

Manor house built in 1841–1842
Architecture
Dmitrov

Dmitrov Kremlin

Ancient earthen ramparts surrounding the Assumption Cathedral and museums in central Dmitrov.

12th-century ramparts; 16th-century cathedral
Museums
Klin

Tchaikovsky House-Museum

Tchaikovsky’s final home, preserving his furnishings, library and personal possessions.

Composer’s final home, 1892–1893
Historic estates
Serednikovo

Serednikovo Estate

A classical manor with four wings, parkland and connections to the young Mikhail Lermontov.

Late 18th century
Historic estates
Shakhmatovo

Alexander Blok’s Shakhmatovo Estate

A literary museum among meadows and wooded hills familiar to Alexander Blok from childhood.

19th–20th-century literary estate
Historic estates
Bolshiye Vyazyomy

Vyazyomy Estate

The Golitsyn palace, park and early church ensemble near places associated with Pushkin’s childhood.

16th–19th centuries
Historic estates
Zakharovo

Zakharovo Estate

A park, pond and museum house on the estate of Pushkin’s grandmother Maria Hannibal.

Pushkin’s childhood summers, 1805–1810
Nature & gardens
Danki

Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve

A forest reserve on the Oka terraces, with a European bison nursery and guided visitor routes.

Protected since 1945
Museums
Serpukhov

Serpukhov History and Art Museum

An art collection in the Maraev industrialist family’s house, connected with Serpukhov’s merchant history.

Museum founded in 1918

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