Moscow: Architecture
Places and attractions in the Architecture category
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- Memorial
- Church
- Street
- Universities and schools
- Park
- Art museum
- Neighbourhood
- Shopping
- Bridge
- Historical place
- Theater
- Tower
- Sport
- Sport venue
- History museum
- Monastery
- Square
- Concerts and shows
- Sacred and religious sites
- Architecture
- Monuments and statues
- Cemetery
- Specialty museum
- Baroque architecture
- Art gallery
- Russian revival architecture
- Art Nouveau architecture
- Military museum
- Shopping centre
- Skyscraper
- Business center
- Modern art museum
- Palace
- Eclectic architecture
- Arenas and stadiums
- Constructivist architecture
- Shopping district
- Library
- Natural history museum
- Science museum
- Unesco
- Historic walking areas
- Opera
- Amusement park
- Synagogue
- Forts and castles
- Modernist architecture
- Nightlife
Donskoy Monastery
Nestled within the bustling city of Moscow lies the serene Donskoy Monastery, a historical and architectural gem that has withstood the test of time. Founded in 1591 by Tsar Feodor Ivanovich, this Orthodox Christian monastery was established as a fortress to protect...
Bolshoi Theatre
Iconic home of Russian ballet and opera The Bolshoi Theatre stands as an architectural and cultural icon in the heart of Moscow, Russia. This historic venue, renowned for its opulent design and world-class performances, has been a cornerstone of Russian fine arts since its inauguration in 1825.
House on the Embankment
The House on the Embankment stands as a silent witness to the tumultuous history of 20th-century Russia. Located on the banks of the Moskva River in Moscow, this imposing building is a significant architectural landmark and now hosts a museum that delves into the...
Danilov Monastery
Nestled within the bustling city of Moscow, Danilov Monastery stands as a serene oasis of spiritual heritage and historical significance. This active monastery, one of the oldest in the city, offers visitors a glimpse into the profound religious traditions of Russia.
Conception Convent
The Conception Convent or Zachatyevsky Monastery is a Russian Orthodox stauropegic convent on the northern bank of the Moskva River in Khamovniki District of Moscow. The convent was closed by the Bolsheviks in 1918 and did not reopen until 1995.
Triumfalnaya Square
Triumfalnaya Square is a public square in the Tverskoy District of the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow. It is located in the Garden Ring between the Big Garden street, 1st Brest street and 2nd Brest street, 1st Tverskaya Yamskaya street, Armory alley, Building Arc and Tverskaya Street.
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers laid down in September 1947 and completed in 1952, designed by Dmitry Chechulin and Andrei Rostkovsky. The main tower has 32 levels and is 176 metres tall. At the time of construction it was the tallest building in Europe.
Orekhovo-Borisovo Metochion
The Church of the Holy Trinity at the Borisovo Ponds is a metochion of the Patriarch of Moscow on the Kashira Highway in Orekhovo-Borisovo, a residential district in South Moscow. It was built in 2001–2004 to a Byzantine Revival design by Vladimir Kolosnitsyn, an architect favored by Mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov.
Church of the Deposition of the Robe
The Church of the Deposition of the Robe is a church which stands on Cathedral Square in the Moscow Kremlin. It was begun in 1484 by masters from Pskov, most likely by the same group of architects who built the adjacent Cathedral of the Annunciation.
Pashkov House
The Pashkov House is a neoclassical mansion that stands on a hill overlooking the western wall of the Moscow Kremlin, near the crossing of the Mokhovaya and Vozdvizhenka streets. Its design has been attributed to Vasily Bazhenov.
Moscow Manege
Exhibition hall for arts and business The Moscow Manege is an oblong building along the west side of Manege Square, which was cleared in the 1930s and lies adjacent to Red Square. It is the site of Moscow Design Museum since 2012.
Tsentrosoyuz building
The Tsentrosoyuz Building or Centrosoyuz Building is a government structure in Moscow, Russia, constructed in 1933 by Le Corbusier and Nikolai Kolli. Centrosoyuz refers to a Soviet bureaucracy, the Central Union of Consumer Cooperatives.
Povarskaya Street
Povarskaya Street, known from 1924–1991 as Vorovsky Street, is a radial street in the center of Moscow, Russia, connecting Arbat Square on Boulevard Ring with Kudrinskaya Square on the Garden Ring.
Melnikov House
Mielnik's House - a single -family residential building, a monument to the Soviet avant -garde architecture. It was built in 1927–1929 at Kriwarbackij Pierieułok 10 in Moscow according to the design of the Soviet architect Konstantin Mielnikov for himself and his family.
Mosselprom Building
The Mosselprom building is a monument to Russian constructivism and avantgarde architecture. It is located in the centre of Moscow on an intersection between Kalashny, Nizhny Kislovksy and Maly Kislovky side streets. It was designed by architect N. D.
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