Academician Sakharov Avenue, Moscow

Name: Academician Sakharov Avenue
Address: Moscow, Russia

#379 among attractions in Moscow

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Academician Sakharov Avenue is a street in the center of Moscow, in Krasnoselsky District. In the south, the street is limited by Turgenevskaya Square and the Boulevard Ring. In the north, Academician Sakharov Prospect ends at the T-shape crossing with Kalanchyovskaya Street, close to Komsomolskaya Square. In the middle, it crosses the Garden Ring. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°46'15"N, 37°38'40"E

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Academician Sakharov Avenue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Olympic Stadium, Lubyanka Building, Komsomolskaya Square, Moscow Cathedral Mosque.

1 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Olympic Stadium, Moscow
26 min walk • The Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, stands as a towering monument to the country's rich sporting history and architectural prowess. This colossal arena, also known as the Olimpiyskiy Stadium, was constructed to host the 1980 Summer Olympics and has since been a...
0.9 miSW
Museum
Lubyanka Building, Moscow
24 min walk • Lubyanka is the popular name for the headquarters of the FSB and affiliated prison on Lubyanka Square in Meshchansky District of Moscow, Russia. It is a large Neo-Baroque building with a facade of yellow brick designed by Alexander V. Ivanov in 1897 and augmented by Aleksey Shchusev from 1940 to 1947.
0.5 miNE
Square
Komsomolskaya Square, Moscow
13 min walk • Komsomolskaya Square, known as Kalanchyovskaya before 1932, is a square in Moscow, with a blend of revivalist Tsarist and Stalinist architecture.
0.9 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Mosque
Moscow Cathedral Mosque, Moscow
23 min walk • Moscow Cathedral Mosque is the main mosque of Moscow, Russia. It is located on Olimpiysky Avenue, close to the Olympic Stadium in the centre of the city.
0.4 miNE
Theater
Moscow music hall, Moscow
11 min walk • Moscow music hall is a theater and state cultural institution of Moscow, Russia.
1 miW
Theater
Baku State Circus, Moscow
25 min walk • Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard, or Nikulin's Circus, is located on Tsvetnoi Boulevard in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow. It was the only circus in the city between 1926 and 1971, and still remains the most popular one.
~1990 ftE
Museum
Moscow House of Nationalities, Moscow
10 min walk • The Moscow House of Nationalities is a state institution and museum based in the former Kurakin Almshouse in Moscow.
0.7 miSW
Monastery
Sretensky Monastery, Moscow
18 min walk • Sretensky Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Moscow, founded by Grand Prince Vasili I in 1397. It used to be located close to the present-day Red Square, but in the early 16th century it was moved northeast to what is now Bolshaya Lubyanka Street.
0.7 miS
Park, Lake
Clean Ponds, Moscow
18 min walk • The Clean Ponds, is a large pond in Moscow, Russia, located in the Basmanny District, on the Boulevard Ring. The pond gives its name to Chistoprudny Boulevard, which runs from Turgenevskaya Square and Sretensky Boulevard towards Pokrovka Street, where it adjoins Pokrovsky Boulevard, and to Chistyye Prudy station on the Moscow Metro.
0.8 miSW
Monastery, Sacred and religious sites
Nativity Convent, Moscow
22 min walk • Rozhdestvensky Convent, or the Convent of Nativity of Theotokos, is one of the oldest nunneries in Moscow, located inside the Boulevard Ring, on the left bank of the Neglinnaya River.
~470 ftSW
Memorial
Wall of Grief, Moscow
3 min walk • The Wall of Grief is a monument in Moscow to the victims of political persecution by Joseph Stalin during the country's Soviet era. The national memorial was unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on October 30, 2017, the annual Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Academician Sakharov Avenue?

Nearby attractions include Wall of Grief, Moscow (3 min walk), Red Gate Building, Moscow (3 min walk), Outbuilding of the town estate of Savva Mamontov, Moscow (5 min walk), Tsentrosoyuz building, Moscow (7 min walk).

How to get to Academician Sakharov Avenue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Academician Sakharov Avenue:

Bus

Проспект Академика Сахарова • Lines: А, Б (2 min walk)
Садовая-Спасская улица • Lines: А, Б (3 min walk)

Metro

Krasnye Vorota (6 min walk)
Sretensky Bulvar (9 min walk)

Tram

Каланчёвская улица • Lines: 13, 37, 50, 7 (12 min walk)
Метро Чистые пруды • Lines: 3, 39, А (13 min walk)

Train

Kalanchyovskaya (13 min walk)
Kazan Passenger Moscow (17 min walk)