Pushkinskaya Square, Moscow

Name: Pushkinskaya Square
Address: Pushkinskaya ploshchad, Moscow, Russia

#124 among attractions in Moscow

Square, Historical place, Monuments and statues

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Pushkinskaya Square or Pushkin Square is a pedestrian open space in the Tverskoy District in central Moscow. Historically, it was known as Strastnaya Square before being renamed for Alexander Pushkin in 1937. ()

Local name: Пушкинская площадь Coordinates: 55°45'55"N, 37°36'20"E

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Pushkinskaya ploshchadЦентральный административный ок (Тверской)Moscow Russia

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Pushkinskaya Square – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stoleshnikov Lane, Bolshoi Theatre, Petrovsky Passage, Moscow Museum of Modern Art.

~1740 ftSE
Shopping, Street, Shopping district
Stoleshnikov Lane, Moscow
9 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Moscow, Stoleshnikov Lane stands as a prestigious shopping district, exuding luxury and exclusivity. This pedestrian thoroughfare, with its historic charm and modern allure, is a magnet for fashion enthusiasts and discerning shoppers from around...
0.6 miSE
Iconic home of Russian ballet and opera
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
16 min walk • 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.
0.6 miE
Shopping, Department store
Petrovsky Passage, Moscow
15 min walk • Petrovsky Passage is an elite department store opened on Petrovka Street in downtown Moscow in 1906. The engineer Vladimir Shukhov, also responsible for the GUM and the Shabolovka tower, designed a covered arcade with two wide three-storey galleries covered with high-pitched semi-cylindrical glass vaulting.
~1910 ftE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
10 min walk • The Moscow Museum of Modern Art is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in Moscow, Russia. It was opened to public in December 1999.
~1630 ftSE
City hall
Government of Moscow, Moscow
8 min walk • The Government of Moscow is the highest executive body of state authority of Moscow. The Government of Moscow is headed by the highest official of the city of Moscow, i.e. the Mayor of Moscow.
~1050 ftNW
Theater
Electrotheatre Stanislavsky, Moscow
6 min walk • The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, known from 1948 to 2013 as the Stanislavsky Drama Theatre, and from 1946 to 1948 as the Stanislavsky Opera and Drama Theatre, is a theatre in Moscow. It was founded in 1935 as an opera and drama studio. It has functioned as a drama theatre since 1948.
0.4 miE
Monastery
Vysokopetrovsky Monastery, Moscow
11 min walk • Vysokopetrovsky Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery in the Bely Gorod area of Moscow, commanding a hill whence Petrovka Street descends towards the Kremlin. The monastery is believed to have been founded around the 1320s by Saint Peter of Moscow, the first Russian metropolitan to have his see in Moscow.
0.5 miNW
Square, Architecture, Monuments and statues
Triumfalnaya Square, Moscow
13 min walk • 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.
0.5 miN
Theater, Art Nouveau architecture, Concerts and shows
Novaya Opera Theatre, Moscow
12 min walk • The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow is a theatre in Moscow, located at 3 Karetny Ryad. It was founded in 1991 by Russian conductor Yevgeny Kolobov and then Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov.
0.5 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Moscow
13 min walk • St Andrew's Anglican Church in Moscow is the sole Anglican church in Moscow, and one of only three in Russia. It continues the tradition of Anglican worship in Moscow that started in 1553 when Tsar Ivan the Terrible first allowed the English merchants of the Russia Company permission to worship according to their own beliefs.
~1450 ftNE
Memorial
Monument to Sergei Rachmaninov, Moscow
7 min walk • The Monument to Sergei Rachmaninov was installed in 1999 in Moscow on Strastnoy Boulevard. The authors of the monument are sculptors O. K. Komov, A. N. Kovalchuk and architect Yu. P. Grigoriev. The monument has the status of a declared object of cultural heritage.

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Which popular attractions are close to Pushkinskaya Square?

Nearby attractions include Rossiya Theatre, Moscow (3 min walk), Nativity Church at Putinki, Moscow (4 min walk), House with Chambers in Small Palashevsky Lane, Moscow (4 min walk), Sytin's house in Sytinsky lane, Moscow (5 min walk).

How to get to Pushkinskaya Square by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pushkinskaya Square:

Bus

Пушкинская площадь • Lines: 15, А, е30, м1, Н1 (1 min walk)
Тверская улица • Lines: 15, А (3 min walk)

Metro

Tverskaya (2 min walk)
Pushkinskaya (2 min walk)

Tram

Метро Новослободская • Lines: 50 (26 min walk)
4-й Самотёчный переулок • Lines: 50, 7 (26 min walk)

Train

Moscow Belorussky railway station (33 min walk)