Sretensky Boulevard, Moscow

Name: Sretensky Boulevard
Address: Moscow, Russia

#271 among attractions in Moscow

Street, Relax in park, Park

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Sretensky Boulevard is a major boulevard in central Moscow of important cultural significance, a part of the Boulevard Ring encircling the centre of the city. Sretensky Boulevard's northern end is at Lubyanka Street and Rozhdestvensky Boulevard, and its southern end is at Turgenevskaya Square, where it becomes Chistoprudny Boulevard. ()

Local name: Сретенский бульвар Elevation: 545 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°45'59"N, 37°38'2"E

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Центральный административный ок (Красносельский)Moscow Russia

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Sretensky Boulevard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kuznetsky Most, Central Children's Store on Lubyanka, Petrovsky Passage, Polytechnic Museum.

0.5 miSW
Shopping, Street, Shopping district
Kuznetsky Most, Moscow
15 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Moscow, Kuznetsky Most is not just a bustling thoroughfare but also one of the city's premier shopping districts. This iconic street, whose name translates to "Blacksmith's Bridge," has undergone a transformation from a historic passage to a...
0.6 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Central Children's Store on Lubyanka, Moscow
15 min walk • The Central Children's Store on Lubyanka is a historic and iconic shopping destination in the heart of Moscow, Russia. This monumental building, which opened its doors in 1957, was designed to be the largest children's store in the USSR.
0.6 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Petrovsky Passage, Moscow
17 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.
0.6 miS
Museum, Science museum
Polytechnic Museum, Moscow
16 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Moscow, the Polytechnic Museum stands as a beacon of science and technology. Established in the 19th century, it is one of the oldest and largest technical museums in Russia, showcasing the progress of scientific thought and achievements through...
0.4 miSW
Museum
Lubyanka Building, Moscow
12 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.
0.6 miNW
Theater
Baku State Circus, Moscow
16 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.
0.5 miSW
Square, Civic center, Historical place
Lubyanka Square, Moscow
14 min walk • Lubyanskaya Square, or simply Lubyanka in Moscow lies about 900 metres north-east of Red Square. History first records its name in 1480, when Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow, who had conquered Novgorod in 1471, settled many Novgorodians in the area.
0.6 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines, Moscow
16 min walk • The Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines is a private historical interactive museum that keeps a collection of arcade machines that were produced in the USSR from the mid-1970s. April 13, 2007 is considered to be the foundation day of the museum.
~890 ftW
Monastery
Sretensky Monastery, Moscow
5 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.
0.6 miSE
Park, Lake
Clean Ponds, Moscow
15 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.
~1880 ftW
Monastery, Sacred and religious sites
Nativity Convent, Moscow
10 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sretensky Boulevard?

Nearby attractions include Sretensky Monastery, Moscow (5 min walk), Sretenka Street, Moscow (6 min walk), Bolshaya Lubyanka Street, Moscow (7 min walk), Church of St. Louis of the French, Moscow (8 min walk).

How to get to Sretensky Boulevard by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sretensky Boulevard:

Bus

Сретенские Ворота • Lines: м2, м9, Н6 (3 min walk)
Метро Чистые пруды • Lines: 122 (5 min walk)

Metro

Turgenevskaya (4 min walk)
Chistye Prudy (6 min walk)

Tram

Метро Чистые пруды • Lines: 3, 39, А (6 min walk)
Большой Харитоньевский переулок • Lines: 3, 39, А (10 min walk)

Train

Kalanchyovskaya (25 min walk)
Kazan Passenger Moscow (30 min walk)