Sights Moscow and Moscow region, Russia

Moscow - a treasure trove of culture, science and art. In one only the Kremlin focused a lot of ancient cathedrals, the greatest of which - the Assumption Cathedral. This is the main temple of Russia. In the Archangel Cathedral is the tomb of the great kings of Moscow and Russian princes. The Annunciation - the home church rulers. The Armory kept famous hat Monomakh, which was crowned tsar Russian tsars. In the Diamond Fund collected the greatest treasures of Russia.

State Historical Museum on Red Square was founded on the personal instructions of Emperor Alexander II in 1872, erected by the project of master architect VO Sherwood and engineer A. Semenov, the museum was opened to visitors in 1883, now the Historical Museum - National treasure house of Russia, the repository of historical relics global scale. History and culture Rossiyskogo state since ancient times are more than 4.5 million items and about 15 million sheets a documentary archive. The museum is a permanent exhibition "Relics of the history of the state Rossiyskogo", which are rarities - the monuments of archeology, numismatics, cartography, documents, autographs, icons, portraits, engravings, photographs, manuscripts and printed books, old weapons, rare examples of ancient textiles, garments , uniforms, remarkable works of applied art. Many of them are connected with the names of Russian rulers, outstanding statesmen and public figures, scholars, writers, and also with the history of the Russian Orthodox Church, culture and education, the heroic struggle for independence.

In the Tretyakov Gallery, more than 60 rooms, works by painters, sculptors and painters from the XII century. Masterpieces Rublev, Ushakova, Briullov, Savrasov, Vasilyeva, Kuindzhi, Nesterova, Vrubel adorn the walls of this great repository of Russian painting.

Moscow famous for its unique architectural and historical monuments: the monumental structures at Poklonnaya Hill, Kuskovo Estate and the Palace of Ostankino - ownership Sheremetevs, Sparrow Hills, the world-famous sports complex "Luzhniki". St. Basil's Cathedral - a unique monument of Russian architecture, a living witness of the history of Russia. Christ the Savior Cathedral - the largest cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church. Novodevichy Convent, with its "Swan Lake" and the cemetery, where people are at rest, known not only in Russia but throughout the world

State Museum and the Pushkin Fine Arts - one of Russia's largest collections of world art from ancient times to the present day. The spacious halls of the museum presents more than half a million paintings, sculptures and monuments of archeology. Cause for real excitement, Egyptian mummies, a unique collection of world art, and in particular the work of Rembrandt, the stellar collection of "small Dutch, Impressionist, post-impressionist and modernist paintings of famous Italians - Botticelli, Magnasco, Canaletto, Guardi and Tiepolo, the magnificent work of Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Picasso, Matisse. In the museum are also often "come" exhibition from other famous museums of the world.

Museum-Estate "Ostankino". Unique to secure a monument of Russian architecture of the XVIII century, situated in the northern part of Moscow. Once outside Moscow, the estate is now a 20 minute drive from the Kremlin and attracts lovers of the beautiful strict forms of the classic architecture, exquisite beauty of the interiors of the palace and the solitary silence of the old park. The ensemble of the estate was formed over several centuries. The first information about the Ostankino belong to the middle of the XVI century.

Museum-Estate "Kolomna". High above the steep banks of the Moskva River is situated the ancient village of Kolomna Priselkov - a unique historical place, where for many centuries to create, capture and kept shrines of the Russian people. From the XIV century Kolomna is a summer country manor of the great Muscovite princes and Russian tsars. In XVI-XVII centuries there develops a unique architectural ensemble, a subordinate idea solemn royal residence, representing the great artistic and historical value.

Museum-Estate "Arkhangelsk". This is a great landmark of Russian artistic culture of the late eighteenth - early H1Hv.v. widely known the majestic beauty of the palace and park ensemble and the splendor of a variety of collections: paintings, drawings, sculptures, works of arts and crafts, as well as a collection of rare books. Among the museum's collections is one of the most important places is a collection of paintings, where the works of major Western European artists of the first half of XVIII-XIX centuries. - A. Van Dyck, D. B. Tiepolo, Boucher, G. Robert and dr.Isklyuchitelno varied and interesting collection of products Yusupov porcelain factory in the Archangel (1820's - 1830-ies): decorative plates, tea couples servizy.Osnovu entire museum's collection of sculpture (VII century. BC - beginning of XX century.) is a former Yusupov collection, in which broadly represented the major types and genres of sculpture.

One of the oldest settlements near Moscow - Sergiev Posad. Founded in the 15 th century, the city was named in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh (during the lifetime of canonization) - founder of the famous Trinity-St. The Monastery appeared in the 40-ies. 14 th century on a hill Makovets near the town Radonezh. Relics of the saint buried in the abbey, which has become today a kind of "Russian Vatican". Over the high walls of the monastery located monastery, religious schools, here is the richest in Russia, a library of religious literature, many famous icons and monuments. Here in the stone, paints and bell-ringing comes to life the history of Russian Orthodoxy.

To the main attractions include the Moscow region: Abramtzevo; Arkhangelskoye Conversations, Church of the Nativity; Big Vyazemy, Boris and Gleb Monastery; Verbilki, a porcelain factory; Vladychnoe convent Ascension David deserts; Volokolamsky Kremlin; Resurrection New Jerusalem Monastery; Vysotsky monastery, the monastery of Gethsemane; Gzhel; Gorenko; Dubrovitsy; Zhostovo factory decorative painting; Kolomna Kremlin and the Cathedral complex.; Jerusalem Monastery of the Cross, Nicholas-Ugresh convent; Pavlovsky Posad; Belopesotsky Holy Trinity Monastery, Assumption Church in Klin, the temple complex in Mozhaisk; Yaropolets.