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THE MOSCOW
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P L A C E S T O
V I S I T
0 1 . R E D S Q U A R E
0 2 . T R E T Y A K O V
G A L L E R Y
0 3 . T H E
P U S H K I N S T A T E
M U S E U M O F
F I N E A R T S
0 4 . G U M
D E P A R T A M E N T
S T O R E
CITY

Square is the largest and most famous square in
Red
It has a magnetic pull for all visitors to
Russia.
Standing in Red Square, you can see the
Moscow.
significant buildings in the capital: the Kremlin,
most
department store, the State History Museum,
GUM
Mausoleum and of course, St Basil’s Cathedral.
Lenin's
R E D S Q U A R E

Russia, the
Moscow,
depository of
foremost
fine art in the
Russian
world.
is a historical
This
which housed
building,
collection of the
the
of the Gallery
founder
(since
P.M.Tretyakov
Here you can see
1856).
than 1300 works of
more
art from the 11th
Russian
the early 20th
till
beginning from
century,
icons
pre-Mongolian
mosaics and ending
and
landscape, portrait
with
historical painting
and
masterpieces,
and
works as
including
by Andrei
"Trinity"
and "The
Rublev
of Christ
Apparition
the People" by
Before
T H E
T R E T Y A K
O V
A L L E R Y
G
an art gallery in
Is
Alexander Ivanov.

THE PUSHKIN
STATE MUSEUM OF
FINE ARTS
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is a
museum complex that is currently in
possession of one of the largest world art
collections from Ancient Egypt and Greece
to our days.

museum founded in 1912 is
The
in the historical center of
located
year The Pushkin Museum
Each
the world-class exhibitions
presents
the public. For the past year the
to
has realized 43 projects in
museum
Museum is also
The
to
opened
art and
contemporary
to engage
attempts
and classic
modernity
works in a mutual
art
scientific,
active
and
research
activities,
exhibition
festivals, artistic
music
educational work
and
adults and
with
The Pushkin
children
is now one of
Museum
most important
the
centers of
cultural
which is
Russia,
by more than
visited
million people per
one
year.
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dialogue. Due to the
Moscow, not far from the Kremlin.
Moscow, abroad and in regions of
Russia.

T H E G U M

not just a store
IT'S
you can buy
where
everything. It is
almost
shopping block
a
there is a
where
bank
pharmacy,
and flower
branch,
... It is a
shop
of
monument
It is a
architecture.
lounge
comfortable
with restaurants
area
cafes. It is an art
and
and venue for
gallery
events. It is an
cultural
part of Russian
integral
It is a symbol
history.
Moscow and it is the
of
place to the
closest
where you
Kremlin,
feel yourself in
can
Europe.
GUM lives like it
Today
was conceived. It
once
ideal shopping city
is
Moscow that seems
of
live without losses
to
catastrophes for
and
years already. The
120
in the center
fountain
GUM was reopened
of
pleases visitors
and
since 2007.
THE MOST FAMOUS GUM IS THE
LARGE STORE IN THE KITAI-
GOROD PART OF MOSCOW FACING
RED SQUARE. IT IS CURRENTLY A
SHOPPING MALL. PRIOR TO THE
1920S, THE LOCATION WAS
KNOWN AS THE UPPER TRADING
ROWS

includes 6 skyscrapers with maximum height of 300 meters
MIBC
more (Shanghai has 5, Hong Kong has 6, Chicago has 6, New
or
has 8). Europe's first (completed) tallest building, the
York
Tower, is in the MIBC. The complex also includes the
Federation
THE MOSCOW
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS CENTRE
second-tallest, third-tallest, fifth-tallest, sixth-tallest, and seventhtallest
buildings in Europe.
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