Sheremetyevo -
Grand Kremlin Palace (29 min) Immense 1800s palace complex at the Kremlin with opulent private chambers & ceremonial halls. The Moscow Kremlin (25 min) Immense, fortified compound of churches & palaces, with museums of Russian state regalia & art. Novodevichy Convent (20 min) Riverside 1520s monastery known for its fresco-lined 5-domed cathedral & ornate soaring bell tower. Kolomenskoye (27 min) Architecture from different eras in an open-air museum on former royal estate, with tours & events. Bolshoi Theatre (32 min) Lavish neoclassical repertory theater housing Russia's world-famous Bolshoi Ballet & Bolshoi Opera. Lenin's Mausoleum at Red Square (31 min) Pyramid-shaped stone building, opened in 1930, with a memorial hall holding Lenin's sarcophagus. Red Square (30 min) Landmark square, site of the Kremlin, the 16th-century St. Basil's Cathedral & Lenin's mausoleum. The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (25 min) Classical building with antiquities, sculpture & painting collections, plus temporary exhibitions. State Historical Museum (26 min) Imposing neo-Russian building of 1881, displaying prehistoric relics, Romanov dynasty art & more. Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (25 min) Gleaming domes top this Orthodox edifice, rebuilt in the 1990s, with ornate, fresco-lined interior. Armoury Chamber (28 min) Armory museum in a Kremlin-style building with exhibits ranging from weapons to jewellery. Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure (23 min) Park with 1700s garden, boules cafe, open-air movie theater, contemporary art & winter ice rink. The State Tretyakov Gallery (24 min) Art museum with a collection of over 180,000 Russian works spanning multiple centuries. Sparrow Hills (17 min) Hilltop view point with panoramas of the city skyline, Moskva River & Olympic stadium. St. Basil's Cathedral (31 min) Multicolored domes top this 16th-century former cathedral that now contains a museum of the church. |