MOSKOU

MOScOwTHE RUSSIAN METROPOLIS

Powerpoint : Loraine

The KremlinA world cultural heritage, the court capital and the centre of Moscow.It dominates the town and is enclosed with a long circle of fortresses ( lenght 2235 m)

The highlights of the Kremlin :

- Full decorated palaces : residences, museums with the exhibition of the treasures of the tsars.

- The square with cathedrals : the Dormition Cathedral, the Annunciation Cathedral, the Archangels Cathedral, the Assumption Cathedral.

- The Ivan the Great Bell-towercomplex, the Tsar Bell and the Tsar-canon, the biggest ones of the world.

One of the gates tothe Kremlin

The Alexandergarden is like a green ring around the Kremlin , a rest-break in the busy center of the big city.

The stations of the Moscow Metro are luxurious and much decorated.

Bolshoy Theatre

The Deliverer Cathedral : the biggest church in Russia

The Red Square

The highlights of the Red Square : - The Resurrection Gate with within the chapel of the Mother of God

- National Historical Museum

- Cathedral of the Icon of the Lady of Kazan

- Gum : the biggest shopping centre of Russia

- Lenin Mausoleum

- Pokrovskycathedral : the symbol of Moscow with a criss-cross of towers and onion-shaped cupolas.

Monastery of NovodivitsjyPicturesque, situated not far from the centre. Listed as worldheritage, although the tsars misused it as a women prison : tsars that dumpted their spouses sent them to this monastery in order to find, at ease, another partner !

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Tretyakov Gallery

The E N D Photos : Loraine September 2012

Music : Kalinka Richard Clayderman y 101 solistas Bohemions