MoscowMoscow
MOSCOWMOSCOW
FOUNDED MORE THAN 850 YEARSFOUNDED MORE THAN 850 YEARS
AGO THE HISTORICAL CAPITALAGO THE HISTORICAL CAPITAL
OFFERS AWEALTH OF CULTURAL,OFFERS AWEALTH OF CULTURAL,
MUSICAL, AND ENTERTAINMENTMUSICAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT
ACTIVITIES TO ITS VISITORS. TODAY,ACTIVITIES TO ITS VISITORS. TODAY,
THIS ANCIENT HEART OF RUSSIA ISTHIS ANCIENT HEART OF RUSSIA IS
ENJOYING A RENAISSANCE OFENJOYING A RENAISSANCE OF
IMPRESSIVE PROPORTIONS.IMPRESSIVE PROPORTIONS.
City TourCity TourExperience the Experience the grandeur of Red grandeur of Red
SquareSquareand the Russian and the Russian White House. SeeWhite House. See
Moscow University, Moscow University, the former KGBthe former KGBheadquarters headquarters
building and building and centralcentral
Moscow.Moscow.
Novodevichy ConventNovodevichy ConventAdd Novodevichy Add Novodevichy
Convent to your cityConvent to your citysightseeing tour. sightseeing tour.
Originally built as aOriginally built as afortress, it also fortress, it also
functioned as a functioned as a convent forconvent for
women of the royal women of the royal family and a prison forfamily and a prison for
Princess Sophia, sister Princess Sophia, sister of Peter the Great.of Peter the Great.
It is a unique example of It is a unique example of 16th and 17th16th and 17th
century architecture.century architecture.
The KremlinThe KremlinThis former Moscow This former Moscow
citadel, meaningcitadel, meaning““fortress”, houses fortress”, houses
exquisite palaces, exquisite palaces, presidentialpresidential
buildings, lovely buildings, lovely churches, andchurches, and
scores of major scores of major historical historical
monuments.monuments.Kremlin tour with three Kremlin tour with three
cathedrals.cathedrals.
Armory MuseumArmory MuseumAdd a visit to the ArmoryAdd a visit to the Armory
Museum to yourMuseum to yourKremlin tour. The State Kremlin tour. The State
Armory is the oldestArmory is the oldest museummuseum inin
Russia. As its name implies,Russia. As its name implies,it contains many ancient it contains many ancient
weapons andweapons andarmor, but you will also find a armor, but you will also find a
treasuretreasuretrove of gorgeous crown trove of gorgeous crown
jewels, goldenjewels, goldencrusted icons, bejeweled royal crusted icons, bejeweled royal
scepters,scepters,and exquisitely carved and exquisitely carved
thrones. Kremlinthrones. Kremlintour with the Armory tour with the Armory
Museum.Museum.
Royal Diamond FundRoyal Diamond FundFund You may add this to Fund You may add this to
the above tourthe above tourof the Kremlin and Armory of the Kremlin and Armory
Museum. TheMuseum. TheDiamond Fund is a true Diamond Fund is a true
treasure trove oftreasure trove ofthousands of loose thousands of loose
diamonds, golddiamonds, goldnuggets, and both ancient nuggets, and both ancient
and modernand modernjewelry of kinds. Rate for jewelry of kinds. Rate for
Kremlin TourKremlin Tourwith Armory and Diamond with Armory and Diamond
Fund.Fund.
Tretyakov GalleryTretyakov GalleryFounded in 1856 by Founded in 1856 by
Pavel Tretyakov toPavel Tretyakov toshow the work of show the work of
Russian artists. Russian artists. Today,Today,
after much expansion, after much expansion, the gallery housesthe gallery houses
and celebrates over and celebrates over 57,000 pieces of the57,000 pieces of the
most important ancient most important ancient and contemporaryand contemporary
Russian art in the world.Russian art in the world.
Pushkin Museum of Fine Pushkin Museum of Fine ArtsArts
Here you will discover Here you will discover an important an important collectioncollection
of French of French Impressionists, as Impressionists, as wellwell
as other major schools as other major schools ofof Western Art datingWestern Art dating
from the Renaissance to from the Renaissance to the Twentieththe Twentieth
Century.Century.