Places in Moscow That Have to Be Visited
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Places in Moscow which have to be visited Оглавление SHOPPING CENTERS 3 GUM 3 TSUM 3 AVIAPARK 4 EVROPEISKY 4 AFIMALL CITY 4 MOSCOW PARKS. 5 GORKY CENTRAL PARK OF CULTURE AND LEISURE 5 TSARITSYNO MUSEUM-RESERVE 5 SOKOLNIKI PARK 6 MUZEON PARK OF ARTS 6 MUSEUMS 7 THE STATE DARWIN MUSEUM 7 THE STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM 9 THE BASEL’S CATHERDRAL 10 MUSEUM OF THE PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1812 11 MUSEUM OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR, MOSCOW 12 THE STATE TRETYAKOV GALLERY 12 THE TRETYAKOV GALLERY ON KRYMSKY VAL 13 PRIVATE PHOTOGRAPHING IN THE GALLERY 14 ENGINEERING BUILDING AT LAVRUSHINSKY LANE, 12 15 PUSHKINS STATE MESEUM OF FINE ARTS 16 THE MUSEUM OF COSMONAUTICS 17 TOUR GROUPS 17 TOLSTOY HOUSE MUSEUM MOSCOW 18 Shopping centers GUM (pronounced [ˈɡum], an abbreviation of Russian: Глáвный универсáльный магазин, tr. Glávnyj Universáĺnyj Magazín literally "main universal store") With the façade extending for 242 m. along the eastern side of Red Square, the Upper Trading Rows (GUM) were built between 1890 and 1893 by Alexander Pomerantsev (responsible for architecture) and Vladimir Shukhov (responsible for engineering). The trapezoidal building features a combination of elements of Russian medieval architecture and a steel framework and glass roof, a similar style to the great 19th-century railway stations of London. William Craft Brumfield described the GUM building as "a tribute both to Shukhov's design and to the technical proficiency of Russian architecture toward the end of the 19th century”. The glass-roofed design made the building unique at the time of construction. The roof, the diameter of which is 14 m., looks light, but it is a firm construction made of more than 50,000 metal pods (about 819 short tons (743 t), capable of supporting snowfall accumulation. Illumination is provided by huge arched skylights of iron and glass, each weighing some 820 short tons (740 t) and containing in excess of 20,000 panes of glass. The facade is divided into several horizontal tiers, lined with red Finnish granite, Tarusa marble, and limestone. Each arcade is on three levels, linked by walkways of reinforced concrete. LOCATION Location: Red Square, 3 How to get from the dormitory: By metro: Metro's Orange line to the Kitay-Gorod Station, then walk 800 meters. Time to get: 36 min. TsUM — Central Universal Department Store is one of the most renowned high enddepartment stores in Moscow. In 1857 merchants Andrew Muir (1817–1899) and Archibald Mirrielees (1797–1877), who had arrived in St. Petersburg separately, founded “Muir and Mirrielees” Trade Company. Archibald Mirrielees was resident in St. Petersburg from 1822. In 1843 he established his own company, one of the most significant Anglo-Russian merchant houses. In the 1880s the company transferred from St. Petersburg to Moscow and acquired a building for their haberdashery shop in Theatre Square. Their new building was erected there in 1908 in the Gothic Revival style with some modern elements. The project was designed by the famous Russian architect Roman Klein. The store is in a six-story historical Gothic Revival style building on Petrovka Street at Theatre Square (Teatralnaya Square) in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow. The TsUM interiors have been refurbished many times, most recently in 2007. LOCATION Location: Petrovka st., 2 How to get from the dormitory: By metro: to the Kitay Grorod Station, then walk 1.1 km. Time to get: 40 min. Aviapark The biggest shopping mall in Europe. It was opened in 2014, total area 390,000 sq. meters. LOCATION Location: Khodinskiy Boulevard, 4 How to get from the dormitory: By metro: to the Dinamo Station, then by free bus to Aviapark. Time to get: 58 min. Evropeisky One of the most famous shopping center in Moscow. Situated near Arbat street and Moscow-city center. LOCATION Location: Near Kievskaya metrostation How to get from the dormitory: By metro: to the Kievskaya metro station. Time to get: 30 min. Afimall city Huge shopping center that situated in Moscow city business center. Extremely close to Evropeisky shopping center. LOCATION Location: Delovoy center metro station How to get from the dormitory: Time to get: 35 min. Moscow parks. GORKY CENTRAL PARK OF CULTURE AND LEISURE Gorky Park is the capital’s central park, with more than 40,000 visitors on weekdays and 250,000 on weekends and public holidays. Since 2011, the park has been setting new standards, becoming Russian’s first world-class park and a space for recreation, sport, dance and outdoor games. Address: Krimsky Val, 9, Moscow, 119049 Phone: 8 (495) 995-00-20 Distance: A walking distance of 1.1km of about 14 minutes from MISIS to the park. Open Hours: 24/7 Website: http://park-gorkogo.com/ Ticket: Free TSARITSYNO MUSEUM-RESERVE Address: Dolskaya St. 1, Moscow, 115569 By metro: Nearest metro station to Tsaritsyno, Orekhovo By car: from Novotsaritsynskoye Rd, Shipilovsky Ln, Lipetskaya St, Shipilovskaya St. Phone: 8 (499) 725-72-87 Open Hours: Park is opened daily, 6:00 – 24:00 and it is free. Website: http://www.tsaritsyno-museum.ru/index.php?lang=en NOTE: Open Hours for Touring Palace Complex is 11:00 – 18:00 from Tuesdays to Fridays. Saturdays: 11:00 - 20:00 Sundays: 11:00 – 19:00 Mondays: Closed Open Hours for touring Greenhouses is 11 – 18:00 from Wednesdays to Fridays. Saturday: 11:00 – 20:00 Sunday: 11:00 – 19:00 Mondays, Tuesdays: Closed Ticket: Places Cost in Rubles Combined Ticket: This ticket gives 680 / 270 admission to Grand Palace, Bread House, Opera House and Greenhouses Ticket to the Grand Palace and Bread 350 / 100 House Ticket to the Small Palace and Opera 250 / 100 Ticket to the Greenhouses 250 / 100 There is discount for Seniors, Students, Children and Disabled Persons. Once again, Park is free. SOKOLNIKI PARK The “Sokolniki” park is a unique one. It is the oldest park in Moscow and one of the biggest in Europe. Several centuries ago, Sokolniki was considered as the king’s resting place but it is now a property of the citizenry as well as tourist site. You can view the park live online. Just go to http://park.sokolniki.com/about/park-online . Address: Sokolnicheskiy St., Val, 1, стр. 1, Moscow Phone: 8 (499) 393-92-22 Open Hours: 24/7 Website: http://park.sokolniki.com/en/ MUZEON PARK OF ARTS Address: Krimsky Val, 2, Moscow Metro: Park of Culture, Oktyabrskaya Phone: 8 (985) 382-27-32 Open Hours: 8AM - 11PM / 7 Website: http://www.muzeon.ru/ Excursion for Organized Groups and Cooperation with Tour Bureau: Tickets: 300 rubles, 150 rubles - preferential. It’s free of charge for people with disabilities and preschool children. Email:[email protected] Phone:8 (916) 487 27 72, 8 (916) 503 14 00, 8 (495) 995 00 20 (1002) Museums The State Darwin Museum DESCRIPTION The State Darwin Museum was established in 1907 by Alexander Kots, one of the first lecturers on Darwinism to work in Moscow. At that time it was the only museum of evolution in the world. A specific feature of the Darwin Museum is that all its many exhibits are united in their one purpose: presenting a complete scientific picture of the evolution of the living world. There is a large display showing the variety of wildlife on earth, with animals from all climatic zones from the North Pole to the South. In another gallery you can follow the development of biology as a science from ancient times to the present. A large part of the collection is devoted to the question of the origin of Man, as well as the evolution of behaviour, the relationship between Man and Nature and of course its future. Visit one of the most extensive and valuable collections of natural history in Russia! LOCATION AND DIRECTION By Metro : Metro's Orange line to the Akademicheskaya Station. An exit to the State Darwin Museum, then 500 meters walk towards the Museum. By Bus and Trams : Route 119 stops next to the museum. Trams routes 14 and 39, the stop Ulitsa Dmitry Ulyanova WORKING HOURS The Museum is open every day of the year except: • Every Monday • The last Friday of every Month • The 1st of January Regular hours are 10.00 to 18.00 Exhibition Complex operates on Thursdays from 13:00 to 21:00 (ticket office closes at 20:00) NOTE: Every third Sunday of the month admission to the museum free of self- inspection mode PHOTOGRAPHY After purchasing the special permission (60 Rubles), you can take photographs and videos for personal use in the Museum. Photography for personal use is allowed with hand-held cameras and with available light or electronic flash attachments. Tripods and lights may not be used. Reproduction or sale of photographs is not allowed without Museum permission. GROUP TOURS Bring your tour group to the State Darwin Museum of Moscow! Our Tourism and Group Sales Department can help you create the perfect program for your group's visit, whether it's a one-hour highlights tour or a full-day Museum experience. For information about Group Tours, call (499) 132 10 47. ADMISSION The ticket office opens until 17:30 Main Building Adults – 250 rubles at a discount of 80 rubles Exhibition Complex Adults – 100 rubles at a discount of 30 rubles A single ticket to visit the main exhibition hall of the museum and all exhibits in the exhibition complex (buildings connected by an underground passage) cost Adults 300rubles at a discount of 100rubles NOTE Tickets can be purchased at the box office of the museum in cash or in the street on the terminal card. EXCURSION TRIPS In Russian • Students (up to 25 people) - 4500 Rubles Adults ( up to 20 people)- 6600 Rubles In English • Students (up to 25 people) - 5500 Rubles Adults (up to 20 people) – 8500 Rubles THE STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM DESCRIPTION The State Historical Museum of Russiais a museum of Russian history wedged between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow.