The city of Sergiev Posad is located 70 km from Moscow and is part of the Golden Ring tourist circuit. It was founded in 1782 by decree of Tsarina Catherine…
The Resurrection Gate is one of the most important architectural structures in Moscow. It allows access to the famous Red Square and is flanked by the Iberian Chapel and the…
The Winter Palace was the imperial residence of the Tsars. In 1764 Catherine the Great wanted to build another building near the Palace to house the works of art she was collecting. The new…
The Bolshoi Theater (Большίой театр) is the most famous theater in Russia, where ballets, operas and plays are staged. The building was built in 1824 by Andrei Mikhailov to replace the Petrovka theater, which was…