The main Moscow's monument of the Patriotic War of 1812 and victory over Napoleon.

Designed by I. Martos in 1818, this is the first Moscow monumental sculpture. It depicts two heroes that headed volunteer troops against the Polish invaders in the 1600s.

The house was a birthplace of Mikhail Fyodorovich, the first Tsar in the Romanov dynasty.

This spiritual segment of the Kremlin includes several enormous cathedrals and the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, the watchtower for the Kremlin, which would sound its 21 bells to warn of an approaching enemy.

The area to the east of the Kremlin was a traditional trading quarter. The oldest streets of Kitai-Gorod - Nikolskaya, Ilyinka, Varvarka - were known as early as the 14th century.

The bulding was opened in the 1930s as an exclusive home for Stalin's ruling elite and was one of the first monuments to Soviet constructivism. The notorious House of Secrets became a symbol of its time, when Stalin's purges took its residents away to firing squads and labour camps.

This elegant Cathedral Square church, named for a legendary sacred robe, typifies Moscow architecture and is notable for its frescoes and wooden sculpture displays.

The magnificent interiors of this chapel belonging to the royal family include spectacular frescoes, icons painted by the masters and a gleaming agate jasper tiled floor.

Erected in 1954, this is a monument to Prince Yury Dolgoruky who ruled in the beginning of XII century and is considered the founder of Moscow.

An unusual building was erected in the early 19th century on the site where the first Russian printed book was produced.

Built between 1754 and 1774, this is an unusual example in Moscow of the Elizabethan baroque style.

The church was built in the 16th century, and its bell tower is known as Moscow's leaning tower.

Originally contructed in 1782 by the architect Kazakov, this was a two-storey palace for governor-general of Moscow. The building was raised with the addition of two storeys in the 1940s.

This small pleasant park is home to three theaters and a small concert hall. Each summer it hosts international Jazz festival.

This interesting wooden hut that sits incongruously among block houses and high-rises was the home of one of Russia's greatest artists.

Founded in the 17th century by patriarch Nikon, New Jerusalem Monastery was designed after Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It is a functioning monastery and a monument of a great architectural and cultural value.

Built in the early 16th century, this stone platform was not the site of executions, but an area from which the Tsar's edicts and sentences for criminals were announced.

This 16th-century monastery was built to commemorate what was considered a miraculous victory over Tatar troops, attributed to the powers of the Donskaya Icon.

Established in 1945, this city park includes lovely lakes and walking paths, boats and catamarans for hire, ice-skating and cross-country skiing in the winter and an amusement park.

Clashing sharply with the old architectures of its neighbors in the Kremlin complex, this sterile-looking glass and concrete building - once a government edifice - now hosts ballets and rock artist performances.

The highlight of the museum is a panoramic painting of the tensest moment in the major battle of the war of 1812; the panorama is enhanced by special lighting and sound effects.

This 14th-century monastery overlooking the Yauza River was once the seminary of the famous Russian icon artist and monk, Andrei Rubliov.

This museum honors the victims of the repressive Soviet regime and memorializes dissident hero Andrei Sakharov, promoting his ideals of intellectual and political freedom.

Stone lions guard the gateway of this splendid Russian classical-style building, which houses a constantly expanding collection of items that document major events in Russia over the past century and a half.

This monastery complex dates back to the 12th century and is surrounded by thick walls originally built to protect Moscow from foreign invaders.

You'll find mostly fiction and literature in the largest bookstore in Moscow as well as an audio and video section that includes old Soviet children's films.