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Name: Armoury of the Moscow Kremlin
Address: Kremlin, Sobornaya pl. (M. Borovitskaya, Aleksandrovskiy Sad)
Phone: 203-8817, 202-0347
Web: www.kremlin.museum.ru
Description: The oldest museum in Russia; among its exhibits are the crown jewels and coronation insignia of the Tsars, historic arms and armor, costumes, carriages, etc.

Name: Cathedral of the Archangel Michael
Address: Kremlin, Sobornaya pl. (M. Aleksandrovskiy Sad)
Description: Built in 1333 under the reign of Ivan Kalita; till the end of the XVIIC. was the burial church of the Russian tsars

Name: Cathedral of the Assumption
Address: Kremlin, Sobornaya pl.(M. Aleksandrovskiy Sad)
Description: The largest and most historic cathedral in the Kremlin, built in 1475-1479 by the Italian architect Fiorovanti; here Russian Princes, Grand Princes and Tsars were crowned

Name: Diamond Treasury
Address: Kremlin (Armoury) (M. Aleksandrovskiy Sad, Borovitskaya)
Phone: 229-2036
Description: Containing gold bars, crown jewels, diamonds, precious stones, ornaments

Name: Moscow Kremlin Museums
Address: Kremlin, Sobornaya pl. (Aleksandrovskiy Sad, Biblioteka im.Lenina, Borovitskaya, Okhotnyy Ryad)
Phone: 202-3776, 203-0349, 202-4256
Web: www.kremlin.museum.ru
Description: The seat of Russian Government and historical center of Moscow. Founded by prince Yuriy Dolgorukiy, first mentioned in 1147. Current structures date from 1474 to 1700's. Within the Kremlin walls there are many architectural monuments, churches and museums

Name: Battle of Borodino Panorama
Address: 38 Kutuzovskiy prosp. (M. Kutuzovskaya)
Phone: 148-9489
Description: Displays panorama depicting the battle between Russian Army and Napoleon on August 26th 1812

Name: Kolomenskoe Museum Preserve
Address: 39 Andropova prosp. (M. Kashirskaya, Kolomenskaya)
Phone: 112-5217, 112-5217
Description: Open air museum of churches, towers, gates and wooden structures from 16 and 18CC. Horticultural monuments, ancient oaks, elms, poplars, & orchards, wetlands. Church of John the Baptist, Dyakovo Village Church, Church of the Ascension. Bell towers, old Russian wooden architecture. Accessible by boat.

Name: Modern History of Russia, State Central Museum
Address: 21 Tverskaya ul. (M. Tverskaya)
Phone: 299-5217, 299-6724
Description: Materials on history of Russia from 1861: social, economic, political documents; models, banners, pictures.

Name: Novodevichiy Convent Museum
Address: 1 Novodevichiy pr-d. (M. Sportivnaya, Kropotkinskaya +Tram: 15, 5)
Phone: 246-8526, 246-2201
Description: Branch of State Historical Museum; built as fortified monastery in 1524 by Vasily III, later a nunnery for noble women. Wonderful relics of 16th and 17th C culture, ancient icons, tapestries & frescoes.

Name: Polytechnic Museum
Address: 3 Novaya pl. (M. Kitay-Gorod, Lubyanka)
Phone: 921-5294, 925-1290
Description: 20,000 diagrams, working models, experiments illustrating science, mining, communication, technology and industry; housed in the imposing building designed by Monighetti in the middle of the 19C in old Russian style

Name: V.I. Lenin Mausoleum
Address: Krasnaya pl. (M. Ploshchad Revolyutsii, Teatralnaya)
Phone: 923-5527
Description: Necropolis of famous statement and public figures of Russia at the Kremlin wall. Lenin Mausoleum

Name: Armed Forces Central Museum
Address: 2 Sovetskoy Armii ul.(Novoslobodskaya +T-Bus: 69, Tsvetnoy Bulvar +T-Bus: 69, 13)
Phone: 281-4877
Description: History of Russian Army and fleet in the civil war of 1918-1922 and WWII. 25 halls of weapons, photos, captured German standards, military equipment and old Russian uniforms.

Name: Chambers in Zaryade Museum
Address: 10 Varvarka ul. (M. Kitay-Gorod)
Phone: 298-3706
Description: Historical-architectural monument of the 15-17CC. Personal belongings, furniture of the end of 17C. Pottery workshop of 15-16C. Underground archeological museum.

Name: Cosmonauts Memorial Museum
Address: 111 Mira prosp. (M. VDNKh +T-Bus: 13)
Phone: 283-7914, 283-1837
Web: www.museum.ru/kosmonav
Description: Exhibits demonstrating achievements of space exploration

Name: Darwin Museum
Address: 57 Vavilova ul. (M. Akademicheskaya)
Phone: 135-3382, 135-6124
Web: www.darwin.museum.ru
Description: Exhibits from the funds of Darwin museum .
Museum of natural history, nature, theory of evolution, zoogeography, development of organic world. Thematic exhibitions.

Name: Zoological Museum of Moscow State University n.a. Lomonosov
Address: 6 Bol. Nikitskaya ul. (M. Aleksandrovskiy Sad, Okhotnyy Ryad, Teatralnaya, Biblioteka im.Lenina)
Phone: 203-8923, 203-3569
Description: Over 10,000 species of animals, birds, fish, insects. Lecture on art, history and culture of Moscow

Name: Khodynskoe Field, Aircraft Exhibition Firm
Address: 24a Leningradskiy prosp. (Frunze Central Airport) (M. Aeroport +T-Bus: 12, 70; Tram: 23, M. Dinamo +T-Bus: 12, 70, 12, 70; Tram: 23)
Phone: 213-8853
Description: Displays exhibits on the history of aircraft industry in Russia; planes, helicopters, from the middle of this century to state-of-the-art models



 
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