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Ostankino park and palace

Submitted by Visit Plus on Mon, 03/07/2016 - 22:00

Ostankino Park and palace are located in the northern part of Moscow, at a distance approximately 8 kilometers from the city center (Kremlin, and Red Square). The public park was opened in 1932 on the site of an old manor house, owned by the former Counts Sheremetev. Construction of the estate was launched in 1584. Construction took place over several centuries.

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Sokolniki Park

Submitted by Visit Plus on Mon, 03/07/2016 - 11:52

Sokolniki Park is one of the most famous and popular parks in Moscow. The park is located in the north-east of Moscow in the Sokolniki district. The park area of ​​about 516 hectares. Distance from Sokolniki Park to Red Square about 6 kilometers.

The park is used for recreation and entertainment of the royal family in the XVI-XVII centuries. It engaged in falconry kings, grand dukes and people close to them. Falconry gave the name of the locality. Here, for example, hunting Ivan the Terrible, Peter arranged holidays I. The public park was in 1878.

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Victory Park, Poklonnaya Hill

Submitted by Visit Plus on Sun, 03/06/2016 - 23:15

Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill is not only one of the most famous parks in Moscow. It is a large memorial complex dedicated to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The park is located approximately 7.4 kilometers southwest of the city center (Kremlin, and Red Square). The park often hosts various public events.

The park is bounded by streets Kutuzovsky Prospekt, Minskaya street, street of General Yermolov, Brothers Fonchenko street. The length of the park along Kutuzovsky Prospekt is about 1.7 kilometers.

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"Federation" Tower

Submitted by Visit Plus on Sun, 03/06/2016 - 21:40

The "Federation" tower can be considered one of the landmarks of Moscow. At the present time (2016) it is the highest skyscraper in Europe. The building is located on the territory of the Moscow International Business Center Moscow-City. The architectural project is developed by Sergey Choban together with Peter Schweger. The design and construction was attended by experts from different countries (Russia, Germany, USA and Turkey).

"Federation" tower consists of two buildings united by a common base (stylobate). The buildings were named Tower West and Tower East.

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VDNKh exhibition center

Exhibition Centre "VDNKh" in Moscow is one of the largest exhibition centers in Russia, the second largest exhibition center in Moscow. Exhibition Centre VDNKh (ВДНХ) was the most famous exhibition center in Soviet Union. Currently, it may be considered as one of the sights of Moscow. The total area of “VDNKh” is over 235 hectares. The total area of pavilions is 134,000 m ². The exhibition center is visited by over 20 million people annually. At the VDNKh territory is held more than 100 exhibitions every year.

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