🏛 Manezhnaya Square

A wide square between the Kremlin, the Manege and the Hotel Moskva, with a monument to Zhukov and the glass dome of a shopping centre.

The square was created in 1931–1938 by demolishing whole blocks, including Loskutny and Obzhorny lanes.
From 1967 to 1990 it was officially called the 50th Anniversary of October Square, but the name never caught on.
The Manege was built as an exercise hall (Exerzierhaus) for troop drill, designed by Augustin de Betancourt and Auguste de Montferrand.
The dome of the Okhotny Ryad shopping centre is crowned with a sculpture of St George.
In the Geyser, the central fountain of 1996, stands a group of four horses called The Seasons.
The canal along the Alexander Garden is decorated with sculptures by Zurab Tsereteli.
Under the square is the Museum of Moscow Archaeology, founded in 1997.

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