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      All day: all of Moscow's highlights on foot

      ⏱ 11 h 30 min🚶 13 km + 🚕🍽 3📍 13 stops
      🏃 A lot — over 7 km

      A packed day for keen walkers: boulevards, the Arbat, embankments, parks and sunset on Sparrow Hills.

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      1. 1
        🍽 Café Pushkin
        Тверской б-р, 26А
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        Breakfast in a noble mansion
        🍴 A restaurant of Russian aristocratic cuisine in an old-style mansion on Tverskoy Boulevard, open since 1999. What to order: beef stroganoff with Pushkin potatoes, a Pozharsky cutlet with mushroom sauce, dumplings with three kinds of meat.
      2. 🚶 on foot
      3. 2
        🚶 Tverskoy Boulevard
        A long, wide boulevard of lime trees and lawns between Pushkin Square and Nikitskiye Vorota, passing the Gorky Moscow Art Theatre.
        Moscow's oldest boulevard
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        Tverskoy Boulevard
        © Valeri Pizhanski from Odintsovo, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0
        Tverskoy Boulevard
        © Perituss · CC0
        • The boulevard was laid out in summer 1796; it is the oldest and longest boulevard of the Boulevard Ring, almost 900 m.
        • At first it was simply called "the Boulevard": there were no other boulevards in Moscow then.
        • In 1812 French soldiers cut down almost all the boulevard's trees for firewood.
        • Opekushin's Pushkin monument stood at the end of the boulevard from 1880, and in 1950 it was moved to the other side of the square.
        • Alexander Herzen was born in 1812 at No. 25; it now houses the Gorky Literary Institute.
        • RAPP and MAPP, which met in Herzen's house in the 1920s, became the prototype of Bulgakov's MASSOLIT.
        • Sergey Merkurov's monument to Timiryazev (1923) was knocked off its pedestal by a blast wave in 1941 and later restored.
        • In 1960 the World Chess Championship match was held in the building of the former Tairov Kamerny Theatre, now the Pushkin Theatre.
      4. 🚶 on foot
      5. 3
        🌳 Patriarch's Ponds (Patriarshiye Prudy)
        A square pond surrounded by old lime trees and benches, a calm park amid quiet lanes and the setting of The Master and Margarita.
        "The Master and Margarita" begins here
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        Patriarch's Ponds (Patriarshiye Prudy)
        © Dimа · CC BY-SA 3.0
        Patriarch's Ponds (Patriarshiye Prudy)
        © Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Patriarch's Ponds (Patriarshiye Prudy)
        © Gennady Grachev from Moscow, Russia · CC BY 2.0
        • In 1683 Patriarch Joachim ordered the local Goat Marsh drained and three fish ponds dug.
        • After the fire of 1812 two ponds were filled in and one remained; Trekhprudny Lane recalls the three.
        • From 1932 to 1992 the pond was officially called Pionersky ("Pioneer").
        • The 1976 Krylov monument (sculptors Andrei Drevin and Daniel Mitlyansky) is surrounded by scenes from 12 fables.
        • The stone pavilion by the water was built in 1986 on the site of a wooden one from 1938.
        • The Master and Margarita begins here; the sign banning talking to strangers refers to the novel's first chapter.
        • A skating rink has been flooded on the pond since 1900, with an area of about 12,000 m².
      6. 🚶 on foot
      7. 4
        🚶 Old Arbat (Staryi Arbat)
        A pedestrian street about a kilometre long, with 19th-century mansions, cafés and street artists.
        Artists, musicians, the Tsoi Wall
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        Old Arbat (Staryi Arbat)
        © Florstein · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Old Arbat (Staryi Arbat)
        © Елена Нечипоренко · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Old Arbat (Staryi Arbat)
        © Valeri Pizhanski from Odintsovo, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0
        • The name Arbat has been known since the late 15th century; its origin is disputed, either from the Turkic arba (cart) or the Arabic rabad (suburb).
        • In 1986 the Arbat became Moscow's first pedestrian street.
        • Andrei Bely was born and raised at no. 55, and Pushkin spent the first months of his marriage in the neighbouring house, no. 53.
        • The Vakhtangov Theatre (no. 26) grew out of Evgeny Vakhtangov's studio; its building was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1941.
        • The Tsoi Wall in Krivoarbatsky Lane appeared in 1990, after the musician's death.
        • Krivoarbatsky Lane is also home to Konstantin Melnikov's house-studio of 1927–1929, made of two merged cylinders.
        • On the corner with Plotnikov Lane stands a monument to Bulat Okudzhava, who sang about the Arbat in his songs.
      8. 🚶 on foot
      9. 5
        🍽 Grabli restaurant on the Arbat
        ул. Арбат, 1
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        Lunch on Arbatskaya Square
        🍴 A self-service restaurant on the 2nd floor at the start of the Arbat: you pick hot dishes, salads and pastries yourself. What to order: cheesecake or another homemade dessert, pastries, pumpkin cream soup.
      10. 🚶 on foot
      11. 6
        🏛 Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
        🚪 entrance from Volkhonka Street
        🎟 partly ticketed · the cathedral is free, the observation deck requires a ticket with a guided tour
        Russia's largest Orthodox cathedral, rebuilt in the 1990s, with white walls and golden domes.
        Viewpoint on the bell tower
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        Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
        © Юрий Д.К. · CC BY 4.0
        Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
        © Gabriele Sotgiu · CC BY-SA 4.0
        • The idea of a cathedral-monument to the victory over Napoleon was put forward in December 1812 by General Pyotr Kikin.
        • The first cathedral was laid down in 1817 on the Sparrow Hills to a design by Karl Witberg, but construction was halted and Witberg was exiled to Vyatka.
        • The cathedral on Volkhonka was built to Konstantin Thon's design until 1860, and consecrated only in 1883 under Alexander III.
        • The names of officers killed in the war of 1812 and the foreign campaigns are inscribed on the cathedral's walls.
        • On 5 December 1931 the cathedral was blown up to make way for the Palace of Soviets, which was never built; the Moskva swimming pool was made on the site instead.
        • The current building was recreated in 1994–1999 on the old plinth, but from different materials.
      12. 🚶 on foot
      13. 7
        🌅 Patriarshy Bridge
        A pedestrian bridge over the Moskva River from the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour to Bersenevskaya Embankment.
        A view of the Kremlin
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        Patriarshy Bridge
        © Andrey Korzun · CC BY-SA 4.0
        • The pedestrian bridge opened in September 2004; construction began in 2002.
        • The bridge is 203 m long and crosses the Moskva River; in 2007 it was extended over Bolotny Island and the Vodootvodny Canal.
        • The project was designed by architect Mikhail Posokhin, and Zurab Tsereteli took part in the decoration.
        • It is styled after 19th-century bridges, with arches, wrought-iron railings and lamps.
        • Over Bolotny Island the bridge is raised 10 m, and over the main channel 12.5 m.
        • In the evening the bridge is lit by more than 200 lamps and 500 floodlights.
      14. 🚶 on foot
      15. 8
        ✨ GES-2 House of Culture
        Болотная наб., 15
        🎟 partly ticketed · the building is free with registration, exhibitions require a ticket
        A former power station across from the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, rebuilt by Renzo Piano into an open house of culture with exhibitions and cafés.
        Pop in for exhibitions and a coffee
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        GES-2 House of Culture
        © Юрий Д.К. · CC BY 4.0
        GES-2 House of Culture
        © Юрий Д.К. · CC BY 4.0
        • The power station was built in 1905–1907, designed by Vasily Bashkirov, to power the Moscow tram.
        • The reconstruction was carried out by the studio of Italian architect Renzo Piano, who also designed the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
        • The House of Culture opened in December 2021; it was created by Leonid Mikhelson's V–A–C Foundation.
        • Four steel chimneys about 70 metres tall serve as air intakes, bringing fresh air into the building.
        • At the opening, Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson spent months re-filming the series Santa Barbara here, live for visitors.
        • Inside there is a library, a cinema, a concert hall and open workshops.
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      17. 9
        🌳 Muzeon Art Park
        🚪 entrance from 1st Golutvinsky Lane
        A sculpture park on the embankment by Krymsky Bridge: Soviet monuments taken off their pedestals, and contemporary sculpture.
        Sculpture park
        🚪 exit to Krymsky Val
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        Muzeon Art Park
        © sailko · CC BY-SA 3.0
        Muzeon Art Park
        © Юрий Д.К. · CC BY 4.0
        • The park was founded on 24 January 1992, after Soviet monuments were being taken down in central Moscow.
        • The 11-tonne Dzerzhinsky monument, removed from Lubyanka on 22 August 1991, has stood here ever since.
        • The collection includes hundreds of sculptures, from Soviet leaders to contemporary art.
        • Here you will find Sergey Merkurov's Stalin in pink granite and Vera Mukhina's We Demand Peace (1950).
        • Since 1995 Muzeon has hosted symposia of wood and stone sculptors.
        • Since October 2015 Muzeon has been part of Gorky Park.
      18. 🚶 on foot
      19. 10
        🌳 Gorky Park
        🚪 entrance from Krymsky Val
        A big central park along the Moskva River with fountains, lawns, cafés, rentals and a skating rink in winter.
        Pushkinskaya Embankment
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        Gorky Park
        © A.Savin · FAL 1.3
        Gorky Park
        © A.Savin · FAL 1.3
        • The park opened on 12 August 1928 on the site of the 1923 All-Russian Agricultural Exhibition, whose layout was designed by Konstantin Melnikov.
        • The park received Maxim Gorky's name in 1932.
        • On its very first day the park was visited by more than 100,000 people.
        • The main entrance arch was built in 1955 to a design by the architect Georgy Shchuko.
        • In the 1930s the park had an amusement parachute tower.
        • In spring 1943 captured German equipment was displayed here, including the first Tiger tank taken in working order.
        • From 1993 to 2014 a 50-tonne mock-up of the Buran spacecraft stood in the park.
      20. 🚶 on foot
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        🌳 Neskuchny Garden
        A hilly, wooded part of the park zone on the river bank, with ravines, bridges and 18th-century estate pavilions.
        Shady ravines
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        Neskuchny Garden
        © A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
        Neskuchny Garden
        © Katia Sparks · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Neskuchny Garden
        © A.Savin · FAL 1.3
        • The Neskuchnoye estate was founded in 1728 by Prince Nikita Trubetskoy; one version says its name came from his balls and entertainments.
        • In 1756 Prokofy Demidov built a palace here with a botanical garden of more than 2,000 plant species; it is now the Alexandrinsky Palace.
        • The garden took shape in 1826–1842, when Nicholas I's palace office bought up the Trubetskoy, Orlov and Golitsyn estates.
        • Under the Orlovs the garden had an open-air "aerial" theatre for 1,500 spectators.
        • Since 1990 the quiz show What? Where? When? has been filmed in the Hunting Lodge, an 18th-century rotunda.
        • In the 1990s the garden was a gathering place for Tolkien fans, who called it Eglador.
      22. 🚶 on foot
      23. 12
        🌅 Sparrow Hills viewpoint (Vorobyovy Gory)
        A platform on the high right bank with a panorama of the bend of the Moskva River, Luzhniki and the city centre.
        Sunset over Moscow
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        Sparrow Hills viewpoint (Vorobyovy Gory)
        © Alexxx1979 · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Sparrow Hills viewpoint (Vorobyovy Gory)
        © Alexxx1979 · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Sparrow Hills viewpoint (Vorobyovy Gory)
        © Niklitov · CC BY-SA 4.0
        • The viewing platform was built in 1948 to a design by the architect Vitaly Dolganov.
        • From 1935 to 1999 the hills were officially called the Lenin Hills.
        • The slope rises up to 80 m above the river, a ledge of the Teplostanskaya Upland.
        • The second-to-last chapter of The Master and Margarita is called "On the Sparrow Hills".
        • Downstream from the platform stands a memorial marking the oath of Herzen and Ogarev.
        • The Moscow State University main building behind the platform is 240 m with its spire, and the central block has 36 floors.
      24. 🚕 taxi, about 15 min from the viewpoint to Smolenskaya Square
      25. 13
        🍽 White Rabbit
        Смоленская пл., 3, 16 этаж
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        Dinner under a glass dome, book ahead
        🍴 Vladimir Mukhin's restaurant under a glass dome on the 16th floor, with views of the centre and modern Russian cuisine. What to order: tuna tartare with caviar, black cod, rabbit dishes, cheek braised for 72 hours.

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