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Moscow, the capital city of Russia, is a vibrant and bustling metropolis that is steeped in history and culture. With its stunning architecture, iconic landmarks, and picturesque streets, Moscow is a photographer's paradise. From the grandeur of the Red Square and the Kremlin to the colorful onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral, there are countless photography locations in Moscow that offer a glimpse into the city's rich past and present.
Saviour Tower and Lenin's Mausoleum
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Metrostation Novoslobodskaya
Metrostation Kievskaya
Metrostation Mayakovskaya
Metrostation Mayakovskaya
Moskau City
aka “The Worker and Collective Farmer Woman”
Photo taken with Arthur Lookyanov, www.Moscow-Driver.com
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aka “The Worker and Collective Farmer Woman”
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Photo taken with Arthur Lookyanov, www.Moscow-Driver.com
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aka Assumption Cathedral or Cathedral of the Assumption
"The Cathedral of the Dormition (Russian: Успенский Собор, or Uspensky sobor), also known as the Assumption Cathedral or Cathedral of the Assumption is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. It is located on the north side of Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin in Russia, where a narrow alley separates the north from the Patriarch's Palace with the Twelve Apostles Church. Southwest is Ivan the Great Bell Tower. Separately in the southwest, also separated by a narrow passage from the church, is the Palace of Facets. The Cathedral is regarded as the mother church of Muscovite Russia. In its present form it was constructed between 1475–79 at the behest of the Moscow Grand Duke Ivan III by the Italian architect Aristotele Fioravanti. From 1547 to 1896 it is where the Coronation of the Russian monarch was held. In addition, it is the burial place for most of the Moscow Metropolitans and Patriarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church." From Wikipedia
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Lomonossow-Universität
View from Manege Square with equestrian statue of Marshall Georgy Zhukov
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Metrostation Mayakovskaya
And Statue of Minin and Pozharsky
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Lomonossow-Universität
From Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge
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Moskau City
Photo taken with Arthur Lookyanov, www.Moscow-Driver.com
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View from Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge
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"The White House; officially: The House of the Government of the Russian Federation, also known as the Russian White House, is a government building in Moscow. It stands on the Krasnopresnenskaya embankment. The building serves as the primary office of the government of Russia and is the official workplace of the Russian Prime Minister." From Wikipedia
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Kaufhaus GUM
From Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge
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Moskau City
Former Hotel Ukraina and one of Stalin's Seven Sisters
"Hotel Ukraina was commissioned by Joseph Stalin. It was designed by Arkady Mordvinov and Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky (leading Soviet expert on steel-framed highrise construction), and is the second tallest of the neoclassical Stalin-era "seven sisters" (198 m (650 ft), with 34 stories). It was the tallest hotel in the world from the time of its construction until the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel opened in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1976. Construction on the low river bank meant that the builders had to dig well below the water level. This was enabled by an ingenious water retention system, using a perimeter of needle pumps driven deep into the ground.
The hotel opened on May 25, 1957. It closed in 2007 for a complete renovation and restoration. In 2009, the owners signed a contract with the Rezidor Hotel Group to manage the hotel as the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow. The hotel maintains its original name, however, for some purposes.
The hotel reopened on April 28, 2010 after its 3-year-renovation. The façade was restored in detail, while modern technology has been added, including multi-level water cleaning systems and air circulation systems.
The hotel was acquired by billionaire property investor God Nisanov for £59 million during an auction in 2005. He co-owns it with Zarakh Iliev." From Wikipedia
Photo taken with Arthur Lookyanov, www.Moscow-Driver.com
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View from Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge
Photo taken with Arthur Lookyanov, www.Moscow-Driver.com
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And Patriarshy Bridge
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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Moscow!
Most notably Frank Voigtländer, Joao Eduardo Figueiredo and Andrey Sulitskiy.