pátek 25. července 2014

Russia - Moscow







Moscow is the capital city and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural and scientific center in Russia and in Eastern EuropeMoscow is situated on the banks of the Moskva River, which flows for just over 500 km (311 mi) through the East European Plain in central Russia. 49 bridges span the river and its canals within the city's limits. The elevation of Moscow at the All-Russia Exhibition Center (VVC), where the leading Moscow weather station is situated, is 156 m (512 ft). Teplostanskaya highland is the city's highest point at 255 metres (837 feet). The width of Moscow city (not limiting MKAD) from west to east is 39.7 km (24.7 mi), and the length from north to south is 51.8 km (32.2 mi).
The Church of St. John Lestvichnik.


















View from rainy Moscow.
Zelenograd 














Map of Russia.

Kiyevskaya (RussianКиевская, English: Kievan) is a Moscow Metro station in the Dorogomilovo DistrictWestern Administrative OkrugMoscow. It is on theKoltsevaya Line, between Park Kultury and Krasnopresnenskaya stations. It is named after the nearby Kiyevsky Rail Terminal















Novoslobodskaya is a Moscow Metro station in the Tverskoy District of the Central Administrative OkrugMoscow. It is on the Koltsevaya Line, between Belorusskaya and Prospekt Mira stations. Novoslobodskaya was opened on 30 January 1952.
Alexey Dushkin, the station's architect, has long wished to unitilise stained glass in decoration of a metro station, and the first drawings date to pre–World War II times. In 1948, with the aid of a young architect Alexander Strelkov,













The Moscow Kremlin (RussianМоско́вский Кремльtr. Moskovskiy KremlIPA: [mɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ]), sometimes referred to as simply the Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow. Built 1482 - 1495. UNESCO.




































Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (RussianКирилло-Белозерский монастырь), loosely translated in English as St. Cyril of Beloozero's Monastery, used to be the largest monastery of Northern Russia. The monastery was dedicated to the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, for which cause it was sometimes referred to as the Dormition Monastery of St. Cyril. By the 20th century, the town of Kirillov had grown nearby. The monastery was founded in 1397 on the bank of Lake Siverskoye, to the south from the town of Beloozero, in the present-day Vologda Oblast.
















View from Moscow.


Map of Moscow.














One of the wonders of Moscow architecture is the Trinity Church in Nikitniki. Hidden in the maze of Kitay-gorod lanes this pearl of a church surprises the passers-by with exquisite decoration of Russian baroque. In 1630-s the merchant Grigory Nikitnikov built a church on his own estate.



















The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky (RussianПа́мятник Ми́нину и Пожа́рскому) is a bronze statue on Red Square in MoscowRussia, in front of Saint Basil's CathedralHowever, in the wake of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, the monument could not be unveiled until 1818. architect Ivan Martos.
Map of Russia.


The Shayba Arena (formerly known as Maly Ice Palace, in Russian: Ледовая Арена Шайба) is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Adler, southern rayon of Sochi inRussia. "Shayba" is Russian for a hockey puck. Opened 2013











Mayakovskaya (RussianМаяковская), is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line, in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow. The station was built as part of the second stage of the Moscow Metro expansion, opening on 11 September 1938. Located 33 meters beneath the surface, the station became famous during World War II when an air raid shelter was located in the station. 












The Kodar Mountains, known to the Shoanti as the World's Roof.





















The Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles(XVI)

















State Historical Museum - 1874-83, architects V.Shervud and A.Popov, Engineer A.Semyonov.
Monument to Marshal Georgy Zhukov - 1995, sculptor V.Klykov and architect Yu. Grigoryev.












Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSURussianМосковский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a coeducational and public researchuniversity located in MoscowRussia. It was founded on January 25, 1755 by Mikhail Lomonosov. MSU was renamed after Lomonosov in 1940 and was then known asLomonosov University. It also claims to house the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy.
















View of the Hotel Ukraine and skyscrapers of Moscow-City.











Evening on the Garden Ring Road, Moscow.

















Terem Palace or Teremnoy Palace (RussianТеремной дворец) is a historical building in the Moscow KremlinRussia, which used to be the main residence of the Russian tsars in the 17th century. Its name is derived from the Greek word τερεμνον (i.e., "dwelling"). Currently, the structure is not accessible to the public, as it belongs to the official residence of the President of Russia.












The Luzhniki Stadium is a sports stadium in MoscowRussia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered (upgraded). The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, and is located in Khamovniki District of the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow city. The name Luzhniki derives from the flood meadows in the bend of Moskva River where the stadium was built, translating roughly as "The Meadows".

OwnerGovernment of Moscow
OperatorLuzhniki Olympic Sport Complex JSC
Capacity78,360 (2012)
Record attendance102,538 (USSRItaly, 13 October 1963)
SurfaceFieldTurf (grass for 2008 UEFA Champions League Final)
Construction
Broke ground1955
OpenedJuly 31, 1956
Renovated1996-1997 (self-supported cover)
2001-2004
2013-2017












The name Krasnoluzhsky Bridge refers to three existing bridges across Moskva River, located between Kievsky Rail Terminal and Luzhniki in Moscow

Design
type of construction
arched, steel (main span)
The main span
135 m
total length
235 m
Exploitation
Opening


The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (RussianХрам Христа СпасителяKhram Khrista Spasitelya) is a cathedral in MoscowRussia, on the northern bank of the Moskva River, a few blocks southwest of the Kremlin. With an overall height of 103 metres (338 ft)
History
Consecrated26 May 1883;
reconsecrated 19 August 2000
Architecture
StyleRussian Revival

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