Kolomenskoye
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Kolomenskoye is a former royal estate situated several kilometers to the southeast of the city center of Moscow, Russia, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna. The 390 hectare scenic area
Ascension Church (1532)
Church of John the Baptist in Dyakovo
A modern reconstruction of the Wooden palace (2011)
Panorama of Kolomenskoye, 18th century. Watercolor from the original drawing of Giacomo Quarenghi
Saint Basil's Cathedral
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The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox church on Red Square in the historic centre of Moscow. It is one of the most popular cultural symb
Saint Basil's Cathedral as viewed from Red Square
Red Square, early 17th-century. Fragment from Blaeu Atlas. The structure with three roof tents in the foreground left is the originally detached belfry of the Trinity Church, not drawn to scale. Trinity Church stands behind it, slightly closer to the road starting at St. Frol's (later Saviour's ) Gate of the Kremlin. The horseshoe-shaped object near the road in the foreground is Lobnoye Mesto.
Red Square before the great fire of 1812 (Fyodor Alekseyev, 1802)
Postcard, early 20th century