Zaryadye is a historical district in Moscow established in the 12th or 13th century within Kitai-gorod, between Varvarka Street and the Moskva River. The name means "the place behind the rows", i.e., behind the market rows adjacent to Red Square.
Zaryadie in 1959, seen from south-east
Dismantling of Rossiya, February 3, 2007
16th-century Romanov boyar residence
The only surviving part of Kitai-gorod's Wall
Red Square is one of the oldest and largest squares in Moscow, the capital of Russia. It is located in Moscow's historic centre, in the eastern walls of the Kremlin. It is the city's most prominent landmark, with famous buildings such as Saint Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum and the GUM department store. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990. Red Square has been the scene of executions, demonstrations, riots, parades, and speeches. Almost 73,000 square metres, it lies directly east of the Kremlin and north of the Moskva River. A moat that separated the square from the Kremlin was paved over in 1812.
Red Square
Moscow Kremlin (finished 1495)
17th century Palm Sunday procession leaving Saint Basil for Kremlin.
Execution of streltsy by Tsar Peter I (to the right on a horse) in Red Square, 1698 (painted 1881)