Best of Moscow Metro, Bolshoi Theatre and Red Square

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Stop At: Red Square, Krasnaya Sq., Moscow 109012 Russia

Red Square is one of the most famous Russia's places of interest. It is located right in the heart of Moscow. Many significant buildings surround Red Square: the Kremlin, Lenin's Mausoleum, Saint Basil's Cathedral, GUM trading house and Kazan Cathedral there. The State Historical Museum is also located in the square.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square 2, Moscow 109012 Russia

A world-famous landmark of Moscow. In 1990, it became part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Bolshoi Theatre, Teatralny dr., 1, Moscow 109012 Russia

The pride of all Russia - Bolshoi Theater - is one of the world’s biggest opera and ballet theaters, rated as high as La Scala in Italy and Covent Garden in England. It is hard to overestimate the importance of the Bolshoi Theater for Russia. You can only enjoy its immortal creations and to admire its magnificent building, which is also an outstanding example of Russian architecture.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Lenin's Mausoleum, Red Square, Moscow 613310 Russia

Lenin’s Mausoleum is a Soviet monument in which the mummified remains of Vladimir Lenin, the main leader of the October Revolution in 1917 and the first Soviet President, are preserved.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Belorusskaya Metro Station, Tverskaya Zastava Sq., 1, Moscow 125047 Russia

The main objective of the station architects was to overcome a sense of dungeons in on platforms "for Muscovites to enter the underground places after a hard day's work, filled with light, in a way that did not leave their joyous, festive feeling." The problem was solved successfully.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Metro Station Novoslobodskaya, Novoslobodskaya st., Moscow Russia

This is one of the most ceremonial stations in the Moscow Metro. It is best known for its 32 stained-glass panels, which were all designed by the famous Soviet artist Pavel Korin.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Metro Station Komsomolskaya, Komsomolskaya sq., Moscow Russia

This station was constructed to act as a type of “gateway” to Moscow because it is located under the three busiest Moscow railway terminals. It represents the peak of the Stalinist Empire style with its elegant bronze chandeliers, marble arcades and monumental mosaics made from smalt.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Revolution Square (Ploshchad Revolutsii), Ploschad Revolyutsii Close to Red Square, Moscow 109012 Russia

The station was opened on March 13, 1938. The most interesting feature of the station is 76 bronze figures, situated in niches of 18 arches. This peculiar gallery of images of Soviet people, aimed to personify force and power of the country, its glorious past and bright future. One of the bronze sculptures — a dog that accompanies a frontier guard — is believed to bring good luck if you touch its nose.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Mayakovskaya Metro Station, Triumfalnaya Sq., Moscow 125047 Russia

This station is an experiment: it was built deep underground, using aeronautical engineering techniques. This station is a masterpiece: it won a Grand Prix at the World’s Fair in New York. This station is a story within itself: it used to serve as a bomb shelter and a soapbox for Joseph Stalin.

Duration: 5 minutes