Trips
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One of the oldest streets in Moscow. It appeared in a course of construction of Pushechnyi Dvor in that region at the end of 15th century. The name of the street had been given to it by the bridge across the Neglinnaya river, which was later put into the tube. The name of the bridge itself was connected with blacksmiths (kuznetsy) who used to live there. In 1920th this street was considered to be the centre of foreign trade.
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The Gorky Park – is one of the most popular public places nowadays in Moscow – was founded in 1928, so this year it is selebrated its` 90 years anniversary. The name of Maxim Gorky was given to it in 1932. The plan of parter (the central part where we are going to walk today), was implemented by avant-garde architect K. Melnikov.
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The decision to construct the main stadium of the country was taken on December 23rd, 1954. The goal was to hold the palm of the Olympic championship, which was awarded to the USSR in Helsinki in 1952. The main arena was opened on July 31st, 1956. The modern Luzhniki, after all arenas, courts and sports clubs in the sport cluster are open, will be able to accommodate 200,000 guests. The new complex is designed for 5 million visitors a year.
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The largest landscape Park in Moscow with 10.2 ha territory. It was opened on the City day in September 2017. The Zaryadye Park is the first major new park, created in the center of the capital during the last 70 years. At the opening ceremony Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin said: "It's not just a park, it is an educational, informative, and architectural space." The Park was built in the record time. Every day 5 thousand people were working here round the clock.
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Originally the boulevard had the name Trubny (truba is the Russian word for tube). The present name was given to it, because since 1851 in this place a Flower Market had been located. In 1789-1791 the riverbed of Neglinnaya river, flowing through the modern Tsvetnoy Boulevard, was turned into a canal, in the middle of which there was a pool. In 1819 the river was put into the underground pipe and the pool was liquidated.
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One of the oldest streets of the city, named after the monastery of St. Nicholas the Old, put at Vladimirskaya road. Today it's a walking zone, where very often different festivals and other public events take place.
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The street is located on the bank of the Moscow river. Hay and haystacks used to be part of its landscape, hence the name Ostozh'e (stog is the Russian for haystack). The street managed to retain its historical name from the XVII century until 1935, when it was changed to Metrostroevskaya (Metro Builders street), as under the street the first line of the Moscow metro was paved. And in 1986, it was the first of the streets, to get back its historical name.
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Poklonnaya gora was first mentioned in 1368, in the "Byhovts Chronicle", as the place, where many years ago important persons and foreign ambassadors were met with bows. Knowing about this fact, in 1812 Napoleon was waiting for the keys to the Kremlin just here, on Poklonnaya gora. But in vain. In February 23, 1958 a granite sign was established here, announcing the intention to construct a monument to the Victory in The World War II. The works started in 1984. The grand opening of the memorial complex in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Victory took place on May 9, 1995.
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The street was named after the Monastery of the Exaltation of the Honest Life-Giving Cross of the Lord on the Island. It was founded by Ivan the Terrible, but then burned by the troops of Napoleon and was never revived. In 1820 houses for the families of the priests, who served in the Kremlin churches, were built on this place. For some time the street was known as the street of the Comintern, and later as Kalinin street.
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These two boulevards are forming a part of the Boulevard Ring. Besides, Tverskoy is the longest and the oldest. It was first mentioned in the "Projekted plan of Moscow of 1775," one of the most revolutionary documents of the capital urban development. At that time it was simply called a boulevard, because it was the only one. The boulevard was one of the favorite places for walks of the nobility. Pushkin liked to walk here with his numerous sweethearts. And it was here, where initially the famous monument to the poet had been installed. Later it was moved to the other side of Tverskaya street.