Installed on Borovitskaya square November 4, 2016. Prince Vladimir baptized Rus to Orthodoxy, and did so without bloodshed: the pagans turned into christians at their own will. They say, that before he was  baptized, he had hundreds of concubines, but after he married the Byzantine Princess, he was faithful to her until the end of  his life.

The Alexandrovsky garden was named in honor of this tsar. The monument was inaugurated in 2014. The winner of Napoleon, called Blessed, ended his days in a strange way. According to some sources, he died in Taganrog of typhoid fever, another version - he retired from the world and became a monk.

230 books in Oriental languages are kept in the former estate of the Shirinsky-Shahovskoy's. Here is the Centre of the Oriental Russian State Library (RSL), the former "Leninka" library. More than 850 thousand books which are dated  back to the IX century are stored here. Harmonic, butterfly, foot -  these exotic names are given to the forms of the books in the local depositories.

The Manege  was built in 1817 to the 5th anniversary of Russia's victory in the Patriotic war of 1812. At  first it was called the "Ekzercirgouz" - the house for exercise. The regiments were marching here, later the building was used as the stables and the government garage and only after them - it was transformed into the exhibition hall. Here, when visiting a modern exhibition, Khrushchev began his struggle with abstract painting, stating sacramental: "Our people do not need it!"

The only tower- strelnitsa, preserved in the Kremlin. It repeatedly prevented the enemy troops from conquering Muscovy. The tower was connected with the Trinity tower  by the Trinity bridge over the river   Neglinnaya. In case of danger it was closed with drawbridge and became almost impregnable.

The second name of the grotto "Ruins". Established in 1841 by the architect Beauvais. Cannon balls and pieces of buildings, destroyed during the war of 1812, were the construction materials for it. To the left of the grotto there is a path, which allows you to go up and see two stone lions, lying above the grotto.

Opened in 1913 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the reign of the Romanovs. After the revolution, on Lenin's initiative, the monument was transformed – the names of the tsars were replaced by the names of the revolutionaries, instead of the Royal Coat of Arms on the top of it a ball was hoisted, and the obelisk was decorated with a relief ornament with the words: "Proletarians of all countries, unite" and "RSFSR". In this form it was named the obelisk to "Fighters-thinkers". In 2013 the original view of the monument was returned to it.

The bronze sculpture was installed in 2013.. Canonized Patriarch Hermogenes,  in the Time of Troubles played no less a role, than known to  everybody Minin and Pozharsky.  He died in a Polish prison from hunger. Was blessing  people to fight against the invaders of the Russian land till his last day.

A granite walkway goes from the tomb of the unknown soldier. Each of its 12 individual granite blocks, stores a soil of a  Hero-City -  a settlement of the Soviet Union, which showed especially fierce resistance to the Nazis. In 2010 the stela, dedicated to the cities of military glory of Russia was also opened here. Now they are  45.

The memorial ensemble was created in honor of the 25th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Moscow. Here is buried a soldier who died a  heroic death in 1941, whose name was unable to determine, as hundreds of other victims. His ashes were transferred in 1967 from a mass grave at the 40th kilometer of the Leningrad highway.

The eternal flame was transported from the Field of  Mars  in St. Petersburg. The main post of the country was set up near the fire. The eternal peace  of heroes is guarded by the soldiers of  the Kremlin Regiment of honor guard. It changes hourly: the guard prints the "goose step", as the Russian soldiers during  the Paul I reign did.

A massive gate made in the Imperial tradition: the head of  Gorgon Medusa, which later became the symbol of an expensive Italian fashion house; the double-headed eagles from the Coat of Arms of pre-revolutionary Russia; and pillars-fascia, in allegorical bundles of rods - the attribute of the Roman kings power.

One of the first hotels built in the Soviet Union. According to the legend, the project was to be claimed personally by Stalin. The drawing was presented to him  as a combination of two different versions of the facade decor - to choose from. He silently signed and returned the paper. The architects did not dare to clarify which version is preferable and  built the hotel according to the project – with different decor.

Installed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic war. Marshal Zhukov is depicted during the Victory parade in 1945. The monument, made in the style of socialist realism, was much criticized. It seemed, that the military commander had disproportionately short legs and too big chest – apparently to hold  his numerous awards.

5 million items and 14 million pages of documentary materials stores the largest Museum of the Russian State History. To get around the Museum, you need to make 4 thousand steps or  to cover 3 km.

The Museum is located on the 7-meter depth under  the ground. The main exhibit of the museum  -  the remains of the ancient Voskresensky bridge, which once spanned the Neglinnaya  river. At the Museum everyone will be able to feel like an archaeologist, or at least a resident of the dungeon.

Before the revolution the meetings of the Moscow City Duma were taking place in this building.  During  the time of the Soviet Union the Lenin Museum was located here. One could examine numerous gifts, presented to the Revolution  leader, his jacket, shot by Armand (Kaplan?) and family photos. Now it is the Museum of the War of 1812.