| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
|
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Moscow is the capital of Russia.
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2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
|
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The Bolshoi Ballet being rennovated in 2008.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
|
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The Bolshoi Theatre in 1982.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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Red Square is the iconic centre of Moscow.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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Crowds in the square.
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2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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The square is next to the Kremlin.
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2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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One of the towers guarding the Kremlin.
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2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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Newly married couple.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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The square is a popular spot for wedding photos.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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The tomb of Lenin.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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Red Square has many elegant buildings.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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St Basil's Cathedral.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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The Cathedral was built between 1555 and 1561 by Ivan the Terrible to celebrate a victory against the Tartars.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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The colourful domes are the most distinctive part of the cathedral.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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Green and white spiral domes.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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Zig zag dome.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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Statues on one corner.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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View from the cathedral base.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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The entrance.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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The interior of the cathedral.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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Painted archway.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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The main altar.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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Decorations in the cathedral.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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Wall paintings.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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The central dome.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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Icons and paintings.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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Icons and paintings.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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The inner and outer walls.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : St Basil's Cathedral
|
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View of Red Square.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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Red Square in 1982.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
|
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Red Square is political and cultural centre of Moscow.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : GUM
|
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The GUM Department store occupies one side of the square.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : GUM
|
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The entrance to the store which was once the largest in Moscow.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : GUM
|
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The interior.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : GUM
|
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The multiple levels of the store.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : GUM
|
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The store dates from 1893.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : GUM
|
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The upper level.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : Kazan Cathedral
|
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Kazan Cathedral dates from 1625 but was destroyed in 1936. It was rebuilt in 1993.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : Kazan Cathedral
|
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Detail of the colourful cathedral.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : Kazan Cathedral
|
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The dome.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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The State History Museum was built in 1862.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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The museum building is at the northern end of Red Square.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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The inner walls are painted.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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The painted ceiling.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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12th century royal shrine.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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Carved panel from royal shrine.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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A mounted world globe.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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Mural and chandelier.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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Jewelry from Siberia.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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Painted wooden panels.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Red Square
Site / Event : State History Museum
|
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Sarcophagus.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
|
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Looking North from Red Square.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
|
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Looking South from Red Square.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
|
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Wide street.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
|
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Kalinin Avenue.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
|
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Soviet mural.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
Site / Event : Lenin Museum
|
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Statue of Lenin at the museum of the same name.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
Site / Event : Lenin Museum
|
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The Pravda printing press.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Kremlin is the walled enclosure that is home to the Russian rulers.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Kremlin walls protect the palaces of power within.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Kremlin dominates Red Square.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The wall surrounds a city within the city.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The entrance to the Kremlin.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Kremlin has been inhabited since the 12th century and was the seat of the Tzars.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Kremlin was the capital of the USSR and is now the centre of power of Russia.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Kremlin has several palaces.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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One of Kremlin palaces.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Arsenal is ringed by 800 cannons captured from Napoleon.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The 17th century Poteshny Palace was home to Stalin.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The modern State Kremlin Palace dates from 1961.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The triangular Senate is the offices of the Russian president.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Tsar's Palace.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The former Supreme Soviet building dates from the 1930s.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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Buildings reflected in the glass of the Supreme Soviet.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Tsar cannon was cast in 1586 but never used.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The front of the Tsar cannon.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Dormition Cathedral
|
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The Dormition Cathedral dates from the 14th century.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Dormition Cathedral
|
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The cathedral contains the tombs of many Russia Orthodox church leaders.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Dormition Cathedral
|
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The domes and murals.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Dormition Cathedral
|
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Mural.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Dormition Cathedral
|
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Dome.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Dormition Cathedral
|
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The painted entrance in 1982.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Dormition Cathedral
|
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The Cathedral has many external murals.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Patriach's Palace is combined with the silver domed Church of the Twelve Apostles.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The entrance of the Assumption Cathedral (1479).
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Cathedral of the Archangel (early 1500s).
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Cathedral of the Archangel from the base.
|
1982 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The Ivan The Terrible Bell Towers and the Tsar Bell.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Tsar Bell
|
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The Tsar Bell is the world's largest at 202 tonnes.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Tsar Bell
|
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The broken piece of the bell is as big as a person.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Ivan The Terrible Bell Towers
|
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The Ivan The Terrible Bell Towers are the tallest in the Kremlin.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Ivan The Terrible Bell Towers
|
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The main tower.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
Site / Event : Ivan The Terrible Bell Towers
|
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The dome.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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The single domed Church of the Deposition of the Robe was built in 1486.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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A collection of golden domes.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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Three decorated domes.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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Soldiers on horses.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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Changing of the guard.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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Presenting arms.
|
2008 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Moscow
District : Kremlin
|
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Young soldier.
|
2008 |
were added from 1 February 2025.