Attractions in Moscow

The Armoury In The Kremlin
If you yearn for gold, velvet and precious stones, you must go to the Armoury. The treasures collected over the centuries by the Russian tsars and princes can be found here. Some magnificent examples are the Fabergé egg and Catherine the Great's coronation dress.
Address: The Kremlin, entrance from the Alexander Garden.
Phone: +7 495 921 47 20

The Red Square And The Lenin Mausoleum
Enclosed by GUM, the Kremlin and Vasilij Cathedral, Red Square stands proud. Lenin also rests in his mausoleum here. Since 1924 he has been carefully guarded, as well as embalmed.
Address: Krasnaya Ploshad'
Subway: The mausoleum is open: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tue.-Thu., Sat.-Sun.

St. Basil's Cathedral
With its round, brilliantly coloured cupolas, the cathedral looks like a fairytale castle. Ivan the Terrible had it built around 1550 in order to celebrate a victory over the Tartars and today the cathedral is one of the world's architectural wonders.
Address: Krasnaya Ploshad' 2

The Tretiakov Gallery
With its 62 halls and 100,000 paintings, the Tretiakov Gallery contains the world's largest collection of Russian art. Fortunately these are not all displayed together, but a few at a time.
Address: Lavrushkinskiy pereulok 10
Subway: Tretyakovskaya, Novokuznetskaya
Phone: +7 495 951 13 62, 238 13 78, 230 97 66

The Pushkin Museum Of Fine Art.
A paradise for those interested in art. Here Impressionist and post-Impressionist art mingle with older works by Rembrandt and Botticelli.
Address: Ulitsa Volchonka 12
Phone: +7 495 203 79 98, 203 95 78