A short guide about Red Square
Everyone touring Moscow has to visit its heart – Red Square. It is one of most famous places not only in Moscow but in Russia. Red Square stretches broadly along the eastern wall of the Kremlin; it is 695 meters long and has average width 130 meters. This is the place to visit the monuments to Minin and Pozharsky - next to St Basil Cathedral, and not far from here is the Lobnoye Mesto; a round platform of white stone built in 1534, this is where the tsar's edicts were proclaimed and religious ceremonies held.
The architectural ensemble of the Red Square developed gradually over the centuries. In 1555-61 the ‘Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed’, was built on the river side of the square, it is a unique and beautiful creation of Russian national art, it is also known as ‘the Cathedral of the Intercession’, but more importantly - ‘St Basil Cathedral’. To the right of St Basil Cathedral is the Spasskaya (Savior), known as the Tower of the Kremlin, this also has become an icon of Moscow. To the side of the square, opposite the Kremlin is the Upper Trading Stalls, known to all Muscovites as GUM - here are many shops as well as some nice cafe, restaurants and fast-food.
The fourth side of Red Square is occupied by the State Historical Museum; a red brick building, and to its left stands Nikolskaya (St Nicholas) the Tower of the Kremlin. On the museum’s right is the Iverskie Vorota - the Iberian Gate and the Kazan Cathedral sits in the north-eastern corner of Red Square. Along the central part of the Kremlin wall in Red Square is the Lenin Mausoleum, where you can join the hoards to get a glimpse of Lenin in his eternal state.
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