Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Moscow, Russia

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 0.9 km
Ascend 5 m
Descend 7 m

Experience Moscow in Russia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in MoscowIndividual Sights in Moscow

Sight 1: Charles de Gaulle

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The Monument to Charles de Gaulle stands in front of the Cosmos Hotel on a square named after Charles de Gaulle in Moscow, Russia.

Wikipedia: Monument to Charles de Gaulle (Moscow) (EN)

503 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Monument to the Conquerors of Space

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Monument to the Conquerors of Space Aleksandr Nevezhin / Александр Невежин / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space is a giant obelisk erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. It depicts a starting rocket that rises on its exhaust plume.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Conquerors of Space (EN)

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Memorial Museum of Astronautics

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The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, also known as the Memorial Museum of Astronautics or Memorial Museum of Space Exploration, is a museum in Moscow, Russia, dedicated to space exploration. It is located within the base of the Monument to the Conquerors of Space in the north-east of the city. The museum contains a wide variety of Soviet and Russian space-related exhibits and models which explore the history of flight; astronomy; space exploration; space technology; and space in the arts. According to the Russian tourist board, the museum's collection holds approximately 85,000 different items and receives approximately 300,000 visitors yearly.

Wikipedia: Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics (EN), Website

272 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: В. В. Лебедеву

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В. В. Лебедеву

Valentin Vitalyevich Lebedev is a former Soviet cosmonaut who made two flights into space. His stay aboard the Space Station Salyut 7 with Anatoly Berezovoy in 1982, which lasted 211 days, was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

Wikipedia: Valentin Lebedev (EN)

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Sight 5: С. Е. Савицкой

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С. Е. Савицкой Mikhail Klimentyev / Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / CC BY 4.0

Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. On her 1984 Soyuz T-12 mission she became the first woman to fly to space twice, and the first woman to perform a spacewalk.

Wikipedia: Svetlana Savitskaya (EN)

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Sight 6: В. А. Соловьёву

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В. А. Соловьёву Presidential Press and Information Office / CC BY 4.0

Vladimir Alekseyevich Solovyov is a former Soviet and Russian cosmonaut.

Wikipedia: Vladimir Solovyov (cosmonaut) (EN)

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Sight 7: А. П. Александрову

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Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov is a former Soviet cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union.

Wikipedia: Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (EN)

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