Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Moscow, Russia

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 25 m
Descend 27 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: И. В. Мичурину

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И. В. Мичурину

Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin was a Russian practitioner of selection to produce new types of crop plants, Honorable Member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, and academician of the Lenin All-Union Academy of Agriculture.

Wikipedia: Ivan Michurin (biologist) (EN)

584 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Буран

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BTS-001 OK-ML-1, Product 0.01, BTS-01 is a full-size test model of the Buran orbiter, designed for testing the air transportation of the orbital complex, as well as for repeated static strength tests. After the production of materials for the first flight of Buran and the subsequent actual closure of the program in 1993, it was converted into a scientific and educational attraction Buran: Space Travel and delivered to the Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure on Frunzenskaya Embankment in Moscow.

Wikipedia: БТС-001 ОК-МЛ-1 (RU)

324 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Pavilion №18 Republic of Belarus

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Belarusian pavilion at the exhibition of the achievements of the national economy in Moscow - the construction of the original design; A permanent exhibition for promoting the achievements of agriculture, science, technology and culture of the Republic of Belarus.

Wikipedia: Белорусский павильон (ВДНХ) (RU)

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Pavilion № 15, Electronics and Communication

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Pavilion № 15, Electronics and Communication Архитекторы И. В. Яковлев и И. М. Шошенский.; фотограф неизвестен. / Добросовестное использование

The Radio Electronics and Communications Pavilion, in 1954-1958 - the Volga Region, is a reconstructed pavilion at VDNKh.

Wikipedia: Павильон № 15 «Радиоэлектроника и связь» на ВДНХ (RU)

162 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Roerich Museum

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The Roerich Museum is a museum in Moscow dedicated to the life and artistic work of the Roerich family.

Wikipedia: Музей Рерихов (RU), Website

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Pavilion №14, Computers

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The Azerbaijan Pavilion is the fourteenth pavilion of VDNH, built in 1939 and reconstructed in 1967. Initially, it was called "Azerbaijan SSR", after 1964 - "Computer Technology".

Wikipedia: Павильон № 14 «Вычислительная техника» на ВДНХ (RU)

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Stone Flower Fountain

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The Stone Flower Fountain stands in the so-called "Industrial Square" of the Exhibition of Economic Achievements (VDNH) in Moscow, Russia. It was named and designed after the eponymous flower from Pavel Bazhov's fairy-tale "The Stone Flower".

Wikipedia: The Stone Flower Fountain (EN)

98 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Pavilion № 58, Agriculture

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The Ukraine Pavilion is the 58th pavilion of VDNH, built in 1950-1954. Until 1964, it was called the "Ukrainian SSR".

Wikipedia: Павильон «Украина» на ВДНХ (RU)

95 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Pavilion № 59, Grain

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Pavilion No 59 "Grain" is one of the pavilions of VDNH.

Wikipedia: Павильон «Зерно» (RU)

216 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Museum of Soviet arcade machines

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Museum of Soviet arcade machines Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines is a private historical interactive museum that keeps a collection of arcade machines that were produced in the USSR from the mid-1970s. April 13, 2007 is considered to be the foundation day of the museum. Visitors of the museum are given 15-kopeck coins at the entrance to get the arcade machines started. The ticket price also includes an excursion.

Wikipedia: Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines (EN), Website

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