Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #8 in Moscow, Russia
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1.6 km
22 m
Explore Moscow in Russia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in MoscowIndividual Sights in MoscowSight 1: The House of Tsar Peter I from Holland
The Dutch house of Peter the Great is one of the exhibits of the Moscow Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve, a full-size exterior and interior model of the house of Peter the Great in Zaandam. It was presented to Russia by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as part of the 2013 Cross Year of Russian-Dutch Cooperation. It was erected on the territory of the museum-reserve by the forces of the 101st Engineer Battalion of the city of Vezep of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands.
Sight 2: Church of the Ascension
The Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Kolomenskoye is an Orthodox church in the Nagatinsky Zaton district of Moscow, in the former village of Kolomenskoye. It is a masterpiece of world architecture, the first stone tent-roofed church in Russia.
Sight 3: церковь Георгия Победоносца
The Church of St. George the Victorious in Kolomenskoye is an Orthodox church in the Nagatinsky Zaton district of Moscow, on the territory of the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve. The bell tower of the temple is a monument of Russian architecture of the mid-16th century.
Sight 4: Водовзводная башня
The Water Tower is an architectural monument on the territory of the Kolomenskoye Museum Reserve. It was built in the 1770s to accommodate the water hoisting machine that provided water to the Gosudarev yard.
Sight 5: Домик Петра Первого
The House of Peter the Great in Kolomenskoye is a wooden house built in 1702 for Peter the Great during the visit of the Tsar to the Novodvinsk Fortress. In 1877, the house was moved to Arkhangelsk, from where in 1934 it was taken to Kolomenskoye and turned into a museum exhibit. It is the only memorial museum in Moscow dedicated to Peter the Great.
Sight 6: Church of our Lady of Kazan
The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Kolomenskoye is an Orthodox church in the Nagatinsky Zaton district of Moscow, in the former village of Kolomenskoye near Moscow. It was built in the middle of the XVII century. It belongs to the Danilov Deanery of the Moscow Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is part of the Kolomenskoye Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve.
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