Moscow Art Nouveau: How to Read the City by Its Facades
This architecture isn't a museum piece in a white glove, nor is it simply a pretty urban setting. Yes, it has wavy latticework, female masks, ceramic panels, floral scrolls, and oddly shaped windows. But behind this early 20th-century façade splendor lies a moment when Moscow attempted to express itself in a new language: not through Empire-style discipline or the merchant's "expensive and opule…
Sightseeing tour of Moscow: what are there?
Sightseeing tour of Moscow is intended as an introduction to the city: to understand where the historic centre is, how it connects with the embankments, Vorobyovy Gory, Victory Park and Moscow City, and then decide which places to revisit separately. The format should be chosen not for its promise to ‘show you all of Moscow’, but according to the time available, mode of transport, number of stops and compositi…