red square (mosku)

St Basil Cathedral, built by Ivan IV, finished in 1561

St Basil´s interior

St Basil´s icons

View of Red Square from St Basil

Minin and Pozharsky monument (sculptor Ivan Martos)

At the left Kremlin´s wall, behind Senate Building, at the back Museum of History

Red Square and Spasskaya Tower

Gum Shopping Center

Inside a colorful shopping

Senate Building, behind Red Square´s walls

Soldier, at the back Lenin´s Mausoleum and Senate Building

The square is being closed at the public

At the café outside the Gum Shopping Center, only place I was allowed to stay

To take this “Oficial Photo” , the square has been evacuated

At the back, Voskresensky (Resurrection) Gate

Closer view of the History Museum

Upper towers of Voskresensky (Resurrection) Gate

The icon of Christ's Resurrection was placed above the gate. Thus it became known as the Resurrection´s Gate

Kazan cathedral, situated at the entrance of Red Square

Inside, ortodoxian ambience

Last photo taken at the side of St. Basil, at the right is Lobnoye Mesto, known as “Place of Skuls”, built in brick in 1598

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Music: Epic Russian Music (Mix) .

Red is beautifulWhen Moscow was the heart of the Soviet empire, many tourists believed that Red Square was, as the Red Army, named because the advent of communism in Russia! No! Red Square, means nearly six centuries of Russian history, owns its name simply at the fact that the Russian word "red", "beautiful" and "sacred" were one. Even today, in every house, the place where the icons are placed is traditionally called the "red corner"