MoscowMoscow

MOSCOWMOSCOW

FOUNDED MORE THAN 850 YEARSFOUNDED MORE THAN 850 YEARS

AGO THE HISTORICAL CAPITALAGO THE HISTORICAL CAPITAL

OFFERS AWEALTH OF CULTURAL,OFFERS AWEALTH OF CULTURAL,

MUSICAL, AND ENTERTAINMENTMUSICAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT

ACTIVITIES TO ITS VISITORS. TODAY,ACTIVITIES TO ITS VISITORS. TODAY,

THIS ANCIENT HEART OF RUSSIA ISTHIS ANCIENT HEART OF RUSSIA IS

ENJOYING A RENAISSANCE OFENJOYING A RENAISSANCE OF

IMPRESSIVE PROPORTIONS.IMPRESSIVE PROPORTIONS.

City TourCity TourExperience the Experience the grandeur of Red grandeur of Red

SquareSquareand the Russian and the Russian White House. SeeWhite House. See

Moscow University, Moscow University, the former KGBthe former KGBheadquarters headquarters

building and building and centralcentral

Moscow.Moscow.

Novodevichy ConventNovodevichy ConventAdd Novodevichy Add Novodevichy

Convent to your cityConvent to your citysightseeing tour. sightseeing tour.

Originally built as aOriginally built as afortress, it also fortress, it also

functioned as a functioned as a convent forconvent for

women of the royal women of the royal family and a prison forfamily and a prison for

Princess Sophia, sister Princess Sophia, sister of Peter the Great.of Peter the Great.

It is a unique example of It is a unique example of 16th and 17th16th and 17th

century architecture.century architecture.

The KremlinThe KremlinThis former Moscow This former Moscow

citadel, meaningcitadel, meaning““fortress”, houses fortress”, houses

exquisite palaces, exquisite palaces, presidentialpresidential

buildings, lovely buildings, lovely churches, andchurches, and

scores of major scores of major historical historical

monuments.monuments.Kremlin tour with three Kremlin tour with three

cathedrals.cathedrals.

Armory MuseumArmory MuseumAdd a visit to the ArmoryAdd a visit to the Armory

Museum to yourMuseum to yourKremlin tour. The State Kremlin tour. The State

Armory is the oldestArmory is the oldest museummuseum inin

Russia. As its name implies,Russia. As its name implies,it contains many ancient it contains many ancient

weapons andweapons andarmor, but you will also find a armor, but you will also find a

treasuretreasuretrove of gorgeous crown trove of gorgeous crown

jewels, goldenjewels, goldencrusted icons, bejeweled royal crusted icons, bejeweled royal

scepters,scepters,and exquisitely carved and exquisitely carved

thrones. Kremlinthrones. Kremlintour with the Armory tour with the Armory

Museum.Museum.

Royal Diamond FundRoyal Diamond FundFund You may add this to Fund You may add this to

the above tourthe above tourof the Kremlin and Armory of the Kremlin and Armory

Museum. TheMuseum. TheDiamond Fund is a true Diamond Fund is a true

treasure trove oftreasure trove ofthousands of loose thousands of loose

diamonds, golddiamonds, goldnuggets, and both ancient nuggets, and both ancient

and modernand modernjewelry of kinds. Rate for jewelry of kinds. Rate for

Kremlin TourKremlin Tourwith Armory and Diamond with Armory and Diamond

Fund.Fund.

Tretyakov GalleryTretyakov GalleryFounded in 1856 by Founded in 1856 by

Pavel Tretyakov toPavel Tretyakov toshow the work of show the work of

Russian artists. Russian artists. Today,Today,

after much expansion, after much expansion, the gallery housesthe gallery houses

and celebrates over and celebrates over 57,000 pieces of the57,000 pieces of the

most important ancient most important ancient and contemporaryand contemporary

Russian art in the world.Russian art in the world.

Pushkin Museum of Fine Pushkin Museum of Fine ArtsArts

Here you will discover Here you will discover an important an important collectioncollection

of French of French Impressionists, as Impressionists, as wellwell

as other major schools as other major schools ofof Western Art datingWestern Art dating

from the Renaissance to from the Renaissance to the Twentieththe Twentieth

Century.Century.