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Yury Dolgoruky
If you walk up from the
Kremlin along Tverskaya street, on your left you'll see an ordinary
equestrian statue devoted to the founder of Moscow - prince Yury
Dolgoruky, was built in the 1954, to celebrate Moscow's 800th
anniversary. There are no pictures of this prince, so the architect
just made a statue of a typical mid century Russian knight.
Pushkin Monument
Pushkin is considered to be the best Russian poet. So, there is
Pushkinskaya square in Moscow where the monument to Pushkin is
installed. It's on the opposite side from McDonalds. The monument
was built in 1880. The money for the monument were donated by the
thousands of Russians who participated in subscription. It was the
first monument to a poet in Russia.
Tsar Bell
Tsar Bell (Tsar-kolokol) is the largest bell in the world, cast in
1655.
Tsar Cannon
Tsar Cannon (Tsar-pushka)- cast by Andrei Chokhov in 1586, is one of
the largest cannons ever made and was intended to defend the Savior
Gate - but it has never been fired.
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