Sightseeing tours of Moscow by bus pass every day from Red Square. Excursion bureau "Lauda" invites you to get acquainted with one of the most ancient capitals of the world - Moscow.

An overview of temples and mansions, streets and avenues, medieval architecture and modern construction - you can see all this with your own eyes, as well as learn interesting details about the history of prominent and memorable places in the city.

Our qualified guides will make every effort to ensure that you can fully enjoy the extraordinary beauty and grandeur of the capital of Russia. We hope that our sightseeing tour will appeal not only to adults and pensioners, but also to children. We wish you a pleasant and educational holiday!

Current schedule:

Sightseeing bus tour of the city of Moscow

1. Group gathering: carried out near the tourist "zero kilometer" (15 meters), at the entrance to Red Square. As the roads take their reading from the zero kilometer, so our tour begins in the very heart of the city's history.
2. How to find us: You will be met by our employees in branded orange jackets or T-shirts with Lauda badges. Our address: Moscow, Voskresenskiye Vorota passage or Revolution Square, nearest metro stations Ploshchad Revolyutsii, Teatralnaya, Okhotny Ryad. For orientation along the streets: Theater Square, Manezhnaya Square, Revolution Square. The easiest option is to use the Okhotny Ryad metro station and follow the signs "Exit to Red Square". For your convenience, we attach: Map of the Moscow Metro.

Extended sightseeing bus tours around Moscow, lasting 3-4 hours:

AUDIO GUIDE (English) AND BUS TOURS —

IMPORTANT: on the bus, the tour is conducted by a live guide in Russian.

For foreigners, we suggest using an audio guide in English, which we send to you by e-mail. We send audio files - numbered tracks recorded in the studio (without interference and with high-quality pronunciation) + the excursionist receives a text with instructions, photos and a map, which we advise you to familiarize yourself with in advance. They will help you not to get lost on the route and get maximum impressions and information. It is enough to place these files on a smartphone or tablet (be sure to take headphones so as not to disturb other tourists). A tour of Moscow by bus with an audio guide for foreigners is the best option to get acquainted with the sights of the capital in just 2 hours.

Do not confuse: our buses

Sightseeing tour of the city of Moscow - stops with access to the observation decks:

1. Manezhnaya Square: Trade and exhibition complex "Manezh", Shopping and entertainment complex "Okhotny Ryad", Four Seasons Moscow hotel (Former hotel "Moscow"), a complex of fountains on Manezhnaya Square, a monument to G.K. Zhukov, State Historical Museum.
2. Sofia and Bersenevskaya embankments: panorama Cathedral of Christ the Savior, panorama of the Kremlin, Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge, Trifonov's “house on the embankment”, Kharitonenko's mansion.
3. Sparrow Hills: the Luzhniki sports complex, the panorama of Moscow, the main building of the Moscow State University, the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity on the Sparrow Hills, the Novodevichy Convent, the Panorama of the Moscow City Business Center, ski jumps.
4. Mosfilmovskaya street: film studio "Mosfilm", the alley of stars of Russian cinema, a monument to E. P. Leonov.
5. Poklonnaya Gora: fountains, the central alley "Years of War", the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the Obelisk of Victory, the Temple of the Great Martyr George the Victorious, the Mosque, the Arc de Triomphe, the monument to the soldiers of the First World War, the museum of military equipment.

Small note

Please note: the company reserves the right to change the route, order and time of passing the main points of travel as part of a sightseeing tour, depending on:

• traffic situation on the streets of Moscow;
• weather conditions;
• the presence of overlaps for the time of restriction of movement during urban events;
• Availability of free parking spaces at bus stops.

Excursions in Moscow official website of LLC Lauda.

Key objects of Red Square in detail
On the walk you will see the most famous monuments of Moscow from the 15th to the 20th century, make a wish at Kilometer Zero and pass through the Resurrection Gate. You will learn what used to be on the site of the State Historical Museum, and "read" the architecture of the Kazan Cathedral. Explore the towers of the Moscow Kremlin, find its smallest turret, listen to the chimes and count the famous "teeth" of the Kremlin wall. I will tell you what a tragic fate could have befallen the most beautiful GUM building and what secrets the monument to Minin and Pozharsky keeps. And of course, we will discuss the Mausoleum - the most controversial building on Red Square.

Legends and tales of old Moscow
During the walk, we will try to disassemble the main myths that surround Red Square, and there are a lot of them! “Execution cannot be pardoned” - you will understand where to put a comma if we are talking about the old Execution Ground. You will find out where the sign of throwing coins at Kilometer Zero came from and where the countdown to other cities actually takes place. And of course, the most important tales relate to the Intercession Cathedral - the very one that, according to popular habit, is called St. Basil's Cathedral.

And after the tour, I will definitely tell you where else to go in Moscow, give reliable recommendations for visiting museums, theaters and walking places.

Organizational details

• At the end of the excursion, children will have a fun quiz with prizes.
• If you wish, you can order photography (discussed separately with the guide).
• Red Square is also included in my other routes: and, but only here we will analyze each object in such detail and refute the famous tales.

Book an excursion on any of the available days in the calendar

• This is a private tour., the guide will conduct it for you and your company.
• On the site you pay 20% of the cost, and the rest of the money - to the guide on the spot. You can

Perhaps you have already visited Moscow once and even walked along Red Square. But surely you have never been to the very heart of the Russian capital with a real excursion program! And today we are ready to invite you on an exciting journey through the main square of our country! And help us in this, a professional guide and tour of Red Square .

Excursions in Red Square - prices:

THE RED SQUARE

RED SQUARE + KREMLIN TERRITORY

Kremlin territory

• Assumption Cathedral - visit
• Archangel Cathedral - visit
• Blagoveshchensky cathedral
• Church of the Deposition of the Robe
• Ivan the Great belltower
• The Tsar Bell
• Tsar Cannon
• Tainitsky Garden
• Patriarchal Palace
• Senate and Arsenal
• State Kremlin Palace

the Red Square

• Zero kilometer
• Monument to Marshal Zhukov
• Resurrection Gate
• Kazan Cathedral
• Mausoleum of Lenin
• St. Basil's Cathedral
• Moskvoretsky bridge
• Alexander Garden
• Eternal Flame/Changing of the Guard

Important information

• Kremlin visit time: 10:00-17:00
• Day off in the Kremlin: Thursday
• Maximum number of people in a group: 20
• Tickets are non-refundable!
• Total duration: 3 hours

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Tour of Red Square

During an incredibly exciting and rich excursion program, you will travel to the settlement on Borovitsky Hill, which has existed there since time immemorial. So old that scientists are still arguing about who owns the "authorship" of the first fortress in the settlement: Prince Y. Dolgoruky himself or his son Andrei.

The square itself, on which we now have the opportunity to walk, was founded in 1492. It was then that a decree was issued prohibiting construction in the immediate vicinity of the Kremlin wall. But our guide will tell you about who was the author of this decree and what goals he pursued!

In addition, during a walk with a guide, you will learn all the secrets of the history of the construction of all the towers and walls of the Kremlin. Together we will visit a huge number of monuments, tell the fascinating stories of their appearance.

In fact, the history of Red Square is the history of the birth of our state, its gradual formation, its modernity.

What is a sightseeing tour of Red Square

From the sightseeing tour of the Kremlin Square you will learn:

• where did the Neglinka river disappear to and whether it existed at all;
• why there is no famous icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on the Nikolskaya Tower of the Kremlin and when it disappeared;
• what did Napoleon do under the walls of the Kremlin and what did his disdain for the ancient traditions of our capital lead to;
• why they moved the location of the monument to the great commander Zhukov;
• when the Church of the Intercession on the Moat began to be built, where did those who were directly involved in its construction go?
• which of the monuments on Red Square appeared first and what it is dedicated to.

We draw your attention to the fact that sightseeing tour of Red Square designed for both adults and children. You definitely won't get bored.

1. All our guides speak not only Russian: we are fluent in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French and other languages.
2. The excursion program implies the possibility of meeting directly on the square or starting the program directly from your hotel.
3. We are ready to conduct survey events individually, as well as for small, medium and large tourist groups!

It is worth mentioning that we have built all the sights of Red Square into a specific walking route, which you can easily use by downloading mobile application from Ever.Travel for iPhone or android. In the application, you can not only use this route, but also create your own walks around Moscow, and even plan the entire trip.

In the application, just like on this page, all the sights of Red Square in Moscow are described and lined up in a walking tour, and also marked on an offline map. Therefore, even if you have never been in the center of the capital, you can easily find out where and where you need to go.

We suggest starting the walk from the Alexander Garden and through Manezhnaya Square to Red Square. So go ahead!

We will start our walk at the Alexander Garden - a place known to all Muscovites and guests of the Russian capital. Convenient location close to many attractions, manicured lawns and luxurious flower beds, wide alleys and shady trees make it a great place to relax.

The area of ​​the park is ten hectares - quite enough to wander among the trees in the very center of Moscow and escape from the city noise. There are always a lot of people who want to relax and have fun. In spring and summer it is nice to soak up the sun, and in winter - to ride a sled from the hills, which are built annually specifically for this purpose.

Alexander Garden, as the name suggests, was laid out by decree of Emperor Alexander I at the beginning of the 19th century, when Moscow was recovering from the destruction left by Napoleon's army. The project of the architect Osip Bove included three sections - the Upper, Lower and Middle Gardens. Today, this division is more conventional than official, although the entrance to the Lower Garden is closed to visitors.

In the Upper Garden you can see the ruins grotto, which serves as a reminder of the Patriotic War of 1812. Also at the entrance to the garden is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Eternal Flame - a memorial complex in honor of those who died during the Great Patriotic War.

Our next stop is the Moscow Manege - a historic building, which today is one of the largest museum and exhibition centers. After a major fire in 2004 that destroyed the interiors and damaged the exterior of the building, the Manege was seriously rebuilt. Before that, the most extensive restoration work was carried out in it in the 1930s.

Throughout its existence, the Manege, which was originally an exclusively militaristic project, where soldiers were supposed to be drilled, served for the benefit of the army for only a few years.

Since 1831, various exhibitions have been organized here - both cultural and technical: a whole cavalry regiment could fit in a huge room, so there was enough space for any exhibits.

After the fall of the tsarist regime, the practice of using the Manege as a demonstration pavilion was picked up by the Soviet government, and later by the Russian Federation. However, in the first half of the 20th century, a garage for government cars was located in the historic building for some time.

The architectural style of the Manege gravitates toward strict classicism, which at one time was a symbolic opposite of the previous medieval buildings destroyed in the fire of the 1812 war. The project was proposed by the architect Augustine Betancourt, while the Empire style facades were designed by Osip Bove.

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Manezhnaya Square today can be seen as a logical continuation of the park area of ​​the Alexander Garden. It was formed in the 1930s, when a large group of buildings located near the Manege was demolished for the construction of the subway.

In 1967, the square acquired a new name - the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, at the same time it was planned to erect a monument on it in honor of the anniversary of the Revolution, but this idea did not materialize.

The 1990s were marked by the return of the square of its historical name and grandiose reconstructions under the leadership of Zurab Tsereteli. A huge underground complex "Okhotny Ryad" opened underground, and a cascade of fountains with sculptures appeared from above.

Timed to coincide with the celebration of the 850th anniversary of Moscow, the reconstruction actually turned Manezhnaya Square into a symbol of the new, modern Russia. In the eastern part of the square in 1995 a monument to Georgy Zhukov was erected.

A memorial in honor of the Soviet soldiers who fell in the name of the Great Victory in the war against Nazi Germany appeared at the walls of the Kremlin in the Alexander Garden in 1966, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Moscow. The ashes of an unknown soldier, taken from a mass grave, were buried here.

A year later, the famous architectural ensemble of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was opened on this site. The eternal flame was lit from the fire on the Leningrad Field of Mars. The ignition was solemnly carried out by L.I. Brezhnev, accepting the torch from the hands of the Hero of the Soviet Union Alexei Maresyev.

At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the main guard post of Russia, known as the Guard of Honor or simply "Post No. 1", is on duty. Sentinels of the Presidential Regiment are replaced once an hour. Previously, they guarded the Lenin Mausoleum, but in 1997, by the Decree of the President, the post was moved to the memorial.

The architectural composition of the memorial is extremely simple - a lying battle banner, on it is a soldier's helmet and a laurel branch. It is this simplicity and conciseness that evokes the strongest emotions, recalling the feat of Soviet soldiers who fell in the name of peace and the Fatherland. “Your name is unknown, your feat is immortal” - can be read at the Eternal Flame.

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The monument to Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov was originally planned to be erected directly on Red Square. However, this turned out to be impossible: the architectural ensemble of Red Square is a UNESCO world cultural heritage site, and no changes can be made to it.

So, the monument to the great Soviet commander appeared in 1995 on Manezhnaya Square. The authors managed to make it realistic and at the same time deeply symbolic. Experts note a significant portrait resemblance and a pronounced strong-willed character of the sculpture.

The plot-monumental composition reflects a specific moment of the Victory Parade, which took place on June 22, 1945 on Red Square. Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov is depicted on a horse, raised in stirrups, with his right hand raised. The horse tramples the downed Nazi flags and standards with its hooves.

We also note that some critics believe that the monument is located a little unsuccessfully: it is lost in the shadow of the wall of the Historical Museum.

By the way, almost all the most expensive and pretentious hotels in Moscow are located in the area of ​​Manezhnaya and Red Square. Of course, during a visit to the capital, you can stay there, but there are many other, more affordable and no less interesting offers. The most convenient way to find the right hotel is on the Booking.com website, which presents more than 1200 accommodation options in Moscow.

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Between Manezhnaya and Red Square, very close to the Resurrection Gate, one of the sights of Moscow lurks. You may not notice at first that under your feet is Kilometer Zero, from which all the roads of boundless Russia are counted.

In fact, the “real” zero kilometer is located not far from the Central Telegraph, but documentary accuracy is not so important for a symbolic mark.

Zero kilometer in the form of a visual object appeared here in 1995. The creation of the famous Moscow sculptor Alexander Rukavishnikov is a round metal sign embedded in the paving stones, on which the “Kilometer Zero of the Russian Federation Motorways” is inscribed.

Please note that it is the roads that are mentioned, because there is also the Zero Kilometer railway - it is located on the platform of the Yaroslavl railway station.

Around the sign are four more parts of the composition, forming a square as a whole, pointing at the corners to the four parts of the world. On it are made relief images of animals characteristic of different continents. As conceived by the author, the circle is intended to symbolize harmony, and the square - paradise.

Tourists rarely pay attention to the deep meaning of the object, but in the hope of fulfilling their desires, they are happy to throw a coin over their shoulder, standing on the plate of the sign.

Flickr, Bart's Dad

In the first half of the 16th century, a red-brick wall with a length of more than two and a half kilometers was erected around the Moscow Kitai-Gorod. The purpose of building such a large-scale fortification was to defend against the raids of the Crimean Tatars.

To this day, from the Kitaigorod wall, the two-arched Voskresensky Gates have been preserved, which can be seen between the Historical Museum and the State Duma.

The gates, installed in 1535, had different names: at first they were Kuretny, then Neglimensky, and even later - Lion (because of the nearby menagerie of Ivan the Terrible). In 1680, a room with two octagonal twin tent towers was built over the passage.

After the icon of the Resurrection of Christ was placed on the tower in 1689, the following name came into use - the Resurrection Gate. In 1781, the gates became Iversky - after the Iberian chapel was attached to them, first wooden, and then stone.

From 1929 to 1931, both the chapel and the gate were demolished, but restored in their classic form in the mid-1990s.

The architectural ensemble of the center of Moscow cannot be imagined without the building of the State Historical Museum. Despite the fact that it was built by historical standards recently - at the end of the 19th century, it has long become one of the visiting cards of the capital of Russia and a very popular attraction.

The beginning of the museum was laid during the Polytechnic Exhibition of 1872, some expositions of which - namely, those related to the Crimean War - became the first museum collection. The construction of the building for the new museum lasted from 1875 to 1881, and the interior decoration of some rooms was completed only in the 1910s.

Currently, the Historical Museum is a magnificent collection of various objects with a total number of about 22 thousand. The entire history of Russia, from ancient times to the 21st century, will appear before your eyes during the tour. Excellent technical equipment and convenient navigation help to get used to the four thousand square meters of exhibition halls.

A fascinating journey begins from the second floor - there you will learn about the primitive societies that once inhabited the Russian lands, then about Ancient Russia, about wars against external and internal enemies, about ancient cultural traditions. One floor above you will be transported to the era of Peter I, and then to later periods - up to the present day.

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Kazan Cathedral, which adorns Red Square, is one of the most revered Orthodox churches. It was built in the 17th century at the expense of Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and timed to coincide with the deliverance of Russian lands from the Polish-Lithuanian invaders in 1612.

The main shrine of the cathedral is the miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, acquired in 1579 and transferred first to the Assumption Cathedral, and later to the newly built Kazan Cathedral.

The building of the cathedral was repeatedly subjected to reconstruction at the behest of various rulers. Worst of all, the holy place had in 1936, when it was simply demolished to the ground.

The Kazan Cathedral was restored as the very first of all the lost religious buildings in Moscow. The temple was rebuilt in 1990-1993, mainly at the expense of the city government, as well as at the expense of private donations. The interior walls were painted by Palekh and Bryansk masters.

The appearance of the Kazan Cathedral is quite cheerful and bright. It is crowned by one chapter, surrounded by many multi-level kokoshniks. The complex architectural composition is stylistically impeccable, so the cathedral looks solid and compact.

Nearby stands a hipped bell tower, which is also an excellent example of Russian church architecture.

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The soul and heart of Moscow is Red Square. This place was a witness to the most fateful events in the life of the country, heralds read royal decrees from the Execution Ground, troops advanced to war through the Spassky Gate from the Kremlin and rulers came out to the people.

And it all started quite prosaically: from the trading square, taken out of the Kremlin walls in the 15th century. For several centuries, there was a brisk sale and purchase: for those who are richer, stone trading rows were built, and ordinary people were located right under the open sky. Grandiose fairs and fun folk festivals were also held here.

The appearance and character of the square began to change from 1625, when a Gothic tower was erected over the Spassky Gates, which adorned the square. The section between the new Spasskaya Tower, St. Basil's Cathedral and Lobnoye Mesto was so beautiful that people began to call this part of the square "red" - that is, beautiful. Then this name spread to all the space not occupied by the trading rows, and in 1661, by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the square officially became Red.

Red Square is indeed one of the most beautiful squares in the world, the buildings on it are dressed in scarlet and decorated in the style of Russian patterns. The fabulous St. Basil's Cathedral looks like a gingerbread palace, and the Kremlin towers and the Historical Museum, for all their solidity, are charming and look like illustrations for a colorful book about an ideal world.

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The main department store in Moscow is not just a shopping center where you can buy anything you want. GUM is a real legend.

Everyone born in the USSR knew about this store, even if they lived thousands of kilometers away. In times of shortage, people, having arrived in the capital, first of all went to GUM - if not to buy something, then at least to take a look.

The current GUM building was built in 1893 on the site of the outdated Upper Trading Rows. The Moscow Guild of Merchants announced a competition, in which the architect Pomerantsev won with a design for a building in a pseudo-Russian style, in harmony with other buildings on Red Square. Elements of Russian patterning and the GUM tower are perfectly combined with the architecture of the ancient center of Moscow.

The grandiose store built with the money of the guild was the pride of the Russian merchants until 1917, when the merchants were expelled from GUM, their goods were nationalized, and Soviet institutions, offices and communal apartments were placed in the premises of the shops, which existed here until the 1960s. They even wanted to demolish GUM, but the war prevented this, and after it it was decided to leave the building and revive it.

Today, GUM is filled with modern shopping departments, but references to the times when it was the main store of the USSR still remain: here you can hear Soviet hits, and in Gastronome No. 1 they sell tea with an elephant and juice in a three-liter jar.

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The tomb of the leader of the world proletariat has become an integral part of the architectural ensemble of Red Square. The embalmed body of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is placed in a tomb lined with granite, marble and porphyry, resembling a truncated three-stage pyramid.

The first mausoleum of Lenin was made of wood according to the project of Shchusev, and it was built urgently, for the funeral of the leader. The current building of the mausoleum is already the third version that appeared after the Great Patriotic War.

For the duration of the war, Lenin's body was transported to Tyumen in order to protect it from assassination attempts and destruction. In 1945, the leader was returned to the capital, and the mausoleum was renovated, adding rostrums from which the leaders of the country delivered many fateful speeches.

The Lenin Mausoleum was repeatedly subjected to attempts at vandalism and sabotage, even the guard of honor, who was on duty at the entrance to the tomb until 1993, did not save him from this. Since 1973, Lenin's body has been in a bulletproof sarcophagus, and when entering the mausoleum itself, visitors need to go through a metal detector and leave all things at the entrance, including photographic equipment.

The main of all 20 towers of the Moscow Kremlin is the Spasskaya Tower - one of the most recognizable symbols of Moscow and all of Russia. For most people in the expanses of the former USSR, the Spasskaya Tower also symbolizes the New Year: for several decades on a festive night, everyone was waiting for the chiming of its chimes.

The tower appeared in 1491 and was originally two times lower than it is now. In 1514, in honor of the capture of Smolensk, a gate icon of the Savior was installed, which was known as miraculous.

Since then, the gates of the Spasskaya Tower were revered as sacred, one could only pass through them on foot, men had to bare their heads, and when passing by the icon, they must bow. Even the great princes, tsars of Russia, foreigners and non-Christians observed this custom, and the violator beat off 50 prostrations to the icon as punishment.

The tower acquired its current majestic appearance in 1625, when the English architect Galoway designed a multi-tiered tent in the Gothic style. A clock was installed in a stone tent, which was subsequently replaced several times.

The chimes, which today count Moscow time, were installed in 1852. By the way, the melodies in the clock were changed even more often - mainly to please the tastes of the rulers.

A scarlet star has been burning above the chimes on a thin spire for 77 years, which replaced the gilded double-headed eagle that adorned the tower from the 17th century until 1935.

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The grand opening of the monument to Minin and Pozharsky on Red Square took place in 1818 in the presence of Alexander I and with a large gathering of people. The monument immortalized the feat of two national heroes of Russia, who in 1612 played a crucial role in the victory over the Polish-Lithuanian occupiers.

The sculptural composition, created by Ivan Martos, depicts Kuzma Minin addressing the wounded Dmitry Pozharsky with a call to become the head of the Russian army in the struggle to defend the Fatherland. With one hand, Minin, as it were, points to the Kremlin, which is under the threat of invasion by foreigners. The monument looks very colorful and original: the author tried to work within the framework of classicism, but did not refuse national motives either.

In Soviet times, the monument to Minin and Pozharsky survived, although it was under threat of demolition - it interfered with festive demonstrations and processions. In 1931, the monument was moved to St. Basil's Cathedral, where it stands to this day, which is why Minin points not to the Kremlin, but somewhere in the GUM area.

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Probably the most recognizable architectural object in Moscow, in addition to the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin, can safely be called St. Basil's Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat.

This is a symbol not only of Moscow, but of almost all of Russia. The cathedral as part of Red Square has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1990.

The architecture of the cathedral is very expressive: the composition consists of several churches crowned with colorful painted domes located at different heights.

The cathedral was built from 1555 to 1561 at the behest of Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the victory over the powerful Kazan Khanate, so each altar in the temples is consecrated in honor of the holidays that fell on the days of the main battles. Kazan fell on the day of the celebration of the Protection of the Mother of God - this gave the original name to the cathedral.

St. Basil's chapel appeared much later, in 1588. The relics of the local holy fool Vasily, who died in the 1550s and was known for being afraid of even Ivan the Terrible himself, were placed in it. Since then, the cathedral has received a second consecration - in the name of St. Basil the Blessed.

With the advent of Soviet power, the cathedral was not demolished, it was too beautiful and unique. For a long time there was a museum here. The cathedral returned to the bosom of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1991. Now services are being held here again.

Advice! This concludes our tour of Red Square. We told you about the most popular attractions in Moscow, but there are still many interesting places in the city. Many of them are marked on the Ever.Travel interactive map. Choose where you would like to go, build routes and synchronize plans with our free mobile application. Happy walking!

Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world, which has many well-preserved medieval cities, modern metropolises, nooks and crannies, travel the planet. We enjoy the extraordinary nature, the most diverse architecture, someone is studying foreign music and languages, painting of all kinds. Each person chooses one or another direction in accordance with their hobbies. But there are excursions that are visited with interest and want to visit everyone - these are excursions on Red Square in our capital. Why? Good question. I will answer it the way I understand.

Red Square is of great importance for our country. Here the history of the Russian state was born. Having endured endless raids and fires, it rose again from the ashes, each time rebuilding more beautifully than before. Tours of Red Square clearly show the great respect of the people for their victories in defensive wars. This is evidenced by fabulous unique architectural monuments. In 1941, a military parade of Soviet troops took place on Red Square, and right from here the soldiers left to defend the world from fascist invaders! In 1945, on the main square of our country, at the foot of the Mausoleum, the flags of the plague of the twentieth century - Nazi Germany, which claimed the lives of millions of people from different countries, were thrown! It is also true that many mistakes were made here, here you can see them clearly, you can learn a lot, and this tour of Red Square is interesting not only for Russians, but also for foreign guests.

Despite the fact that the “Sightseeing tour of Moscow” provides access to Red Square, I conduct a tour of Red Square as an independent tour. The amount of material on the most iconic places in Moscow does not allow us to fully cover the whole topic on a tour by car. Recently, something new has been added, for example, the Zaryadye Park, and it has become a Moscow landmark.

On Red Square measuring 330 by 75 meters, important monuments for Russia fit, such as St. Basil's Cathedral, Torgovye Rows, the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the monument to Minin and Pozharsky, the State Historical Museum, the Execution Ground, the Mausoleum. All these monuments have their own interesting history, which you can listen to on a tour of Red Square.

But it is also a cultural layer of the earth up to five meters deep, and this is the history of Red Square itself, which is intertwined with the history of the life of the Russian people for several centuries. On a tour of Red Square, I tell a lot of interesting things that are not included in the usual visit program, due to lack of time. A time portal will open in front of you, and you will find out what was in one place or another.

Red Square is the most famous square in Russia, so many, especially those who come to Moscow for the first time, want to visit it. Someone only to look, and someone to listen to what is on it, to hear stories associated with such a wonderful object. It is for them that I conduct tours of Red Square.

The tour of Red Square includes a visit to the Alexander Garden. Once they were called the Kremlin Gardens. After the death of Alexander I, they were renamed in his honor, and on November 20, 2014 a monument was erected to him. The garden was laid out on the site where the Neglinka River flowed after the war with Napoleon, according to the project of the chief architect of Moscow, Osip Bove. The park is divided into: Upper, Middle and Lower. You will see and hear about all the sights located in the park, which are inextricably linked with the historical events of Russia.

Guided tours of Red Square are conducted in Russian.

I don't do groups.

All excursions are conducted individually, by general agreement.

After the tour of Red Square, you have the opportunity to visit museums located in the immediate vicinity of the tour.

The duration of the tour is 2 hours, the cost is 4000 rubles.