Visit Red Square and explore Moscow Metro

Visit Red Square and explore Moscow Metro

This tour will let you see the most unforgettable sights of Moscow - Red Square and metro. The tour will start with a visit to Red Square - you will learn all the fun facts and dark stories about the main city square and the buildings surrounding it:
-St. Basil's Cathedral
-Lenin's mausoleum
-the Kremlin
-GUM
-State Historical museum.

Later we will step back in time and see a true underground museum, rich in architecture and history. Built during Stalin reign, the Moscow metro was supposed to fulfil the expectations of the Metro as being the "Palace for the People". We will visit 5 most beautiful stations and you will marvel at polished marble, high ceilings, majestic chandeliers, sculptures, mosaics and stained glass. Moscow metro stations look like authentic art galleries - do not forget your camera!

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Stop At: Red Square, Krasnaya Sq., Moscow 109012 Russia

You will visit Red Square, an absolue must-see of Moscow that has been a focal point in the social and political history of Russia for centuries. You will learn about the Socialist and Imperial past of the Square as well as the buildings surrounding it:
- St. Basil Cathedral,
- Lenin's mausoleum,
- GUM shopping mall,
- the Kremlin and
- State Historical Museum.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Revolution Square (Ploshchad Revolutsii), Ploschad Revolyutsii Close to Red Square, Moscow 109012 Russia

Revolution Square is famous for 76 bronze sculptures exhibited in the station vestibule. You will learn about the intricacies?? of each statue as well as make a wish: in this station there are 3 statues that will bring you luck, money and love.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Mayakovskaya Metro Station, Triumfalnaya Sq., Moscow 125047 Russia

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Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Belorusskaya Metro Station, Tverskaya Zastava Sq., 1, Moscow 125047 Russia

Marvel at traditional Belorussian ornaments on the granite floor or mosaics on the ceiling of the station celebrating prosperity, industrial life and peaceful life in Belorussia, one of 15 Soviet republics.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Metro Station Novoslobodskaya, Novoslobodskaya st., Moscow Russia

Novoslobodskaya is one of the prettiest stations due to colourful stained glass windows with images of flowers and red stars.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Metro Station Komsomolskaya, Komsomolskaya sq., Moscow Russia

Komsomolskaya metro station celebrates Russian military power - the bas-relief scenes on the walls pay tribute to victories in Russian wars. Eight compositions on the ceiling made out of smalt tell of the accounts of Russian Generals and their heroic deeds.

Duration: 10 minutes