That in the winter on the red square. the Red Square

Moscow is immense! It is impossible to get to know this city completely and completely in a short time.

But there are places that must be seen when arriving in Moscow for the first time.

Red Square and the Kremlin

The first step in Moscow is to visit the very "heart" of the capital - Red Square and the Kremlin. Here you can make a wish by throwing a coin over your right shoulder, standing at the Execution Ground, and see the solemn process of changing the guard at the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

A guard of honor is on duty in the Alexander Garden at the Eternal Flame every day from 08.00 to 20.00 hours.

In winter, an ice rink is opened on Red Square every year. This year, on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of GUM, the opening of the traditional GUM Skating Rink and the first ever Christmas GUM Fair on Red Square took place near the walls of the Kremlin.

In the middle of the square there are 23 fabulous houses and a big colorful carousel.In the shops with traditional winter food - sbiten, baked potatoes, pancakes with caviar, gingerbread.

The fair will be open until January 19. The skating rink on the square will work until March 16 every day from 10 am to 12 am.

Patriarch Bridge and Cathedral of Christ the Savior

FROM Patriarchal Bridge a panoramic view of the Moscow Kremlin opens.

On the other side is the famous "House on the Embankment". Nearby - the Temple of Nicholas on Bersenevka in Verkhniye Sadovniki and the chambers of the Duma clerk Averky Kirillov, which make up a single complex. From the Patriarch Bridge in all its glory you can see the park near the Cathedral of Christ Savior and a monument to Emperor Alexander II the Liberator, art gallery of Ilya Glazunov.

Behind it, you can see the Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin. And on the other side - the former territory of the confectionery factory "Red October", a monument to Peter the Great, the Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val. On the right - Prechistenskaya embankment. And, of course, the most best view to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.Patriarshy Bridge is a favorite site for walks and photo sessions for residents and guests of the city.

The first Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the construction of which lasted 44 years (1839-1883), was erected in honor of the victory of the Russian people in the war with Napoleon. On December 5, 1931, the temple was blown up on the personal orders of Stalin. It was planned to build a gigantic Palace of Soviets 416 meters high on this place. The palace was never built, instead of it appeared in 1958 open pool "Moscow". In the late 1980s, a social movement for the revival of the temple emerged. On September 30, 1994, its construction began, which was completed in 2000.

Address: M. Kropotkinskaya

Stalin's skyscrapers

Seven skyscrapers are business card Moscow, one of the most beautiful and unique buildings in Europe. They say that the goal of the authors of the project, headed by Stalin, was not only to demonstrate to the whole world the strength and might of the Soviet state, but also to lay in the architecture of the capital a certain sacred idea - an asteroid belt or an eight-pointed Masonic star. The center was supposed to be the Palace of Soviets, built on the site of the Old Cathedral of Christ.
All nine Moscow skyscrapers were laid on the same day - on the day of the eight hundredth anniversary of the Capital.
1. The main building of Moscow State University on Vorobyovy Gory.

Height with a spire 240 meters, 36 floors. The largest of all Stalinist skyscrapers. Built in 1953. The initial design of the building did not have a spire; a monument to Lomonosov was to be erected on the roof instead.

The address: Lenin's mountains, 1 (m. University)

The building is 176 meters high and has 32 floors. It has about five hundred apartments. IN soviet time they were provided to renowned scientists and artists.

Address: Kotelnicheskaya emb., 1/15 (metro Taganskaya)

3. The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Height 172 meters, 27 floors. A characteristic feature of the skyscraper is the huge coat of arms of the USSR on its facade. The original design of the building did not have a spire, but later the plan was finalized. The Foreign Ministry building is the only one of the seven skyscrapers whose spire is not crowned with a five-pointed star.

Address: Smolensko-Sennaya sq., 32/34 (metro Smolenskaya)

4. Hotel "Ukraine"

The second highest Stalinist skyscraper - 206 meters. The hotel was built in 1953-1957 and got its name in honor of the homeland of General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev. At one time it was the largest hotel in Europe. In April 2010, the hotel was reopened after a large-scale restoration under the new name "Radisson Royal".

Address: Kutuzovsky pr. 2/1 (metro Kievskaya)

5. Residential building on Kudrinskaya square

Height 156 meters. The building has 24 floors, 18 of which are residential. The skyscraper was nicknamed "Aviator's House" due to the fact that apartments in it were provided to employees of the aviation industry. There is a bomb shelter under the building that can accommodate all residents.

Address: Kudrinskaya square, 1 (metro Barrikadnaya or metro Krasnopresnenskaya)

6. Administrative and residential building near the "Red Gate"

Height 240 m, built in 1953. The Stalinist skyscraper on Krasnye Vorota Square has 24 floors, and the roof of the building is crowned with a tier-type tent.

Address: st. Sadovo-Spasskaya 21/1 (M. Krasnye Vorota)

7. Hotel "Leningradskaya"

The smallest in the family of Stalinist skyscrapers - only 136 meters, but, despite this, the hotel building has a refined interior, imbued with the ancient Russian spirit and temple architecture. The building was named after the nearby Leningradsky railway station. Several years ago, the hotel was acquired by the world famous Hilton hotel chain, after which the building underwent a major overhaul.

Address: st. Kalanchevskaya 21/40 (metro Komsomolskaya)

8. Skyscraper in Zaryadye

The eighth Stalinist skyscraper was never built - Stalin's death prevented it. The house on the banks of the Moskva River was supposed to be the largest of all Stalin's skyscrapers - 275 meters. The Rossiya Hotel was built on the foundations of this skyscraper. In 2006, the hotel was closed due to the fact that the building was badly dilapidated. It is expected that a park will be set up at this place.
One of the Moscow theaters, an art center and a museum must be included in the list of cultural events of visiting the capital.

big theater

The State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia was built in 1776 during the reign of Empress Catherine the Great. During this time, he had a chance to survive three fires, a flood, the bombings of the Second World War and a complete restoration of the main, historical building, which lasted for six years.

The Bolshoi Theater in Moscow is located in the center of the capital, on Teatralnaya Square. He is one of the symbols of Russia. Its talented performers: vocalists and ballet dancers, composers and conductors, choreographers are known all over the world.

Address: Teatralnaya pl., 1 (metro Teatralnaya or metro Ploshchad Revolyutsii)

WINZAVOD

WINZAVOD - center contemporary art.
A wonderful art area has been created on the territory of the former brewery. The former workshops house galleries, art agencies, workshops and exhibition halls.

Festivals, lectures, film screenings, concerts, and theatrical premieres are held regularly. Art cafes, fashion show rooms, book store, children's studio and much more for every taste.

Address: 4th Syromyatnichesky per., 1

State Tretyakov Gallery (Tretyakov Gallery)

The Art Museum in Moscow, founded in 1856 by merchant Pavel Tretyakov and having one of the world's largest collections of Russian fine art.

Since its foundation in 1856, more than 170 thousand exhibits have been collected here. Among them are the best collection of world famous artists - Ilya Repin, Nikolai Ge, Ivan Shishkin, Alexei Savrasov, Nicholas Roerich, Vasily Vereshchagin, Kazimir Malevich, a unique collection of works by Russian icon painters of the 11-17 centuries - Dionisy, Andrei Rublev and Simon Ushakov, a large collection works of art from precious metals and stones of the 12-20th century.

Addresses: Lavrushinsky lane, 10 (metro Tretyakovskaya) and Krymsky Val, 10 (metro Park Kultury or metro Oktyabrskaya)

Moscow Metro

The Moscow metro is one of the most beautiful in the world.

Be sure to go down to the Moscow subway. There are 186 stations in the Moscow metro in total, of which 44 stations are recognized as objects cultural heritage... Moving from station to station, you can see a variety of styles - from classicism to art deco.

Estates Kolomenskoye, Arkhangelskoye, Kuskovo, Tsaritsyno.

Regardless of the season, visiting Moscow estates - Arkhangelskoye, Tsaritsyno, Kolomenskoye or Kuskovo - is a time spent with benefit, outdoor recreation and an unforgettable experience.

Kolomenskoye Estate

The history of each estate is amazing and beautiful, full of historical masterpieces.

Manor Kuskovo

Walking through the manor-museums will allow you to plunge into the atmosphere of antiquity, noble life, to feel the grandeur and luxury of these historical places.

ManorArkhangelskoe

ManorTsaritsyno

The beauty and uniqueness of such places is difficult to describe, it is better to see them with your own eyes.

Moscow City

Moscow City is a complete, well-planned, modern architectural complex. The center covers an area of \u200b\u200b60 hectares and has 22 high-rise buildings, which house offices, hotels, a complex of administrative buildings of the Moscow government, the Wedding Palace, a water park, apartments, shopping areas, and a cinema.

The Federation Tower in Moscow City is not just a tower, but a complex of skyscrapers, which is still under construction. The complex includes 2 towers, which are erected on one stylobate - the East tower consists of 96 floors and the West tower consists of 64 floors.

In order to enjoy views of the city from a height of 62 floors, visit the Sixty restaurant in the Federation Tower business center. From a height of 225 meters, a view of Moscow City and Moscow opens from the West: from Kuntsevskaya to Babushkinskaya. The view of the city at night is especially amazing. Today it is the tallest restaurant in Europe.

In the center "Moscow City" there is a shopping and entertainment complex "Afimall City". In terms of content, it is similar to dozens of others - shops, boutiques, cafes, restaurants, a cinema, but in its form Afimall is quite interesting. The impressive atrium is located between the skyscrapers of the City. In the middle of the atrium there is a musical "dancing" fountain that turns on every hour. An excellent place for walking in bad weather.

Among other things, "Moscow City" is a large sculptural object, in order to view it from all sides it is necessary to overcome considerable distances on foot and by metro, for example, from the Taras Shevchenko embankment, a magnificent view of the Bagrationovsky bridge and the business center opens.

Address: Krasnopresnenskaya nab, 18 (metro Vystavochnaya or metro station International)

Christmas market on Red Square, hockey in Gorky Park, snow slides and tasting some of the best chocolate in the world: winter entertainment in Moscow.

When winter comes to Moscow, the capital is transformed. City panoramas are buried in "snow-white hats", skating rinks open, and armies of snowmen grow up in parks. Dress warmly and do not forget about warm and waterproof shoes.

Start your acquaintance with winter Moscow with Red square, which in the winter months looks more like decorations for Christmas tales. In the center of the square there is a free GUM skating rinksurrounded by historical landmarks - st. Basil's Cathedral, Spasskaya tower and Historical Museum... Over the past ten years, the skating rink on Red Square has definitely become a symbol of the winter capital. Besides great ice, which is processed after each session, the skating rink pleases with events: ice shows, figure skating master classes and competitions are regularly held here. The GUM skating rink can accommodate up to 500 people in one session.

In addition, every year from December 1 to January 15, a large christmas Fair... The territory of more than two thousand square meters is occupied by dozens of colorful houses, where you can buy designer toys as a gift for loved ones or just enjoy the festive atmosphere. Take a look at the food stalls: here you can have a snack on pancakes with caviar or baked potatoes with mushrooms and cucumbers. As a drink - incomparable mulled wine. A pleasant addition to winter treats are fried chestnuts and Viennese waffles. Note the two scenes set in Red Square. From Thursday to Sunday, musicians, magicians and clowns perform here. There is also a two-story carousel and an ice slide for children in the square.

See the facades GUM, which in winter turns into a magical palace with countless colored garlands and lights. Take a walk through the main department store in Moscow In the 17th century, retail and wholesale trade took place in its place. In 1815, the shopping arcade was moved to a separate building, which then looked different. In 1893, the architect Alexander Pomerantsev and the engineer Vladimir Shukhov began to rebuild GUM.

In winter, the interior of GUM turns into a Christmas carnival. On the eve of the New Year, each supermarket boutique exhibits its own decorated Christmas tree. Decorations on fir trees are never repeated: each store thinks out the "outfit" of its Christmas tree, turning it into a real work of art.

In winter, nothing is more enjoyable than a mug of hot cocoa with a bar of delicious chocolate. Therefore, the next stop of the winter route is museum of the History of Russian Chocolate... Those with a sweet tooth will not remain indifferent: the museum tells the history of delicacies from ancient times to the present day. More than 15 thousand exhibits are presented on museum shelves. A visit to the museum includes a tasting of chocolate made according to recipes from different eras. The pride of the museum is 19th century chocolate in historical packaging. A separate place in the exposition is occupied by the history of chocolates known since childhood "Alenka", "Belochka" and "Gulliver". For children, the museum organizes master classes on making small chocolate figurines.

Take the metro (the nearest station is Mayakovskaya) and go to gorky Park(station "Park Kultury" or "Oktyabrskaya"). You can just walk in the winter park or immediately try the ice on one of the most beloved skating rinks of Moscow residents.

Gorky Park has a long history, which can be found in museum... In addition to many photographs, videos and documents, the exhibition includes interactive elements. For example, the museum has a model of a parachute tower that appeared in the park in 1930. With the help of augmented reality glasses, you can jump from a tower with a parachute. On the roof of the museum there is observation deck, from where the park alleys, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Crimean Bridge and Stalin's skyscrapers are clearly visible.

Ice skating rink in Gorky Park - one of the largest in Europe. Its area is about 18 thousand meters. Up to four thousand people can cut ice on it at the same time. Ice paths winding through the park are illuminated with multi-colored LEDs, immersing you in the festive atmosphere. By the way, the ice cover is made using a special technology - in such a way that changes in the weather do not in any way affect the quality of the ice. There are five inventory rental points at the rink. For sports lovers there is a hockey rink. When the rink works Figure skating school... For those who have never skated, there is a paid service "For the first time on ice". A separate "children's skating rink" is organized for young visitors.

Have a snack in a cafe Pelman (Crimean shaft, 9/2). The menu is dominated by dumplings: from the most ordinary to the exotic like Japanese gedza and Chinese dim sum. The fillings include pork, lamb, salmon, buckwheat, squid, cherries, and cottage cheese. In total, there are 15 types of international dumplings. The prices in the institution are average.

While walking in the park, look into museum of Contemporary Art "Garage» . The three-storey building in which it is located is a building of the 60s, restored in a modern way. Previously, this place housed the Soviet restaurant "Vremena Goda". The Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas was the author of the modern project. Externally, the building is a parallelepiped raised above the ground, sheathed with modern translucent material with a slight reflection effect. The museum has a cafe where you can have a coffee or a snack.

Next, head to Boring Garden ... The oldest park in Moscow: Neskuchny Garden was formed in 1834 as a result of the merger of the gardens of three 17th century estates. In winter, the park turns into a place with the largest number of snow slides in Moscow. The main ski area is on the right hand side of the park entrance. The park pleases with gentle slopes, which are great for sledding, almost vertical extreme slides and descents, most suitable for going down on a snow scooter.

Red Square (Moscow, Russia) - description, history, location, reviews, photos and videos.

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Red Square is the main and most famous square in Moscow and Russia, the arena of many important events in Russian history and the history of the Soviet state, a place of mass demonstrations of the capital's workers and parades Armed Forces Russia. Muscovites do not come to Red Square often - returning from clubs at night and on New Year's Eve.

Even in ancient times, a square appeared near the eastern wall of the Kremlin, where bustling trade was noisy. In the 16th century, it was called Trinity from the name of the church of St. Trinity, which stood on the site of St. Basil's Cathedral. In the Middle Ages, fires often blazed here, so the square had another name - "Fire". From the middle of the 17th century, they began to call it "Red", which in the Old Russian language meant "beautiful".

Modern Red Square is a solid stone, but it acquired this appearance only in the 19th century, and before that it was mostly wooden. The square was completely paved with cobblestones in 1804.

After the revolution, Red Square retained its significance, becoming the main square of the new state. The Lenin Mausoleum was built near the Kremlin wall, making the square the ideological center of Moscow. According to the plan of the socialist reconstruction of Moscow, the Kazan Cathedral was demolished, and even earlier the Iverskaya Chapel with the Resurrection Gate was destroyed. This made space for holiday parades and demonstrations. In November 1941, the famous parade of Soviet troops took place in the besieged capital on Red Square, from where they went straight to the front. And in June 1945, the columns of the Victory Parade marched here, and 200 Nazi banners were thrown at the foot of the Mausoleum. At present, Red Square has regained its historical appearance - thanks to the efforts of the Moscow authorities, the national shrines have recently been restored.

Since 1993, photography with the use of professional photographic equipment and a tripod on Red Square and other areas adjacent to the Kremlin has been prohibited. All cameras with a body height of more than 140 mm and a removable lens diameter of more than 70 mm are banned. To obtain permission, you must contact the Commandant's Office of the Moscow Kremlin. The application for filming must be brought in person and wait for permission within a few days - applications are not accepted by fax or e-mail.

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On the north side, Red Square is surrounded by the Historical Museum (architect Vladimir Osipovich Sherwood, engineer AA Semenov, 1875-1883) with a restaurant of traditional Russian cuisine. From the south - the most beautiful Cathedral of the Intercession on the Moat (St. Basil's Cathedral, 1555-1560) Vasily the Blessed - a popular, unofficial name - on behalf of the Moscow holy fool, who was buried at the northeastern corner of the temple.

Almost the entire side opposite the Kremlin is occupied by the Upper Trading Rows - now GUM. Near St. Basil the Blessed there is now the very first monument in Moscow, a monument to "Citizen Minin and Prince Pozharsky." Here, near St.Basil the Blessed, is Execution Ground (literal translation of the Hebrew Golgotha). At the Kremlin wall - the mausoleum of V.I. Lenin.

Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God

The Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God (St. Basil's Cathedral) was built by order of Ivan the Terrible in honor of the capture of the Kazan Khanate, part of the former Golden Horde. The temple was erected by Russian architects Barma and Postnik Yakovlev. There is a legend that, having seen the temple, Ivan the Terrible ordered to blind the craftsmen so that they could not build such a miracle anywhere else. The throne of the central tent was consecrated in the name of the Intercession of the Mother of God, and the cathedral began to be fully called the Temple of the Intercession of the Mother of God on the Moat. The small church of St. Basil the Blessed, later built on the grave of the holy fool who was revered in Moscow, later gave the whole temple a different, more common name - St. Basil's Cathedral.

Red Square at night

Place of execution

To the left of the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed is Lobnoe Mesto - a high platform of white stone behind a cast-iron fence. It appeared here in the first half of the 16th century and served as a platform from which the royal decrees were announced and sentences were announced to criminals.

Execution ground is located on a steep hill - "vzlobye". In Orthodox Moscow, it symbolized Mount Golgotha \u200b\u200bin Jerusalem, on which Jesus Christ was crucified.

On the Execution Ground, holy relics were exhibited for a nationwide celebration, from here Ivan the Terrible addressed the people, and the boyars Boris Godunov and Vasily Shuisky were proclaimed tsars from him. According to custom, when the heirs to the throne reached the age of 14, they were carried in their arms to the Execution Ground, so that the people could see their future legitimate tsar with their own eyes and would not allow the impostors to ascend the Russian throne. Contrary to popular belief, executions at the Execution Ground have never been carried out. Scaffolds were placed near it, and more often on Vasilievsky Spusk behind St. Basil's Cathedral.

Monument to Minin and Pozharsky

The monument to the leaders of the people's militia in 1612, Minin and Pozharsky, was erected on Red Square in 1818 by the design of the sculptor I. Martos. Until 1936, the monument stood in the center of Red Square, and Minin symbolically pointed out to Pozharsky the Moscow Kremlin occupied by the Poles, calling for his release. After the construction of the mausoleum, the monument turned out to be right in front of it, and Minin's belligerent gesture became very ambiguous, moreover, the monument began to interfere with the demonstrations. At that time, there were calls to destroy it, but then the monument was moved to St. Basil's Cathedral.

Lenin's mausoleum

The mausoleum was built on Red Square in January 1924 by the architect A. Shchusev to preserve Lenin's body. The name comes from the tomb of the Carian king Mavsol, built in Halicarnassus (Asia Minor) in the 4th century BC. e. In the spring of 1924 Shchusev received the task to build a new mausoleum - monumental and majestic, and the mausoleum in the form of a stepped pyramid, symbolizing eternity, was erected in two months. It was very similar to the modern granite one, but it was made of wood - then it was still unknown whether it would be possible to preserve Lenin's embalmed body for a long time. Later, a decree was issued to replace the wooden mausoleum with a stone one, without changing its usual appearance. Shchusev proposed a project for a granite mausoleum, which was erected on the square in 1930. In March 1953, a sarcophagus with Stalin's body was erected in the mausoleum, but during the Khrushchev "thaw" it was decided to bury it in the necropolis near the Kremlin wall, where the graves of major figures are located the Soviet state.

Kazan Cathedral

The Kazan Cathedral is the first of the temples restored in the post-Soviet period in Moscow. It was built in the second quarter of the 17th century in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in gratitude for the deliverance of Russia from the Polish-Lithuanian invaders in 1612 and in memory of the fallen Russian soldiers. After the revolution, the Kazan Cathedral shared the sad fate of most of the Moscow churches, although in the 1920s the architect P. D. Baranovsky managed to restore it and remove the drawings. In the summer of 1936, the cathedral was demolished, and later a summer cafe was opened here. By the decision of the Moscow government, the Kazan Cathedral on Red Square was restored according to the project of Baranovsky's student Oleg Zhurin. On November 4, 1990, Patriarch Alexy II laid the foundation stone of the cathedral, and three years later he consecrated the newly erected temple.

Chapel of the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God

The chapel of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God at the Resurrection Gate has always been one of the most revered Moscow shrines. The exact copy (the so-called copy from the icons) from the Iberian icon was brought to Moscow in the 17th century, and it was placed on the Neglinenskaya (Neglinnaya) tower. To protect the Iberian Icon and people praying from the wind and rain, a small canopy was erected over it. This is how the Iverskaya Chapel appeared in Moscow. The place for it was not chosen by chance: the Neglinenskie gates were the main gates of Kitai-Gorod, and through them, according to tradition, the solemn entries of the Russian tsars to Red Square were made. Therefore, there was another name at the gate - Triumphal.

In 1680, the dilapidated gate was rebuilt again, and then two high tents, crowned with two-headed eagles, appeared above them. An icon of the Resurrection of Christ was placed above the gates, and since then they have been called the Resurrection. The Iverskaya Chapel got its modern look at the end of the 18th century. After the revolution, the Iverskaya chapel was demolished, and in 1931 the Resurrection Gates were also demolished - they made room for the passage of demonstrations and road traffic... Recently, a copy of the original Iberian icon was made again on Athos. In November 1994, Patriarch Alexy II consecrated the foundation stone of the Iberian Chapel and the Resurrection Gate. In less than a year they were restored according to the project of the architect Oleg Zhurin. In 1995 the chapel was reopened.

How to get there: on foot from the station. m. "Revolution Square" and "Okhotny Ryad".

Friends, everyone who has been and has not been to Moscow, I strongly recommend visiting the capital, or rather its center, on New Year's, New Year's and post-New Year's days! Red Square!

Every year I visit her in new year holidays, but I have never seen such beauty before!
So, even on weekdays, you can see a lot of interesting things! Stock up on a powerful battery charge and a clean memory card, because my phone is dead from the number of my photos!

For beginners who do not know where Red Square is, I inform you ... Take the metro to the Ploschad Revolyutsii station, go out to Manezhnaya Square and right there you are greeted with music, lights, a skating rink, illumination, rabid hares, giant gnomes! The entire playpen is strewn with souvenir houses hung with lights! Fir-trees, fir-trees! Countless! All different! Eyes run up ...

As soon as you leave the subway, your mouth opens from what you see! I would like to take a picture near each tree!

My daughter and I were on a weekday and then there, so much heaped up that you are amazed! There is a show at every corner. Hares with a soft hammer run around the square and hit the people on the head) It doesn't hurt at all) Dwarfs drag children to the ice slide. They give out cheesecakes and even have a presenter with a microphone who shoots the heroes from a huge slide!

We came across a arena skating rink! Little people ride. I don't know how much the rental costs, since we are just learning to ride with our daughter in our yard box and we are still far from those who ride in the center of Moscow.

The smell of kebabs is heard everywhere! Just go crazy on a frosty day! Therefore, if you came with an empty pocket, then at home, eat tightly. Well, tea in the bistro-house costs 50 rubles. Everyone can afford it. I didn’t notice the magnetic security gate. But there are still law enforcement officers.

Well, a lot of arches and lights! Even an adult develops a childish delight from this! There is also a small ice town, a wonderful arena tree, near which GRANDFATHES FROST work. Their tax is 200 rubles. Well, gorgeous grandfather! So powerful, 2 meters tall! There is a simpler one, the most bald one cost 50 rubles, who asked for his reindeer to feed) But we chose a poppy, fatter grandfather) Photos with him for 200 rubles you can take as much as you want on your device!

Also, prancing polar bears are moonlighting here) Really, they lit up there with hares)

The city administration did its best to make a real holiday.

Everything burns in the lights so much that it dazzles in the eyes! Music, aromas of grilled meat, screams of children who ride on the merry-go-rounds! Everything is crazy! There are a lot of Christmas trees, glowing deer, snowmen, a skating rink (already on Red Square), a fair, illumination of the first channel! Each tree is decorated with a garland. Near the GUM there are benches covered with white fur, baskets with spruce branches and cones! (I will tell you about GUM separately)