Together with the philologist, local historian and teacher YuliaRapoport we have collected 5 fascinating routes around Moscow, which will turn any walk into a fascinating journey through unknown facts about our capital.Photo: iStock/Gettyimages.ru

Route 1: "Around the Kremlin"

VOSKRESENSKIYE VOROTA – GEORGE THE VICTORIOUS – IVAN THE GREAT BELL TOWER – ARCHANGEL CATHEDRAL – ASSUMPTION CATHEDRAL – ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL – TSAR BELL – TSAR CANNONBALL – BOROVITSKAYA SQUAREPhoto: Clever PublishingInteresting facts to tell the child on this route.

  • To get to Red Square, you must passthrough the Resurrection Gate. A small chapel is attached to them. And the gate was named this way because from the side of the Red Square the icon “The Resurrection of Christ” was strengthened on them.
  • Try counting with your child how muchImages of St. George the Victorious is located near the Kremlin. Ask why there are so many of them here. The fact is that St. George the Victorious is a symbol of Moscow, its coat of arms. It turns out that the name George is an old version of the name Yuri. Namely, Yuri was the name of the prince who built the very first wooden fortress on the bank of the Moskva River. It turns out that Moscow was built by George! And another Georgy - Zhukov - after a few centuries did a lot to save not only Moscow, but the whole country from the Nazis. For this, he and a monument near the Resurrection Gate.
  • On the top of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower there are 34 bells. From there, offers a wonderful view of Moscow.
  • And here is the Tsar Cannon, the largest in our country. She is almost 500 years old! They made this bombard specially for the defense of the Kremlin: it had to fire at enemies with huge stone cores. True, for five centuries, she made just one shot ...
  • Opposite the Borovitskaya Tower, on Starovagankovskythe hill stands one of the most beautiful Moscow houses. By the name of the first owner he is called the Pashkov House. What is he famous for? It was built on a hill, and the owners could look at the towers and cathedrals from the top down!

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