1.Red Square, Moscow, Russia Red Square, Moscow, Russia .. Built directly east of the Kremlin, Moscow’s historic fortress and the center...
1.Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Red Square, Moscow, Russia .. Built directly east of the Kremlin, Moscow’s historic fortress and the center of the Russian government, Red Square is home to some of the country’s most distinctive and important landmarks. Its origins date to the late 15th century, when the Muscovite prince Ivan III (Ivan the Great) expanded the Kremlin to reflect Moscow’s growing power and influence.
Red Square, Moscow, Russia .. Built directly east of the Kremlin, Moscow’s historic fortress and the center of the Russian government, Red Square is home to some of the country’s most distinctive and important landmarks. Its origins date to the late 15th century, when the Muscovite prince Ivan III (Ivan the Great) expanded the Kremlin to reflect Moscow’s growing power and influence.
2. Qolsharif Mosque, Kazan Kremlin, Kazan, Russia
In the 16th Century prior to the invasion of Kazan a mosque stood here which was named after its leading teacher Qol Sharif. Qol Sharif died alongside his students trying to save the mosque from the Tsar’s forces, but unfortunately it was destroyed in 1522 and for centuries the site remained empty. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, with the help of many other counties including Saudi Arabia and UAE, the mosque was rebuilt, albeit in a modern style. The impressive new mosque was finally inaugurated in 2005 when Kazan celebrated its millennium and now stands as a prominent symbol of the city, rightly recognised as one of Kazan’s most worthy sights as well as Europe’s largest mosque. The Qol Sharif largely functions as a museum although thousands of Muslims do gather here to pray on major religious holidays.
3. Royal Palace and park in Petergof, St.Petersburg, Russia
5. River in Satka, Russia
Satka, Russia … Rich fall colors line the banks of a quiet river in Satka, Russia. The small town is on the western slope of the Ural Mountains, which mark the geographical divide between Europe (to the west) and Asia (to the east).
6. The Church of the Transfiguration of Our Saviour, Kizhi Island, Russia
The Church of the Transfiguration on the Island of Kizhi in Russia has 22 onion domes covered with hundreds of aspen shingles.
7. Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia
8. Mount Elbrus, Russia
9. State Hermitage Museum – St. Petersburg, Russia
10. St. Basil’s Cathedral in winter, Moscow, Russia
The Grand Palace at Peterhof was designed to be the centerpiece of Peter the Great’s “Russian Versaille“. Around 1720, the Tsar gave up on attempts to establish his court at Strelna, mainly because the boggy ground proved entirely unsuitable for the canals and fountains that he envisioned. Moving his attentions further east to Peterhof, the Tsar began to draw up his own plans for the grounds and palace. Work had already begun on a modest palace, designed by Jean-Baptiste Le Blond, in 1714, and that building was completed in 1721.
4. Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
The oldest and deepest freshwater lake on the planet with unique, untouched flora, fauna and tasty omuls which the locals catch and then cure by smoking.
Walking along the area’s ecological routes and communicating with the locals who are untouched by civilisation will help you immerse yourself in nature. You can also visit an inhabitable Buryat yurt.
6. The Church of the Transfiguration of Our Saviour, Kizhi Island, Russia
7. Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia
Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia, breathtaking as all of them are in Russia! The Grand Kremlin Palace was built on orders from Tsar Nicholas I in the mid-19th Century. The architects outdid themselves!
Mount Elbrus is located in the Caucasus Mountain Range in Southern Russia. At 5,642 meters (18,510 ft), Elbrus is included as one of the Seven Summits, the highest summits on each of the planet’s seven continents, attracting both experienced and novice mountain climbers. While the mountain was formed from a volcano, it is considered dormant, with no recorded eruptions. A cable car system can take visitors as high as 3,800 meters (12,500 ft), facilitating ascents to the summit.
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Founded by Catherine the Great in 1794. [Watch “The Russian Ark,” it’s an amazing, gorgeous history of Russia in one take throughout the Hermitage]
