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Saint Basil's Cathedral
Photograph by Lyudmila Zinchenko/Agency.Photographer.ru
Visitors to Moscow get a view of Saint Basil's Cathedral silhouetted at dusk through the Iversky Gate (also called Resurrection Gate).
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Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
Photograph by Richard Nowitz
At the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, bronze and marble replicas of ancient Greek sculptures line the hall.
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Pushkin Museum Grand Staircase
Photograph by Alessandro Digaetano/Polaris
The grand staircase inside the Pushkin Museum, which houses the largest collection of European art in Moscow.
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Morning Ritual
Photograph by Jonathan Smith/LPI/Getty Images
A morning ritual in Moscow includes dusting Lenin's Mausoleum (also Lenin's Tomb), where Vladimir Lenin's body is on permanent display for the public to view.
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Central Pavillion
Photograph by Alessandro Digaetano/Polaris
The Central Pavillion glows at night at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre where hundreds of buildings have been dedicated to the achievements in industry and fields such as space, agriculture, atomic energy, and fishing.
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Kievskaya Metro Station
Photograph by Frans Lemmens/Getty Images
Passengers queue up to board a train at Kievskaya Metro station in Moscow.
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The Kremlin
Photograph by Abraham Nowitz
Lined along the banks of the Moscow River, each of the Kremlin's 20 towers has its own history.
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Red Square
Photograph by Heimo Aga
In Red Square—the city's most famous square—the one-domed Kazan Cathedral was destroyed under Joseph Stalin in 1936 and reconstructed to its original design in 1993.
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Upper Saint Peter Monastery
Photograph by Abraham Nowitz
Candles and natural light create a meditative mood in the Upper Saint Peter Monastery.
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Tsaritsyno Park
Photograph by Lyudmila Zinchenko/Agency.Photographer.ru
Visitors to Tsaritsyno Park snap photos of the Grand Palace, built as a summer residence for Catherine the Great.
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