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St. Basil's Cathedral
Russia's most recognizable building with its colorful onion domes on Moscow's Red Square.
0 km · about 5 min drive
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Moscow
Moscow, Russia · Europe
About Moscow
Moscow is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Taganskiy, right by St. Basil's Cathedral.
Moscow is in Russia, with about 10 million people. The nearest town is Taganskiy, about 4 km away.
The Moscow Governorate was a province (guberniya) of the Tsardom of Russia, and the Russian Empire. It was bordered by Tver Governorate to the north, Vladimir Governorate to the northeast, Ryazan Governorate to the southeast, Tula Governorate to the south, Kaluga Governorate to the southwest, and Smolensk GovernorateRead more
to the west. Moscow Governorate consisted of an area of 33,272.84 square kilometres (12,846.72 mi2) and a population of 2,430,581 in 1897. Its capital was in Moscow.
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What is there to see near Moscow?
Within an hour or so of Moscow: St. Basil's Cathedral (0 km), Red Square (0 km), Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (1 km).
Where is Moscow?
Moscow is in Moscow, Russia, about 4 km from Taganskiy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,381,222
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Moscow
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 55.7520, 37.6178
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Worth the detour from Moscow
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Red Square
Vast central square in Moscow flanked by the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, and the GUM department store.
0 km · about 5 min drive
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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world in central Moscow, demolished by Stalin and rebuilt in the 1990s.
1 km · about 5 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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