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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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Podolsk
Moscow Oblast, Russia · Europe
About Podolsk
Podolsk sits on the route: 10 minutes from Dubrovitsy, 37km from Moscow Kremlin.
Podolsk is in Moscow Oblast, Russia, with about 180,000 people. The nearest town is Dubrovitsy, about 5 km away.
Podolsk (Russian: Подольск, IPA: [pɐˈdolʲsk]) is an industrial city, center of Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pakhra River (a tributary of the Moskva River). Its population is 314,934 (2021 census).
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Within an hour or so of Podolsk: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (36 km), St. Basil's Cathedral (37 km), Red Square (37 km), Moscow Kremlin (37 km).
Where is Podolsk?
Podolsk is in Moscow Oblast, Russia, about 5 km from Dubrovitsy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 179,400
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Moscow Oblast
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 55.4242, 37.5547
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Worth the detour from Podolsk
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
St. Basil's Cathedral
Russia's most recognizable building with its colorful onion domes on Moscow's Red Square.
37 km · about 40 min 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.
37 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Moscow Kremlin
A fortified complex at the heart of Moscow serving as the official residence of the President of Russia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
37 km · about 40 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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