R@ptor in Russia: *** MOSCOW / Москва ***

R@ptor · #1 Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 11:18 PM**

Last August I finally made it to Russia for the first time where I spent 6.5 days in Moscow and 5.5 days in St. Petersburg.

Due to the fact that some people experienced problems in the past when one of my threads had more than 200 photos in a single post, I decided to split it up to three posts this time.

View from Patriarshy Most @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from my hotel room (Maxima Panorama Hotel) across Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Mayakovskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin @ Sunset by JH_1982, on Flickr

Clown Statue, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel Ukraina, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Manezhnaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbat Street, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Trubnaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University Reflection by JH_1982, on Flickr

Dorogomilovo District, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin Walls, Moscow City CBD & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour & Peter the Great Statue, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Triumphal Arch, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

State Historical Museum of Russia, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ivan the Great Bell Tower, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Belorusskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Resurrection Gate & State Historical Museum, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View across the Moskva River by JH_1982, on Flickr

Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Manezhnaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View along Ulitsa Balchug, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of the Annunciation, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Spasskaya Tower, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View across the Moskva River @ Night by JH_1982, on Flickr

City of Capitals Towers, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Gorky Park, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novodevichy Convent, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View across Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin Walls, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tragedy of Nations Monument & Great Patriotic War Museum, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Prospekt Mira Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour & Patriarshy Bridge, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya Ulitsa @ Night by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moskva River by JH_1982, on Flickr

Russian State Library, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kitay-gorod, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novokuznetskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ivan the Great Bell Tower, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Lubyanka Building, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Balchug, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novodevichy Convent, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral & Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moskva River by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kievskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

State Historical Museum of Russia, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Luzhnetsky Metrobridge & Academy of Sciences, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Slavyanskaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Triumphal Arch, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Bolshoi Theatre @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Military Parade, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Monument to Emperor Alexander II, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View across Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Victory Monument, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kudrinskaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbat Street, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin Walls, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novodevichy Convent, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View along Smolenskaya Ulitsa by JH_1982, on Flickr

Zaikonospassky Monastery, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moskva River @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Peter the Great Statue, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel National & Manezhnaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

The Upper Saviour’s Cathedral and Terem Churches, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View across Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tretyakovsky Proyezd, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Church of St. George on Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kamerskiy Pereulok @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Zamoskvorechye District, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel Ukraina, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Monument to the Warriors of the Anti-Nazi Coalition, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Belorusskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

State Historical Museum of Russia, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from Patriarshy Most @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Metropol Hotel, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Trubnaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novodevichy Convent, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Vorobyovy Gory Towers seen from the Victory Monument, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Yakaminskaya Naberezhnaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

R@ptor · #2 Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 11:19 PM**

White House, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of the Dormition, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ulitsa Kuznetsky Most, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novokuznetskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center seen from Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Balchug @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbat Street, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Troitskaya Tower & Kremlin Walls, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral & Spasskaya Tower, Mosocw by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hummer Limousine, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Zamoskvorechye District, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Rossiya Theatre & Pushkinskaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Presidential Regiment Guards Parade, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Resurrection Gate, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Buran model in Gorky Park, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Paveletskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ploshchad Revolyutsii, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

State Historical Museum @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Bridge of Kisses, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Nikolskaya Tower @ Sunset, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moskva River @ Night by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Dorogomilovo District, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kitay-gorod, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Great Patriotic War Museum, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin Walls, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novoslobodskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tretyakovsky Proyezd, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ulitsa Tverskaya @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbat Street, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Gorky Park, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novodevichy Convent, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Nativity Church at Putinki, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel Ukraina, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow Manege by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center seen from Nabarezhnaya Rostovskaya by JH_1982, on Flickr

Mayakovskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ilinskiy Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

MSU Library, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of the Dormition, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from Pushkinsky Pedestrian Bridge, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Metro Escalators, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novodevichy Convent, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Triumphal Arch, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tower 2000, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Manezhnaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Church of St. Maksim the Blessed, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov Monument, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Church of the Twelve Apostles, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kitay-gorod, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ilya Glazunov Gallery, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Vorobyovy Gory seen from the Victory Monument, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novokuznetskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbat Street, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour & Patriarshy Bridge, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

TSUM Central Department Store & Teatralnaya Ploshchad @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kudrinskaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Manezhnaya Square @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Church of St. George on Poklonnaya Hill & Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Sportivnaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Bogdan Khmelnitsky Pedestrian Bridge @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Zamoskvorechye District, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Manege Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kazan Cathedral, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moskva River @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbatskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin Walls, Moscow City CBD, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

State Historical Museum of Russia, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Spasskaya Tower & Kremlin Walls @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tretyakovsky Proyezd, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of the Annunciation, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Prospekt Mira Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Balchug, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kamerskiy Pereulok @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Resurrection Gate, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

R@ptor · #3 Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 11:20 PM**

Peter the Great Statue, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Belorusskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Balchug @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Victory Monument, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ivan the Great Bell Tower & Cathedral of the Dormition, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Pushkinskaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin @ Sunset by JH_1982, on Flickr

Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View across the Moskva River by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbat Street, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Manege Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novodevichy Convent, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Great Patriotic War Museum, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View across the Moskva River by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kievskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kitay-gorod, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ulitsa Vavarka, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of the Dormition, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Gorky Park, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Triumphal Arch, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Metro Station Entrance, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Spasskaya Tower, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow Manege by JH_1982, on Flickr

State Historical Museum of Russia, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Park Pobedy Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moskva River by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Metro Escalators, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel Ukraina, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novodevichy Convent, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of the Dormition, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Zamoskvorechye District, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

The Ritz-Carlton @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kudrinskaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Manezhnaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbatskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Teatralnaya Ploshchad, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel Ukraina, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kitay-gorod, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

White House, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin & Moskva River, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View across Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Dorogomilovo District, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbat Street, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

State Historical Museum of Russia, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Novokuznetskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Troitskaya Tower & Kremlin Walls, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Monument to Emperor Alexander II, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Gorky Park seen from Krymsky Bridge, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Barrikadnaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kremlin @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

State Historical Museum of Russia, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kievskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Teatralnaya Ploshchad, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kitay-gorod, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center seen from Victory Park by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moskva River by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow Manege by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral & Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Clown Statue, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Resurrection Gate, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour & Patriarshy Bridge, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel National & Manezhnaya Square, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

State Historical Museum of Russia @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Kitay-gorod, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow State University by JH_1982, on Flickr

Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Tverskaya, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Moscow International Business Center by JH_1982, on Flickr

Balchug, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Teatralnaya Ploshchad, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Cathedral of the Dormition, Kremlin, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

View from Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

GUM, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Hotel Ukraina, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Arbat Street, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

Saint Basil's Cathedral @ Night, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

NEXT STOP: Санкт-Петербург

Sapsan entering Leningradsky station, Moscow by JH_1982, on Flickr

ColDayMan · #4 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 2:21 AM**

Incredible.

Urbanguy · #5 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 2:32 AM**

Moscow's got some very beautiful buildings & architecture. Also, the International Business Center looks wicked as hell & futuristic looking from certain angles.

AJW · #6 Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 4:09 PM**

Einfach geil.

R@ptor · #7 Posted **Jun 22, 2013, 5:09 PM**

Thanks

JRinSoCal · #8 Posted **Jun 23, 2013, 3:37 PM**

Unbelievable set of pics. Moscow is such an amazing world-class city.

SLO · #9 Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 4:53 PM**

Incredible Raptor. Really enjoyed.

What were your impressions of the city and is it totally unique or comparable in any way to other great cities?

But, shhhhh keep it quite, dont want to get you in trouble with the KGB......

jg6544 · #10 Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 6:46 PM**

Good pictures.

Does anyone else think that the "Stalinist" skyscrapers (the state university and the defense ministry) vaguely resemble the Terminal Tower in Cleveland?

The interior of the G.U.M. complex looks like a slightly more rococo Houston Galleria.

SHiRO · #11 Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 9:54 PM**

Absolutely stunning!

R@ptor · #12 Posted **Jun 25, 2013, 9:22 PM**

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLO

What were your impressions of the city and is it totally unique or comparable in any way to other great cities?

Moscow has instantly become one of my favorite cities. It has still retained a bit of a 'Wild East' feeling, the architectural contrasts are interesting to say the least, the metro and all the monuments are stunning and the city itself absolutely enormous.

In a way it is certainly comparable to other major Eastern European cities such as Warsaw, although of course much bigger and most buildings and streets have a much more monumental size.

I was also surprised how multicultural Moscow is. Obviously there are tons of people from the former Soviet republics in Central Asia and the Caucasus, but there are also plenty of recent immigrants from Asia and Africa as well and Chinese seem to make up the largest tourist groups these days by far.

The safety situation has also improved dramatically since the 90s and I actually felt safer in Moscow than I do in Western European cities of comparable size such as London or Paris.

Unfortunately prices are also pretty much on a Western European level these days and in many cases even exceed those.

R@ptor · #13 Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 9:28 PM**

As an added bonus here's a HUGE panorama photo I took from Vorobyovy Gory

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View over Moscow from Vorobyovy Gory by JH_1982, on Flickr

SHiRO · #14 Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 9:55 PM**

Nice!

KevinFromTexas · #15 Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 3:47 AM**

Wow. Great pics! Moscow looks to be full of gems both old and new.

OhioGuy · #16 Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 4:20 AM**

Fantastic photo collection!

Austinlee · #17 Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 6:13 AM**

Amazing Moscow!!!!! Love the modern towers. (Finally

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FerrariEnzo · #18 Posted **Jul 11, 2013, 12:51 AM**

I wait in awe for Saint Petersburg...

Wolkenkratzerliebhab · #19 Posted **Jul 11, 2013, 1:53 AM**

A great post on a truly great city... thanks!

MplsTodd · #20 Posted **Jul 11, 2013, 4:32 PM**

Amazing Photos! Moscow looks like a jewel, with a great combination of historic buildings and cool modern towers. The Moscow International Business Ctr reminded me abit of Las Vegas City Center (which is one of my favorite mega-developments).
Also, nary a commie-block in sight! I guess those are all in the 'burbs, or have they been blown up like Pruit-Igoe and Cabrini-Green?