The Red Square is considered the main square not only of Moscow itself, but of Russia as a whole. The Red Square together with the architectural objects located at it has been included into the UNESCO World Heritage list. This is a historical place, the center of city celebrations and most important state events.

The name of the square "red" ("krasnaya") comes from the Russian word for "beautiful" – this is how the medieval citizens saw their square. The Red Square is a pedestrian zone with a total area of about 25000 m2.

At present the following buildings are situated at the Red Square: Lobnoye Mesto – a monument of old Russian architecture, the monument to Minin and Pozharsky (the leaders of the volunteer army of the XVII century), the Mausoleum of Lenin, Pokrovsky Cathedral.

The Kremlin’s territory was extended just a little eastward at the end of the 15th century under Grand Prince Ivan III. Late in the 15th century, Moscow became the capital of the Russian centralized state. Ivan III, wishing to make the Kremlin match the sovereign residence of the Russia consolidated state, invited the best Russian and foreign architects to Moscow.

By the end of the 15th century, the new red brick Kremlin walls had been erected; whose total length was 2,235 m. Since then the territory taken up by the Kremlin has not changed, and the ensemble of the walls and towers become a lustrous adornment of the new Moscow fortress and one of the most recognizable symbol of Russia.

The Moscow Kremlin is an ensemble of historical monuments of Russian art.

The Kremlin is the heart of Moscow, the oldest spiritual and political center of Moscow and Russia.

The Grand Kremlin Palace occupies the dominating place in the ensemble of buildings inside the Kremlin. The palace was built in 1838–1849 under the Emperor Nicholas I.

The palace was built as the official imperial residence with a luxurious majestic interior environment. The halls were decorated with marble, moldings and gold plating, unique patterned parquet and sculptures. At present the Kremlin Palace is the official residence of V. Putin.

Since 2000 the official inaugurations of Russian presidents, the most important state ceremonies, receptions of foreign delegations, negotiations at the highest level have been held in the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The Moscow Kremlin was the spiritual center of the medieval Moscow state. The territory of the Moscow Kremlin holds unique monasteries, cathedrals, churches with miraculous icons, relicts of the saints and other holy objects of Orthodox Christianity. Among the famous cathedrals of the Kremlin one can name the Dormition Cathedral, the Annunciation Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Archangel, the Twelve Apostles Cathedral and Saint Basil's Cathedral.

The cathedrals of the Moscow Kremlin were used for the coronations of the throne successors, marriage ceremonies of the royal couples, baptising of the throne successors, elections of the metropolitan bishops and patriarchs.

Every cathedralis not only a unique monument of the Russian art, but also a holy object that believers address in their prayers.

Wishing to strengthen its positions in the world, the capital of the Moscow state was promoted as "the Third Rome", and according to the XVII century legend, Moscow had been built on 7 hills, like Rome and Constantinople.

The Sparrow hills are considered one of the famous seven hills. There used to be a big village called Vorobyevo, which was the residence of the grand princes and tsars for many years.

In the Soviet times the Sparrow hills were the place of the "Ilyich's village", i. e. houses for the highest party officials. Nowadays this place is famous for one of the highest buildings in the city – the main building of the Moscow state university, and the well-known view point, from where one can enjoy the widest and the most spectacular view on the city.

The Armory is the family museum of the Romanov dynasty. The collection of the museum includes not only unique antique armor, but also the imperial regalia, war trophies, precious tableware, domestic items of the tsars and the imperial family and many other valuable objects.

The history of the Armory goes back to the ancient times of Russian princes and tsars who valued greatly the armor that they had inherited from their ancestors. In 1511, Prince Vasily III founded a special Arsenal, which not only held the rich heirloom of many generations, but also was the place where battle and ceremonial armor was manufactured. For this purpose they gathered skillful metal, bone and wood carvers, goldsmiths, gold embroiderers to embroider banners, painters and icon painters who painted armor, banners, and the royal icons.

The treasures of the Moscow Armory are the examples of independent Russian art.