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Photo: U.S. Department of State, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.How well do you know the historic, cultural, and architectural wonders of Russia's capital? Test your knowledge on Moscow's iconic landmarks, parks, and heritage.
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Lenin's body has been on display on Red Square since his death in 1924. At first it lay in a wooden mausoleum; the famous red granite building was finished in 1930. Specialized scientists maintain the body using biochemical methods, a process that has kept it preserved for a century.
Photo: Staron, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi Ballet is one of the oldest and most prestigious ballet companies in the world. It rose to global prominence in the 20th century with legendary dancers like Maya Plisetskaya.
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The Tretyakov Gallery started as the private collection of merchant Pavel Tretyakov, who gifted it to the city in 1892. It contains iconic masterpieces such as Valentin Serov's 'Girl with Peaches'.
Photo: A.Savin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The Tsar Bell is the largest bell ever cast, weighing over 200 tons. It cracked during a major fire in 1737 before it was ever rung, and the broken slab alone weighs 11.5 tons.
Photo: Presidential Press and Information Office, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
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Ploshchad Revolyutsii station is famous for its 76 bronze sculptures. Muscovites and tourists frequently rub the nose of the bronze frontier guard's dog for good luck, making the metal shine brightly.
Photo: A.Savin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The university was founded in 1755 thanks to the scientist Mikhail Lomonosov and the statesman Ivan Shuvalov, and it is one of Russia's oldest. Its huge main building on Sparrow Hills was the tallest building in Europe until 1990.
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Okroshka is a refreshing cold soup perfect for hot Moscow summers. It features finely diced cucumbers, radishes, boiled potatoes, eggs, and herbs, mixed with fermented kvass or tangy kefir.
Photo: Pannet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Seven Sisters are a group of seven skyscrapers designed in the Stalinist style, combining Russian Baroque and Gothic elements. They include the main building of Moscow State University and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Photo: I.s.kopytov, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Yauza starts in the Losiny Ostrov forest park just outside Moscow and meanders through the city before joining the Moskva near the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building. It is even mentioned in the old chronicle story of how Moscow was founded in the 1150s.
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Gorky Park, officially named after Maxim Gorky, is Moscow's premier amusement and leisure park. In the winter, its pathways are flooded to create one of the largest ice-skating rinks in Europe.
Photo: A.Savin, Wikimedia Commons, FAL.
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