Moscow, Third Rome

Moscow, Third Rome

Moscow (Russian: Москва, Moskva) is the capital of Russia and the largest city in terms of population, and entities of the Russian Federation. Moscow center of politics, economy, culture, religion, finance, education and transportation in Russia and is considered a global city. , The seventh largest city by population. The population of Moscow (as of January 2010) 10,562,099 people.

Located on the Moscow River in the Central Federal District in the European region of Russia. Moscow is situated on the junction of three geological platforms.Historically, the capital of the Soviet Union, Russian Empire (for three years from 1728 to 1730), Czarist Russia, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. They site Kremlin Moscow, one of the world heritage sites in the city, which serves as a home of Russian President. Russian parliament (Duma and the Federation Council) and the government Alrossia fall in the city as well.

Moscow is a major economic center. It contains many of the scientific and educational institutions, and many sports facilities as well. It possesses a complex transport system that includes four international airports, nine railway stations, subway system and the second busiest in the world (after Tokyo), which is known With its architectural and artistic works. Metro is the subway more crowded the individual operator in the world.

Over time, the city gained a variety of aliases, most of them refers to its preeminent position in the life of the nation: Third Rome (Третий Рим), white rock (Белокаменная), the first throne (Первопрестольная), forty forty (Сорок Сороков).

Parks and monuments

"Friendship between Peoples" fountain in Russian Exhibition Center.
Tasaretsino park and palace.
Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye, the site of UNESCO's World Heritage
Ostankono Palace.
Moscow Zoo.

There are 96 parks, 18 park in Moscow, equivalent to 4 botanical gardens. There are also 450 square kilometers (174 square miles) of the green logic is 100 square kilometers (39 square miles) of forest.  Moscow city green if Mqrntha with other cities in Eastern Europe and America. There are average 27 sqm (290 sq ft) of parks per person in Moscow, Mqrnta with 6 in Paris, 7.5 in London and 8.6 in New York. 

Central Park of Culture and Rest, which is named as Maxim Gorky, was established in 1928. The main area (689,000 square meters) on the Moskva River is made up of platforms Merfoat, areas for children (including that of the control pools of water with boats and water bicycles), dancing, tennis courts, and other sports facilities. It's next to the garden Nescochwi (408,000 square meters), the oldest park in Moscow residence and place of the old Emperor, who Bmdj the fact that three pieces of land after the eighteenth century. Green park where the theater, one of the largest stands open in Europe, his ability to expand to 15 thousand people.

Azmailovski park, established in 1931 is one of one of the largest parks in the world with civil Richmond Park in London. Equivalent to 15.34 square kilometers quarter (5.92 square miles) is six times larger than Central Park in New York.
Sokolniki Park, named to the sport of hunting falcon that were practiced there in the past, is one of one of the oldest parks in Moscow and an area of ​​6 km square (2 square miles). There is a large fountain in the center and corridors of trees, maple and elm. Maze made up of green corridors is located after the blessings of deer in the park.

Park Ocna Ostroff National (Park "Elk Island" National), with an area of ​​more than 116 square kilometers (45 sq mi), is located next to Sokolniki Park was the first Russian national Menzah. It is also known as the "Tiga City" because of the presence of deer in it.

Garden plants of the Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1945 and is the largest in Europe. that it covers an area of ​​3.61 square kilometers (1.39 square miles) and is located near the exhibition center and the Russian has an exhibition consists of twenty thousand species of plants from sites posting program of the world as well as from laboratory research. Also contains 20000 of Todr shrubs roses, and oak forest with average age of trees exceeding 100 years, and the house of glass area of ​​5000 square meters.

Russian Exhibition Centre (Всероссийский выставочный центр), formerly known as the Federal Agricultural Fair total exhibition and also the achievements of the national economy although its official name "Permanent Trade Fair", is actually one of the most prominent example of the Stalinist era of architecture. Extends between large areas of the amusement park dozens of detailed wings, each of which represents either a branch of Soviet industry, science or one of the republics of the Soviet Union. Despite the fact that during the nineties, was, for some still misused as a huge shopping (leased most of the wings of small companies), but still includes architectural landmarks, including two fountains huge (flower stone and friendship between peoples), and Cinema 360 degree panoramic.

Known Lilac Park, which was founded in 1958, Bmardh of sculptures and supplied large.

Moscow has always been a famous destination for tourists. Some tourist sites known better include the site UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow Kremlin and Red Square,  which was built between centuries 14 and 17.  Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye, which dates back to 1532, is also the site UNESCO World Heritage Site, Point tourist other
Site last shook the famous Moscow Zoo, Garden contains more than a thousand species of animals and 6500 sample. Each year 1.2 million people visit the park.