Alexander’s garden

Alexander Gardens was one of the first urban public parks in , Russia. The park comprises three separate gardens, which stretch along all the length of the western Kremlin wall for 865 metres between the building of the Moscow Manege and the Kremlin.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: urban public park in Moscow, Russia
  • Also known as: “Alexander Garden” and “Alexandergarten”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Russian State Library and Tsar Cannon.

Library
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The is one of the three national libraries of , located in . It is the largest library in the country, second largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world.

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The is a large early modern period artillery piece on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. It is a monument of Russian artillery casting art, cast in bronze in 1586 in Moscow, by the Russian master bronze caster Andrey Chokhov.

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The , also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, Tsar Kolokol III, or Royal Bell, is a 6.14-metre-tall, 6.6-metre-diameter bell on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moscow and Outskirts.

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Since its founding in 1147, has been at the crossroads of history as the capital of empires and a frequent target for invaders. As the capital of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and, today, the Federation, it has played a central role in the development of the largest country in the world.

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The Moscow include areas from 's 3rd Ring to Moscow Ring Road.

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Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug, is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of , . Population: 772,258 ; 741,967 ; 701,353 .

Alexander’s garden

Latitude
55.7524° or 55° 45′ 9″ north
Longitude
37.6138° or 37° 36′ 50″ east
Elevation
138 metres (453 feet)
Open location code
9G7VQJ27+XG
Geo­Names ID
6956691
Wiki­data ID
Q1472498
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Alexander’s garden” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ալեքսանդրի այգի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Aleksandr Bağı”
  • Belarusian: “Аляксандраўскі сад”
  • Cebuano: “Alexandergarten”
  • Chinese: “亚历山大公园”
  • Chinese: “亞歷山大公園”
  • Danish: “Alexandergarten”
  • Danish: “Alexanderhaven”
  • Dutch: “Aleksandrovskiy sad”
  • Esperanto: “Aleksandra ĝardeno”
  • Esperanto: “Aleksandrova Ĝardeno”
  • French: “jardin Alexandre”
  • French: “Jardin Alexandre”
  • French: “Jardin Alexandrovski”
  • French: “Jardin d’Alexandre”
  • Georgian: “ალექსანდრეს ბაღი”
  • Georgian: “მოსკოვის ალექსანდროვის ბაღი”
  • German: “Alexander-Garten”
  • German: “Alexandergarten”
  • Hebrew: “גן אלכסנדר”
  • Hungarian: “Alekszandrovszkij szad”
  • Hungarian: “Sándor kert”
  • Hungarian: “Александровский сад”
  • Italian: “giardini di Alessandro”
  • Italian: “Giardini di Alessandro”
  • Japanese: “アレキサンダー庭園”
  • Japanese: “アレクサンドル庭園”
  • Korean: “알렉산드롭스키 정원”
  • Latvian: “Aleksandra dārzs”
  • Macedonian: “Александрова градина”
  • Malay: “Taman Alexander”
  • Malayalam: “അലക്സാണ്ടർ പൂന്തോട്ടം”
  • Polish: “Ogród Aleksandrowski”
  • Polish: “Park Aleksandrowski w Moskwie”
  • Portuguese: “Jardim de Alexandre”
  • Russian: “Александровский сад в Кремле”
  • Russian: “Александровский сад в Москве”
  • Russian: “Александровский сад в Московском Кремле”
  • Russian: “Александровский сад”
  • Russian: “Московский Александровский сад”
  • Serbian: “Александрова башта”
  • Slovenian: “Aleksandrov park”
  • Spanish: “Jardines de Alejandro”
  • Swedish: “Alexanderträdgården”
  • Tatar: “Александр бакчасы”
  • Thai: “สวนอเล็กซานเดอร์”
  • Turkish: “Aleksandr Bahçesi”
  • Turkish: “Alexander Bahçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Олександрівський сад”
  • Vietnamese: “Vườn Aleksander”
  • Vietnamese: “Vườn Aleksandr”

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