National historic museum

National historic museum is a museum in Moscow Oblast, Central Russia. National historic museum is situated near Tsar Cannon, as well as near the neighborhood Kitay-gorod.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bolshoi Theatre and Tsar Cannon.

Bolshoi Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Юрий Д.К., CC BY 4.0.

The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg. Bolshoi Theatre is situated 540 metres north of National historic museum.

Tsar Cannon

Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tsar Cannon 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. Tsar Cannon is situated 430 metres south of National historic museum.

Russian State Library

Library

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The Russian State Library is one of the three national libraries of Russia, located in Moscow. It is the largest library in the country, second largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Russian State Library is situated 660 metres southwest of National historic museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kitay-gorod and Moscow.

Kitay-gorod

Neighborhood

Photo: Matthäus Merian the Elder, Public domain.

Kitay-gorod, also referred to as the Great Possad in the 16th and 17th centuries, is a cultural and historical area within the central part of Moscow in Russia, defined by the remnants of now almost entirely razed fortifications, narrow streets and very densely built cityscape.

Moscow

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Since its founding in 1147, Moscow 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 Russian Federation, it has played a central role in the development of the largest country in the world.