Khamovniki District

Khamovniki District is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 102,730 ; 97,110 . The district extends from Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge into the Luzhniki bend of Moskva River; northern boundary with Arbat District follows Znamenka Street, Gogolevsky Boulevard, Sivtsev Vrazhek and Borodinsky Bridge.

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Type: Suburb with 108,000 residents
Description: human settlement in Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia
Also known as: “Khamovniki” and “муниципальный округ Хамовники”
Address: Москва

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kiyevsky railway terminal and Russian State Library.

Kiyevsky railway terminal

Railway station

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Kiyevsky railway terminal also known as Moscow Kiyevskaya railway station is one of the nine railway terminals of Moscow, Russia. It is the only railway station in Moscow to have a frontage on the Moskva River.

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 3½ km northeast of Khamovniki District.

Wachtangow Theater

Theater building

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The Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre is a drama theatre in Moscow. It was founded in 1913 as the Student Drama Studio, headed by Yevgeny Vakhtangov. The official opening date of the 3rd Studio of the Moscow Art Theatre is considered to be November 13, 1921, on this day the play "The Miracle of St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central-West and Central-South.

Central-West

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Moscow Central-West is in Moscow also part of Central Moscow. There are Arbat East, Khamovniki North, Presnensky East, Tverskoy South - historic districts, located in the West from Tverskaya Street on the left bank of the Moskva River to the Garden Ring.

Central-South

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Moscow Central-South is in Moscow and also part of Central Moscow. There are Yakimanka North & Zamoskvoreche North - historic districts, located in the southern part of the center of Moscow on the right bank of the Moskva River to the Garden Ring.