St. Nicholas Gate

St. Nicholas Gate is a city gate in Moscow Oblast, Central Russia. St. Nicholas Gate is situated nearby to the memorial Monument to Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich, as well as near the art gallery Наследие.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bolshoi Theatre and Tsar Cannon.

Bolshoi Theatre

Theater building

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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 620 metres north of St. Nicholas Gate.

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 350 metres south of St. Nicholas Gate.

Tsar Bell

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tsar Bell, 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. Tsar Bell is situated 430 metres south of St. Nicholas Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moscow and Kitay-gorod.

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.

Kitay-gorod

Neighborhood

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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.