Jury Dolgoruky
The Statue of Yuriy Dolgorukiy is an equestrian statue which commemorates the founding of Moscow in 1147 by Yuriy Dolgorukiy. Dolgorukiy was the Grand Prince of the Kievan Rus' and a member of the Rurik dynasty.Photo: Derzsi Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: equestrian statue in Moscow, Russia
- Also known as: “Statue of Yuriy Dolgorukiy, Moscow”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bolshoi Theatre and Moscow Art Theatre School.
Bolshoi Theatre
Theater building
Moscow Art Theatre School
University
Photo: Vladimir OKC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moscow Art Theatre School is the studio school of the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre. It is a state educational institution that has existed since 1943. The initiator of the studio school was Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. Moscow Art Theatre School is situated 280 metres southeast of Jury Dolgoruky.
Russian State Library
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1¼ km south of Jury Dolgoruky.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tverskoy District and Kitay-gorod.
Tverskoy District
Suburb
Photo: Lesless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tverskoy District is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 75,378 ; 75,955 . The district extends from Kitai-gorod northwest to Belorussky and Savyolovsky Rail Terminals.
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.
Central-North
Photo: Lancrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moscow Central-North is the part of Central Moscow that's north of the Kremlin, east of Tverskaya Street, north of Pokrova Street, the area within the Boulevard Ring, Krasnoselsky south, Meshchansky south & Tverskoy South raions…
Jury Dolgoruky
- Categories: sculpture, monument, and historic site
- Location: Moscow Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.76181° or 55° 45′ 43″ northLongitude
37.61016° or 37° 36′ 37″ eastOpen location code
9G7VQJ66+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 253124200OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4343424
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Turkish—“Jury Dolgoruky” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Monumento de Georgo la Longbraka”
- German: “Juri-Dolgoruki-Denkmal”
- Persian: “مجسمه یوری دولگوروکی، مسکو”
- Russian: “Памятник Юрию Долгорукому”
- Russian: “Юрию Долгорукому”
- Spanish: “Estatua de Yuri Dolgoruki”
- Turkish: “Yuri Dolgoruki Heykeli”
- Turkish: “Yuriy Dolgorukiy Heykeli”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Управление делами Мэра и Правительства Москвы and Департамент по делам гражданской обороны, чрезвычайным ситуациям и пожарной безопасности города Москвы.
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