Chess museum
Chess museum is a museum in Moscow Oblast, Central Russia. Chess museum is situated nearby to the art gallery Moscow Museum of Modern Art (separate building), as well as near Хрустальная часовня.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: chess museum in Khamovniki District, Russia
- Also known as: “Музей шахмат Российской шахматной федерации”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Russian State Library and Bolshoi Theatre.
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 710 metres northeast of Chess museum.
Bolshoi Theatre
Theater building
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2 km northeast of Chess museum.
Vyazemskiy-Dolgorukiy estate
Photo: Shakko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vyazemskiy-Dolgorukiy estate is situated 160 metres east of Chess museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central-West and Arbat.
Central-West
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Arbat
Suburb
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbat Street, mainly referred to in English as the Arbat, is a pedestrian street about one kilometer long in the historical centre of Moscow, Russia. The Arbat has existed since at least the 15th century, which makes it one of the oldest surviving streets of the Russian capital.
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.
Chess museum
- Categories: chess museum, architectural landmark, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Moscow Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
55.74779° or 55° 44′ 52″ northLongitude
37.60043° or 37° 36′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9G7VPJX2+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 3794298653OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q18785984
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Russian—“Chess museum” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Muzeo de Ŝako”
- French: “musée du jeu d’échecs”
- French: “Musée du jeu d’échecs”
- Russian: “Музей шахмат”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moscow Museum of Modern Art (separate building) and Хрустальная часовня.
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