Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge

The Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge is a concrete arch bridge that spans the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia, immediately east of the Kremlin. The bridge connects Red Square with Bolshaya Ordynka Street in Zamoskvorechye.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon.

Tsar Bell

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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 420 metres northwest of Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge.

Tsar Cannon

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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 490 metres northwest of Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge.

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 1¼ km north of Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Outskirts and Kitay-gorod.

Outskirts

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The Moscow Outskirts include areas from Moscow's 3rd Ring to Moscow Ring Road.

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.