May
7
Golden island
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Photo: Golden island Kremlin view.
The island is indeed golden. Without the quotes. It is this part of the island, between Sofiyskaya Naberezhnaya (Sofia embankment) and Bolotnaya Square. But for several years here only abandoned construction.
Hence the 150 metres to the Kremlin. You can look in the windows Grand Kremlin Palace (where at the time of writing these lines is held ceremony of inauguration of the third President of Russia D.A.Medvedev), or see the bell-ringers at the Ivan the Great Bell.
Оne day in the future.
Apr
8
Two minutes from The Kremlin
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Photo: Lebiagiy lane 1.
Feb
29
Patrol
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The mounted police patrols Alexandrovsky Garden.
Feb
23
The main gates of the country
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Borovitskie gates are located in a by-pass strelnitsa of Borovitskaya tower constructed in 1490 by Petro Antonio Soljario.
Above a gate, in a wall two dark cracks are visible - through them passed circuits of the elevating mechanism of the bridge. Yes-yes, as in films 
In masonry walls survived notches (grooves), which
dropped iron lattice.
But that was long time ago. After the fire of 1812 the bridge have broken and the river Neglinnuyu pipe buried in the ground. The reason for this “barbaric” treatment was unbearable stench.
Sewerage system did not exist, and in the river dumped all sewage.
In our times, there is no such kind of problems, but the river have left under Neglinnaya st. and Alexandrovsky Garden.
Jan
6
Tonight, not December 25, Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas!
Jerusalem, Georgian and Serbian Orthodox Church, together with the Russian Orthodox Church in the upcoming night from 6 to 7 January will celebrate Christmas .
You can see the top of the main Christmas tree of All Russia. It is established on Cathedral Square in the Kremlin.
Today fireworks will be in each court yard.
