GUM Department Store, Red Square

GUM Department Store, Red Square

Imperial clothing at the State Armoury

Imperial clothing in the State Armoury

In Imperial times, the cathedrals were a setting for state occasions such as coronations, The Kremlin

In the 1920s and 1930s new ballets which conformed to Revolutionary ideals were created for the Bolshoi

It burned down in 1805 and again in 1853

Ivan the Great bell tower - The Kremlin

Ivan the Great Bell Tower with the Assumption Belfry and annexe

Komsomolskaya metro designed by Aleksey Shchusev

Kremlin walls and towers

Kremlin walls and towers

Kremlin walls and towers

Kremlin walls and towers

Large mosaics like this decorate the walls symbolising aspects of Russian life