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St.Basils Cathedral was built in 1551-1561 after the great victory over the Kazan kingdom. The cathedral was built by the architects Barma and Postnik. Its architecture is very unusual: eight churches placed around the tallest ninth church. You can see nine beautifully painted cupolas and thick walls.

Lobnoye Mesto is a platform of white stone constructed in the16th century. The tzars orders were read from it.It was also used as a place for execution.

The Spasskaya Tower is the tallest tower of the Kremlin The Spasskaya Tower is the tallest tower of the Kremlin . It is one of the symbols of Moscow. The Kremlin clock was made in the 16th ch century.

The Lenin Mausoleum is in the centre of Red Square by the Kremlin wall The Lenin Mausoleum is in the centre of Red Square by the Kremlin wall. It was built in 1924. At first it was made of wood now it is built of stone brick marble and granite

The State History Museum was opened in 1883 The State History Museum was opened in 1883. It has a rich collection of documents drawings pictures and maps showing the country’s past. There are a lot of materials about Russia’s great people in the museum.

Russian souvenirs as Matryoshka and caviar Russian souvenirs as Matryoshka and caviar. Some tourists are more interested in dolls, beautifully painted mugs, plates and spoons from the village of Kohkhloma and Palekh boxes. Those who have more money buy amber, furs, art books badges, T-shirts and Russian ushankahats

Perhaps the greatest Russian love is tea Perhaps the greatest Russian love is tea. It’s drunk without milk and is often served with homemade jam (varienye), baranki (circle of dry pasry) and pirozhki (baked pastry with some filling). Russian-style tea is a special ceremony when people sit around a table and drink hot strong tea with slice of lemon either from cups or from glasses in glassholder The main dishes of the traditional menu are pancakes with honey, caviar or sour cream, different soups(like shchi and borshch),pelmycni served with mustard, butter, vinegar or sour cream . Russian people eat bread with nearly every meal.