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Created by WowMoscow Updated On: September 3, 2013
The Kitay-Gorod area is great for a walk to explore a mix of ancient times with a blend of Soviet and art noveau architecture. Kitay-Gorod is perhaps similar to Soho in London, or Mare in Paris.
Shopping Mall · Китай-город · 1025 tips and reviews
WowMoscow: Once you leave this lavish shopping area which used to be the most expensive even back in Soviet period for a day, we recommend you head to Lubyanka St. all the way through Nikolskaya St.
WowMoscow: Lubyanka is a home to one of the most controversial buildings of the Soviet era a former KGB building, which is now called Federal Security Service (FSB).
WowMoscow: Behind the Lubyanka building you can find a prerevolutionary mansion hosting the State Museum of Mayakovsky. Mayakovsky was a legendary soviet poet famous for praising Soviet culture in his poems.
WowMoscow: A science museum representing technological achievements of Soviet and Russian science and technology (Mon-Sun, 10 am — 6 pm). Continue walking in the direction of Maroseyka St.
WowMoscow: This area with its narrow side streets hides numerous restaurants and bars where you can dine and come back for a drink and dance later, like Propaganda (Пропаганда) or Solyanka (Солянка).