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Moscow

The Novodevichij Convent, one ofthe first places we visited in Moscow, is one of the oldest religious institutions in the city, having been started in the 15th century. Right: A view of the Novodevichij Convent

Left: Moscow University Tower, at 790 feet the tallest of seven towers known as Stalin's Seven Sisters. Above: The Moscow Metro.

Right: A classic view of St Basil's Cathedral in Red Square. Above: The famous GUM Glavnyi Universalnyi Magazindepartment store on Red Square now houses many individual retailers selling internationally known brands in a building of fountains, arcades and three floors of shopping.

Above: The rear of St Basil's Cathedral with the Kremlin Walls and one of the Kremlin towers in the background.

Above: Ivan the Great's Bell Tower in the Kremlin is 265 feet high and has 21 bells, the largest weighing 64 tons.

Above: Changing the Guard at the Kremlin.

Above: The Cathedral of the Assumption is one of several cathedrals within the Kremlin Walls. Tsars were enthroned in this cathedral and later emperors were crowned here.

Above: The Cathedral of the Annunciation was the private church of the tsars where they were christened and married. Behind the cathedral the Great Kremlin Palace can be seen and to the right is the Palace of Facets.

Above: The Tsar Cannon cast in 1586 for Tsar Fyodor, son of Ivan the Terrible, is one of the largest cannon ever made.

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