Luzhniki
District of Moscow
Moscow - Russia

Novodevichy Cemetery

For a cemetery in St. Petersburg, see Novodevichy Cemetery (Saint Petersburg) Novodevichy Cemetery (Russian: Новоде́вичье кла́дбище, Novodevichye kladbishche) is the most famous cemetery in Moscow. It lies next to the southern wall of the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist site. It should not be confused with the Novodevichy Cemetery in Saint Petersburg.

Located at 55.7247, 37.5542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Russia, Cemeteries in Moscow, Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery, 1898 establishments in Russia

Luzhniki Stadium

The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex (Russian: Большая спортивная арена Олимпийского комплекса Лужники) in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium, is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 89,318 seats, all covered (upgraded). The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium (Russian: Центральный стадион имени В. И. Ленина).

Located at 55.7156, 37.5536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Lebedev Physical Institute

The Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LPI RAS) (in Russian: Физический институт имени П. Н. Лебедева Российской академии наук), situated in Moscow, is one of the leading Russian research institutes specializing in physics. It is also one of the oldest research institutions in Russia: its history dates back to a collection of physics equipment established by Peter the Great in the Kunstkamera of Saint Petersburg in 1714.

Located at 55.6978, 37.5653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Steklov Institute of Mathematics

Steklov Institute of Mathematics or Steklov Mathematical Institute (Russian: Математический институт имени В. А. Стеклова) is a research institute based in Moscow, specialized in mathematics, and a part of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It was established April 24, 1934 by the decision of the General Assembly of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in Leningrad. The institute is named after Vladimir Andreevich Steklov.

Located at 55.6947, 37.5644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Lyubov Orlova

Lyubov Petrovna Orlova, was the first recognized star of Soviet cinema, famous theatre actress and a gifted singer. She was born to a family of Russian nobles in Zvenigorod near Moscow and grew up in Yaroslavl. When she was seven, Fyodor Shalyapin predicted her future as a famous actress. Orlova studied in Moscow Conservatory but did not graduate because she had to work to support her parents. Her first husband, a Soviet economist Andrei Berezin, was arrested in 1930.

Located at 55.7247, 37.5542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Russian film actresses, Soviet film actresses, People's Artists of the USSR, 1902 births, 1975 deaths, Deaths from pancreatic cancer, Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery

Rospatent

Rospatent is the Russian patent office. Its formal name is Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian: Федеральная служба по интеллектуальной собственности, Federalnaya sluzhba po intellektualnoi sobstvennosti) and its former name was "Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent)".

Located at 55.7314, 37.5514 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Economy of the Soviet Union, Patent offices, Russian intellectual property law

Novodevichy Convent

Novodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery (Russian: Новоде́вичий монасты́рь, Богоро́дице-Смоле́нский монасты́рь), is probably the best-known cloister of Moscow. Its name, sometimes translated as the New Maidens' Monastery, was devised to differ from an ancient maidens' convent within the Moscow Kremlin. Unlike other Moscow cloisters, it has remained virtually intact since the 17th century. In 2004, it was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Located at 55.7261, 37.5561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1524 establishments, 1680s architecture, Christian monasteries established in the 16th century, Monasteries in Moscow, Religious organizations established in the 1520s, Russian Orthodox monasteries, Baroque architecture in Russia, World Heritage Sites in Russia, Visitor attractions in Moscow, 1520s establishments in Russia

Sportivnaya (Moscow Metro)

Sportivnaya is a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line in Moscow, Russia. Named for the nearby Luzhniki sports complex, it opened in 1957. The architects were Nadezhda Bykova, I. Gokhar-Kharmandaryan, Ivan Taranov, and B. Cherepanov. Sportivnaya has white marble pylons with green marble accents and a ceiling of embossed asbestos-cement tiles rather than the usual plaster.

Located at 55.7235, 37.5645 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Vorobyovy Gory (Moscow Metro)

Vorobyovy Gory (Russian: Воробьёвы го́ры, lit. Sparrow Hills) is a Moscow Metro station. It is on the Sokolnicheskaya Line, between Universitet and Sportivnaya stations. Its name originates from a nearby elevated area literally translated as Sparrow Hills.

Located at 55.7103, 37.5593 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Studencheskaya (Moscow Metro)

Studencheskaya is a surface level station on the Filyovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It is located east of the Kiyevsky Rail Terminal, sandwiched between the railroad tracks and Kievskaya street. The station sits in a deeper cut than normal, so that the platforms are a full story below ground level. This puts the overhead vestibule level with the street, which unusually runs parallel to the station rather than over it.

Located at 55.7388, 37.5484 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Moscow Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1958, Filyovskaya Line

Luzhniki Palace of Sports

Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a sports palace in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700. In the past it was the host site of the world and European championships in ice hockey, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, boxing and other sports.

Located at 55.7224, 37.5475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Khamovniki District

Khamovniki District is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. Population: 103,016; 97,110. The district extends from Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge into Luzhniki bend of Moskva River; northern boundary with Arbat District follows Znamenka Street, Gogolevsky Boulevard, Sivtsev Vrazhek and Borodinsky Bridge. The district contains Pushkin Museum, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Devichye Pole medical campus, Novodevichy Convent and memorial cemetery, Luzhniki Stadium.

Located at 55.7261, 37.5711 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Khamovniki District, History of Moscow

Sparrow Hills

Sparrow Hills (Russian: Воробьёвы го́ры, Vorobyovy Gory), known as Lenin Hills (Ле́нинские го́ры, Leninskiye Gory) between 1935 and 1991, is a hill on the right bank of the Moskva River and one of highest points in Moscow, reaching a height of 220 m, or 60–70 m ( ) above the river level. The observation platform, which gives a good panoramic view of the city, is on a steep bank 85 m above the river, or 200 m above sea level.

Located at 55.71, 37.543 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Hills of Moscow

Sternberg Astronomical Institute

The Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Государственный астрономический институт имени Штернберга in Russian), also known as GAISh (ГАИШ), is a research institution in Moscow, Russia, a division of Moscow State University. The institute is named after astronomer Pavel Karlovich Shternberg. The asteroid 14789 GAISH was named in its honour.

Located at 55.7011, 37.5429 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Research institutes in Russia, Moscow State University, Astronomy institutes and departments, Research institutes in the Soviet Union

Druzhba Multipurpose Arena

The Druzhba Multipurpose Arena (Russian: Универсальный спортивный зал "Дружба") is an indoor arena in Moscow, Russia, part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. It was built in 1979, and the first competition held there was the finals of the 7th USSR Summer Spartakiad. It hosted volleyball preliminaries of the 1980 Summer Olympics and was a venue of the 1986 Goodwill Games. The capacity of the arena is for 3,500 people and is the regular home venue of WVC Dynamo Moscow Volleyball team.

Located at 55.7125, 37.5667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Olympic Pool, Moscow

The Olympic Pool, formerly Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium is an aquatics center that is part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia. It was opened in 1957 and renovated in 1980. The 10,500-seat venue hosted water polo events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. It also hosted events of the 1973 Summer Universiade, 15th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1986 Goodwill Games, Spartakiads of the Peoples of the USSR and others.

Located at 55.7131, 37.5581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Swimming venues in Russia, Sports venues built in the Soviet Union, Sports venues in Moscow, 1980 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic water polo venues

Minor Arena

The Minor Arena (formerly, of the Central Lenin Stadium; Russian: Малая спортивная арена) is an 8700-seat indoor arena that is part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia. The Arena was built in 1956 in the USSR. It hosted volleyball competitions during the 1980 Summer Olympics. It also hosted events of the 1973 Summer Universiade, 1986 Goodwill Games, Spartakiads of the Peoples of the USSR and others. The arena is the home arena of ice hockey club Dynamo Moscow since 2000.

Located at 55.7183, 37.5489 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Luzhniki Metro Bridge

Luzhniki Metro Bridge, also known as Metromost (Метромост), is a concrete two-level arch bridge carrying road and subway over the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia, connecting the city center with Sparrow Hills. The bridge houses Vorobyovy Gory, the only station of Moscow Metro located above water. Originally built in 1958 by V.G. Andreyev and N.N. Rudomasin, the bridge rapidly decayed and was rebuilt in 1997-2002.

Located at 55.7103, 37.5593 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Devichye Pole

Devichye Pole (Russian: Девичье Поле, Maidens' Field) is a historical medical campus, built in 1887-1897 in Khamovniki District of Moscow, Russia, to the master plan of Konstantin Bykovski. It is located between the Garden Ring and Novodevichy Convent. Originally the medical department of Moscow State University, it is now split between Moscow Medical Academy, Russian State Medical University and various state and private clinics.

Located at 55.7328, 37.57 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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MATHC

MSIIT - "Moscow State Institute for the Industry of Tourism n. a. Yuri Senkevich" (under the government of Moscow). Moscow State Institute for the Industry of Tourism n. a. Yuri Senkevich Московский Государственный Институт Индустрии Туризма имени Ю. А. Сенкевича {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=LOGO МАТГР. JPG|size=|sizedefault=frameless|alt=}}Established 1966Type PublicLocation Moscow, RussiaWebsite http://en. mgiit. ru/ MSIIT is the biggest academy for tourism in Moscow, Russia.

Located at 55.7333, 37.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Education in the Soviet Union, Education in Russia, Education in Moscow, Universities and colleges in Moscow

Natalya Sats Musical Theater

The Natalya Sats Musical Theater, formally known as the Moscow State Academic Children’s Music Theater Named After Natalya Sats, is a theater specializing in opera, ballet and dramatic productions for children. The world's first professional theater for children, it is perhaps best known internationally as the birthplace of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.

Located at 55.6963, 37.544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Embassy of Iraq in Moscow

The Embassy of Iraq in Moscow is the diplomatic mission of Iraq to Russia. The chancery is located at 12 Pogodinskaya Street (Russian: Погодинская ул. , 12) in the Khamovniki District of Moscow

Located at 55.7319, 37.5661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grigori Aleksandrov

Grigori Vasilyevich Aleksandrov or Alexandrov (Russian: Григо́рий Васи́льевич Алекса́ндров - original family name was Мормоненко or Mormonenko; 23 January 1903, Ekaterinburg – 16 December 1983, Moscow) was a prominent Soviet film director who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1947 and a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1973. He was awarded the Stalin Prizes for 1941 and 1950.

Located at 55.7247, 37.5542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1903 births, 1983 deaths, People from Yekaterinburg, Soviet film directors, Soviet screenwriters, People's Artists of the USSR, Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography faculty, Stalin Prize winners, Heroes of Socialist Labour, Recipients of the Order of the Red Star, Recipients of the Order of Lenin, three times, Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, three times, Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples, Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery

Universitetskaya Square

Universitetskaya Square is a big open space in front of the Moscow State University on Sparrow Hills in Ramenki district, in the southwest of Moscow. It is one of the biggest squares in the world, covering an area of approximately 130,000 m². The square was created during the construction of new territory of Moscow State University in 1949–1953 and got its name in 1956.

Located at 55.7066, 37.5374 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Squares in Moscow

Gagarinsky District, Moscow

Gagarinsky District, Moscow is an administrative district of South-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia.

Located at 55.7033, 37.5631 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Administrative divisions of Moscow