The Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin is the centre of Russian statehood, the residence of Russian tsars and hierarchies of the Russian Orthodox Church. Now it has been the residence of the President of the Russian Federation and his Administration since 1992. The Kremlin contains fine examples of Russian architecture of the 15th to 17th centuries and remains unique monuments of Russian culture and a symbol of Russian statehood.

The Kremlin Museum complex The complex consists of the Assumption Cathedral, the Cathedral of St.Michael the Archangel, the Church of the Deposition of the Virgin’s Robe, the Armoury Chamber, the Belfry and Bell Tower of Ivan the Great, the Senate and the Palace of Congress. The interiors of the cathedrals and old palaces are incredible: walls decorated with frescoes and gilded ornaments, ancient icons, collections of jewellery and armour or diamonds, precious stones and nuggets of gold.

Armoury Chamber The royal collection was housed on the spot from the 14th century. It developed in tandem with the Kremlin workshops, in which arms, precious metal and jewels, fine cloth and icons were fashioned for royal use. Peter the Great opened the collection as a museum. Today the museum displays religious objects, precious domestic artefacts and ambassadorial silver gifts, the tsars’ and tsarinas’ clothes, regalia, carriages and thrones.

Tretyakov Art Gallery The collection is band on that of the 19th century industrialist brothers Pavel and Sergey Tretyakov. World famous collection of Russian Art, the building and the first 1500 paintings were willed to Moscow by Pavel Tretyakov. Among the exhibits are the most famous Russian icons “The Virgin of Vladimir” early 12th century, Rublev’s “Holy Trinity”, masterpieces of Vasnetsov, Bryullov, A.Ivanov, Shubin and others.

Diamond Fund It is a precious collection housed in the building of the Kremlin Armoury. Most of the exhibition is made up of forearm-sized nuggets of gold. The centrepiece is Catherine the Great' s French-made crown and sceptre. The crown is made of almost 5000 diamonds. Her sceptre contains the 190-carat Orlov Diamond.

Pushkin Fine Art Museum In the centre of Moscow where the old Volkhonka Street makes a smooth curve, leaving aside a near bank of the Moskva River while affording a beautiful prospect to the city, a festive building always attracts attention: an architectural ensemble of Volkhonka, conceived and created at the turn of the century by one of the leading Moscow architects of that time - Roman Klein. This building houses State Fine Arts Museum named after Pushkin (former name – Fine Arts Museum of Moscow University). Today it is the second country museum after the Hermitage. There are thousands of exhibits in the museum: marble sarcophagus, "Hercules in Wine", Aphrodite's torso, vases from Corinth, beads, bracelets, and rings.

Novodevichy Convent The Novodevichy Convent is one of the city's most beautiful architectural ensemble, full of history and treasures. Grand Prince Vassili III founded the Novodevichy Convent, which was also known in the days of old as the Convent of the Smolensk Icon of Our Lady, in 1524 to commemorate the return of the city of Smolensk to Russia. The convent, built as a fortress in the bend of the Moscow River, became an important component of the capital's southern defence belt. The adjacent Novodevichy Cemetery is Moscow's most prestigious resting place after the Kremlin wall, containing the tombs of Khrushchev, Gogol, Chekhov, Bulgakov, Mayakovsky, Chaliapin, Stanislavsky, Eisenstein, Gromyko, Molotov, Tupolev and a mixed bag of many other Russian and Soviet notables. Glinka Museum of Music Culture Located in the 16-18th centuries mansion, the museum illustrates the history of Russian music and introduces the visitor to its various aspects: folklore, church and professional music (beginning to emerge in mid-18th century). Among the exhibits there is old church music, composers' autographs and belongings. One of the museum's rooms tells about the "Mighty Handful", a group of Russian composers (Mikhail Balakirev, Alexander Borodin, Modest Musorgsky, Nikolai Rymsky-Korsakov) who pulled together to promote their ideas about music. The museum was opened in 1912, in the former office of N.Rubinstein, the founder of the Moscow Conservatory.

Kolomenskoye Museum Estate It is located on the territory of the former summer residence of Russian Tsars. The architectural ensemble includes the famous Church of the Ascension of the 16th century built in the old Russian "tent" style. An open-air museum includes examples of Russian wooden architecture of the 17–18th centuries. The museum boasts the collection of icons, metalwork, tiles.

Kuskovo Museum Estate Ensemble originally owned by the Sheremetyev family. The estate was designed as a site for receptions, celebration and other festivities. More than 20 unique monuments of architecture with genius interiors have been presented including a Dutch Palace, an Italian museum, a Grotto, a Greenhouse, other.