Moscow, the capital of Russia, was founded 8 centuries ago by Prince Yury Dolgoruky. Moscow is one of the largest cities in Europe. Its total area is about 900 square km. The population of the city is over 11 million people.
Twenty towers of the Kremlin wall were constructed in the end of the 17th century.
The main Kremlin tower, the Spasskaya Tower, has become the symbol of the country.
It has a famous clock; one can hear the clock on the radio.
The Kremlin walls represent a combination of churches and palaces, which are open to the public and are among the city's most popular tourist attractions.
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The best starting point of the tour around the city is Red Square, the central and the most beautiful squares in Moscow. It is a place of parades, meetings and demonstrations.
Here one can see St.Basil's cathedral, erected by architects Postnik and Barma to commemorate Russia's conquest of the Kazan Kingdom in 1552. There is a legend, that Ivan the Terrible blinded the architects Barma and Postnik, because he didn't want them to create another masterpiece.
Touirists can see the monument to Minin and Pozharsky designed by Ivan Martos in 1818 in memory of the Russian victory over the Polish invaders. On the monument you can read the following words: “To citizen Minin and prince Pozharsky from grateful Russia”.