Povarskaya (Cook) Street, Moscow
The street where the tsars' cooks lived, now the hub of Moscow's artistic community, with the Russian Academy of Music (the Gnesin Institute), and the Tsentralny Dom Literatorov (Central House of Writers) located here..
The street where the tsars' cooks lived, now the hub of Moscow's artistic community, with the Russian Academy of Music (the Gnesin Institute), and the Tsentralny Dom Literatorov (Central House of Writers) located here.
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About Povarskaya (Cook) Street
Povarskaya (Cook) Street and Nearby Sights on Map
New Arbat Street
Located near Old Arbat Street, this street offers a contrast from the touristy pedestrian-only thoroughfare
Patriarshi ponds area
There is only one pond left, but it is squared with buildings so it is quite peaceful here despite hectic Sadovoye Ring nearby
Church of the Ascension
Built to commemorate the birth of Ivan the Terrible, Kolomenskoye's Church of the Ascension upended the Byzantine style with its wooden conical tower, and proved to be a milestone in the history of Russian ecclesiastical architecture
Chaliapin House Museum
Home of Fyodor Chaliapin, one of the greatest opera singers of all time
Museum of Modern Art (Moscow)
It houses an impressive collection of 20th-century paintings and sculptures by Russian and foreign artists, including avant-garde art by Chagall, Kandinsky and Malevich
Chekhov House Museum
Furniture, photos and memorabilia belonging to Chekhov are on display here
Gogol House
Old Arbat Street
Walk down this kitschy street and don't forget to look at the small by-streets around the Arbat
Stanislavski Museum
The house where Konstantin Stanislavski, the propounder of method acting, lived
Tolstoy Memorial Museum
Displays manuscripts and photographs of Tolstoy and Moscow during his time