The most beautiful places in Russia

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Russia - a country amazingly beautiful and diverse. On its vast territory collected a lot of interesting places: historic monuments of ancient Slavs, architectural ensembles of the Middle Ages, palaces and estates of the royal era; vast number of monasteries, temples and churches; tremendous diversity of unique natural features - lakes, forests, mountains, caves, glaciers, valleys, geological formations, geysers, etc.

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1. The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin - the pride of Russia, one of the most famous and oldest of its landmarks, political, historical, artistic, spiritual and religious center of the capital. The Kremlin is a triangle irregularly shaped area of 27.5 hectares between the Moscow River, Alexander Garden and Red Square.

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2. Peterhof The most beautiful place in Russia, in the opinion of many Russians and visitors, is a palace and park ensemble of Peterhof , nestled on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland near St. Petersburg. The main attraction of Peterhof - its famous beautiful fountains, attracts many visitors this place. In the Upper park built 5 fountains at the bottom - the world's largest fountain complex, located in an area of 100 hectares. One of the most famous fountains of Peterhof - "Samson tearing the lion's mouth." 1802

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3. Kizhi Museum Kizhi - one of the most beautiful and well-known in Russia and abroad-air museums of Orthodoxy. The place is located on the Kizhi island on Lake Onega in Karelia. Kizhi consists of two towers and churches XVIII-XIX centuries., Surrounded by traditional graveyards single fence .

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4. Nature Reserve Krasnoyarsk posts Reserve Krasnoyarsk posts located on the bank of the Yenisei in the spurs of the Eastern Sayan . The heart of this beautiful place - the rock of syenite , gray-pink stone of volcanic origin, which dominate the taiga to 60-90 m. Under the influence of natural factors of erosion over the years, the rocks took strange shapes, for which he received his name. Since 1925 Krasnoyarsk posts in Russia received the status of a natural reserve

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5. Catherine Palace Great Catherine Palace in Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoye Selo ) near St. Petersburg - one of the most beautiful and largest palaces in Russia. The building in baroque style was started by order of Catherine I in 1717. Facade of the palace was decorated with the Atlanteans , caryatids and other moldings Rastrelli .

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6. lake Baikal Lake Baikal - one of the most famous and beautiful places in Russia, it is located in Eastern Siberia. It is the deepest lake in the world, the largest natural reservoir of fresh water, sea referred to by locals for its size . Baikal has a crescent shape length is 636 km and its width varies between 25-80 km, the maximum depth of the lake - more than 1500 km. It feeds the lake from nearly 300 streams and rivers, it implies that they are only one river - Angara. The lake is about 2,500 varieties and species of animals and plants. Around the lake and its islands are located many other monuments of culture, architecture and natural beautiful places in Russia - Rock Shaman Rock, Sandy Bay, Cape Burhan on Olkhon Island, etc.

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7. The Valley of Geysers Valley of Geysers - the only geyser field in Russia and Eurasia, one of the largest such sites in the world, located in the Kronotsky State Biosphere Reserve in Kamchatka. Area geyser field is more than 2 km 2, which come to the surface about 20 large geysers and many hot springs emitting hot water or steam. Chast Geyser Valley a few years ago was covered with a large mudflow, but gradually her lovely image is restored. This place is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of a natural object "Volcanoes of Kamchatka".