This document provides photos and descriptions of landmarks located around Red Square in Moscow, Russia. It explains that St. Basil's Cathedral was built and finished in 1561 under Ivan IV. It also describes the Minin and Pozharsky monument, the Senate Building, Gum Shopping Center, Lenin's Mausoleum, Kazan Cathedral, and Lobnoye Mesto. Additionally, it notes that Red Square gets its name from the Russian word for "red" which also meant "beautiful" and "sacred", not because of communism as some tourists believed.

2. St Basil Cathedral, built by Ivan IV, finished in 1561

4. St Basil´s interior

5. St Basil´s icons

7. View of Red Square from St Basil

8. Minin and Pozharsky monument (sculptor Ivan Martos)

9. At the left Kremlin´s wall, behind Senate Building, at the back Museum of History

11. Red Square and Spasskaya Tower

13. Gum Shopping Center

15. Inside a colorful shopping

17. Senate Building, behind Red Square´s walls

18. Soldier, at the back Lenin´s Mausoleum and Senate Building

19. The square is being closed at the public

20. At the café outside the Gum Shopping Center, only place I was allowed to stay

21. To take this “Oficial Photo” , the square has been evacuated

24. At the back, Voskresensky (Resurrection) Gate

25. Closer view of the History Museum

26. Upper towers of Voskresensky (Resurrection) Gate

27. The icon of Christ's Resurrection was placed above the gate. Thus it became known as the Resurrection´s
Gate

29. Kazan cathedral, situated at the entrance of Red Square

30. Inside, ortodoxian ambience

32. Last photo taken at the side of St. Basil,
at the right is Lobnoye Mesto, known as “Place of Skuls”, built in brick in 1598

33. https://www.youtube.com/user/nikkitta8
By María
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Music: Epic Russian Music (Mix) .
Red is beautiful
When Moscow was the heart of the Soviet empire, many
tourists believed that Red Square was, as the Red Army,
named because the advent of communism in Russia!
No!
Red Square, means nearly six centuries of Russian
history, owns its name simply at the fact that the Russian
word "red", "beautiful" and "sacred" were one. Even
today, in every house, the place where the icons are
placed is traditionally called the "red corner"