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1. Temple of the Holy Spirit Descent at the Danilovskoye Cemetery
2. Monument to Chernobyl Liquidators
3. Our Lady of Smolensk Novodevichy Convent
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,795 reviews
Located near the Moscow River, this peaceful retreat from the bustling city includes a spectacular 16th-century convent and a cemetery where many of the country's most famous writers, poets, politicians and public figures are buried.
Reviewed By israroz - Ra'anana, Israel
From the almost endless supply of tourist sites and places of interest in Moscow, the city of Moscow offers the visitors a wonderful site known as the "Our Lady of Smolensk Novodevichy Convent" which, in my humble opinion, is in the "opening quintet" of the sites that are absolutely mandatory to visit. Although over the past few years, including our days, parts of the convent are not open to the public because of the renovation and reconstruction works done by UNESCO, partial tours that are open to the public are not to be missed. The richness and splendor sprouting throughout the complex are incredible and must to be visited. The cemetery adjacent to the monastery site where many famous personalities from all walks of life of Russia / the Soviet Union are buried, is also an amazing tourist gem worth a visit on its own.
4. Graveyard of Fallen Monuments
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By hoya94 - Singapore, Singapore
This is a section of the Muzeon Park of Arts where there are many old artifacts from Soviet days as well as other works of art, mainly sculptures and statues. There are still many of these all over Russia (that is, they were not all taken down upon the collapse of the Soviet Union) but here is a place where you can see some representative ones, including ones of famous people from that era. If you have only a short time in Moscow, perhaps this place would not be at the top of my list, but if you've covered the major attractions and are looking to go a little deeper, it's worth a visit and well situated to combine with visits to other attractions.
5. Temple and Chapel of St. Seraphim of Sarov on Pokrovskiy Cemetery
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
6. Temple Resurrection at the Vagankovskoye Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
7. St. Nikolay Church at Preobrazhensk Cemetery
8. Vagankovskoye Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 53 reviews
Vagankovo Cemetery, established in 1771, is located in the Presnya district of Moscow. It started in the aftermath of the Moscow plague riot of 1771 outside the city proper, so as to prevent the contagion from spreading. Half a million people are estimated to have been buried at Vagankovo throughout its history.[1] As of 2010, the existing cemetery contains more than 100,000 graves.[1] The vast necropolis contains the mass graves from the Battle of Borodino, the Battle of Moscow, and the Khodynka Tragedy. It is the burial site for a number of people from the artistic and sports community of Russia and the old Soviet Union. During the Great Purge, alcohol-soused guards would execute weeping prisoners after they had dug their graves in the cemetery. The cemetery is served by several Orthodox churches constructed between 1819 and 1823 in the Muscovite version of the Empire style.
9. Danilovskoye Cemetery
10. Vvedenskoye Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By gentbrugg
The old Vvedenskoye cemetery in the Lefortovo historic district, dating back to the 17th and 18th century, under the shadow of powerful age-old trees is a very pleasant object for a walk, almost a shady park, only more interesting and meaningful. Almost the center of the city, many interesting sculptural and architectural monuments, many famous buried names... Most of the old graves that are found here are foreign. This is evidenced by numerous inscriptions on tombstones in other languages. And only after the revolution in the German cemetery began to be buried, in addition to foreigners, local citizens. Structurally, the cemetery has several parallel alleys and perpendicular "streets", usually divided into sections. The cemetery has two entrances. The first is from the Hospitalny val. It is easier to get to it from the Semyonovskaya metro station, just a few stops... The second entrance is from the Nalichnaya street - it is more convenient to get there from the Aviamotornaya metro station. Both entrances are decorated in a recognizable Gothic style. The brick wall framing the cemetery appeared in the 19th century. Next to the entrance from Nalichnaya street on the territory of the German cemetery there is a recently restored active Lutheran church of the mid-19th century, built by the famous architect M. Bykovsky. There are also ancestral chapels-tombs. Unfortunately, almost all of them are in poor condition and have been waiting for inclusion in a special list of Moscow's cultural heritage for years.
