Tverskaya Street, A Boulevard of Grandeur and Festivity

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Tverskaya Street, Moscow

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Introduction

Starting from Red Square in Moscow, this street extends all the way to its final destination, Saint Petersburg. However, most travelers only make it as far as Triumph Square, where the street intersects with the Garden Ring. On holidays, parades and military processions march down this street towards the city center. Along the route, odd-numbered buildings are on the left, and even-numbered buildings are on the right. The Central Telegraph Agency is located at number 7, with a blue spinning globe at its entrance. Moscow City Hall is at number 13, and across the street is a statue depicting Grand Duke Yuri, the founder of Moscow. If you pass by number 14, don't miss the magnificent Yeliseyevsky Food Store. At the intersection of Pushkin Square and the Boulevard Ring, many citizens gather near the statue of Pushkin. The red palace at number 21 used to be the "English Club", mentioned in the works of Yevgeny Onegin and Anna Karenina. Today, it serves as the Museum of Modern Russian History. On Triumph Square stands the statue of Mayakovsky. Every month on the 31st from 18:00 to 20:00, the famous radical opposition activist Limonov and his supporters hold rallies here to emphasize the provisions of Article 31 of the Constitution regarding freedom of assembly. However, the police always show up promptly.

Address

Tverskaya Street, Moscow

Transportation

Take Metro Line 1 to Okhotny Ryad station, Line 2 to Teatralnaya, Tverskaya, or Mayakovskaya stations, Line 3 to Ploshchad Revolyutsii station, Line 7 to Pushkinskaya station, and Line 9 to Chekhovskaya station. There are also many buses that pass through here, and Tram Route 12 travels the entire length of Tverskaya Street.