Bona Ventura

Kitay-gorod · Moscow

Kitay-gorod Wall

Китайгородская стена

Ancient siteLocals' pick

The largest surviving stretch of the fortress wall built around Kitay-gorod in 1535-1538 by the Italian engineer Petrok Maly, with the round Bird Tower by Ploshchad Revolyutsii.

Address
Tretyakovsky proyezd / ploshchad Revolyutsii, Moscow
Hours
Open
Price
Free
Price level
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Good to know

  • Tretyakovsky proyezd was cut through this wall (RUSSPASS Journal).
  • By the Kitay-gorod metro exit to Varvarka you can see the white-stone base of the Varvarskaya tower, and Zaryadye has a small underground museum round another piece of wall (RUSSPASS Journal).

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