City Details: Moscow
A few alternate names for Moscow are: MOW, Maeskuy, Maskav, Maskava, Maskva, Mat-xco-va, Matxcova, Matxcơva, Mosca, Moscfa
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers (970 sq mi), while the urban area covers 5,891 square kilometers (2,275 sq mi), and the metropolitan area covers over 26,000 square kilometers (10,000 sq mi). Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent.
General Information
- Official Name: Russian Federation
- Common Name: Russia
- Population: 10381222
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 55.75222, 37.61556
- Country Code: RUS
- Continent: Europe, Asia
Closest Airports to Moscow
- 1. Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), distance from city center: 27.53 km
- 2. Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), distance from city center: 27.60 km
- 3. Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), distance from city center: 28.50 km
Location of Moscow
Country Details
- Country: Russia
- Official Name: Russian Federation
- Capital: Moscow
- Region: Europe
- Subregion: Eastern Europe
- Population: 144,104,080
- Area: 17,098,242 km²
- Languages: Russian
- Currency: Russian ruble (₽)
- Timezones: UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- China
- Estonia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Korea (North)
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mongolia
- Norway
- Poland
- Ukraine
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Museums in Moscow, Russian Federation
Галерея Ильи Глазунова
Volkhonka Street 13, Khamovniki District, Moscow, Russia, 119019
Coordinates: 55.7464° N, 37.6067° E
Hours: Tu-We,Fr-Su 11:00-19:00 • Th 11:00-21:00
Музей Москвы
Zubovskiy Boulevard, Khamovniki District, Moscow, Russia, 119034
Coordinates: 55.7366° N, 37.5934° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-20:00 • Th 11:00-21:00
Музей Н. В. Гоголя
Никитский бульвар 7А, Presnensky District, Moscow, Russia, 119019
Coordinates: 55.7541° N, 37.5998° E
Hours: Tu,We,Fr 12:00-19:00 • Th 14:00-21:00 • Sa-Su 12:00-18:00
Московский дом художника
Kuznetskiy Most Street 11 с1, Meshchansky District, Moscow, Russia, 107016
Coordinates: 55.7623° N, 37.6223° E
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00
Третьяковская галерея
Lavrushinskiy Lane 10, Yakimanka District, Moscow, Russia, 119017
Coordinates: 55.7414° N, 37.6202° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th-Sa 10:00-21:00
Государственный геологический музей им. В. И. Вернадского
Mokhovaya Street 11 с11, Tverskoy District, Moscow, Russia, 125009
Coordinates: 55.7560° N, 37.6126° E
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00 • Sa,Su 12:00-19:00
Дом-музей В.М. Васнецова
переулок Васнецова 13, Meshchansky District, Moscow, Russia, 129090
Coordinates: 55.7768° N, 37.6261° E
Hours: Mo,Tu off • We-Sa 10:00-17:00
Государственный Биологический музей им. К.А. Тимирязева
Malaya Gruzinskaya Street 15 с1, Presnensky District, Moscow, Russia, 123002
Coordinates: 55.7643° N, 37.5715° E
Hours: Tu-We,Fr-Sa 10:00-18:00 • Th 12:00-21:00 • Su 11:00-18:00
Дом-музей Щепкина
улица Щепкина 47 с2, Meshchansky District, Moscow, Russia, 129110
Coordinates: 55.7817° N, 37.6291° E
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00
Музей Московской железной дороги
Кожевническая улица 2, Zamoskvorechye District, Moscow, Russia, 115114
Coordinates: 55.7284° N, 37.6422° E
Hours: We-Su 10:00-19:00
Музей В.А. Тропинина и московских художников его времени
Shchetininskiy Lane 10 с1, Yakimanka District, Moscow, Russia, 119017
Coordinates: 55.7338° N, 37.6228° E
Hours: Th 13:00-21:00 • Tu-We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00
Дом Бурганова
Bolshoy Afanasyevskiy Lane 15 с9, Khamovniki District, Moscow, Russia, 119019
Coordinates: 55.7465° N, 37.5972° E
Hours: Tu-We,Fr-Su 11:00-19:00 • Th 11:00-21:00
Центральный музей древнерусской культуры и искусства им. Андрея Рублева
Андроньевская площадь 10 с8, Tagansky District, Moscow, Russia, 105120
Coordinates: 55.7495° N, 37.6703° E
Hours: Mo-Su 13:00-18:00 • Tu,Th 14:00-21:00 • We off
Московский дом Достоевского
улица Достоевского 2, Maryina Roshcha District, Moscow, Russia, 103030
Coordinates: 55.7835° N, 37.6104° E
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00 • We,Th 11:00-21:00
Минералогический музей им. Ферсмана
Leninskiy Avenue 18 к2, Donskoy District, Moscow, Russia, 119071
Coordinates: 55.7187° N, 37.5928° E
Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00
Музей искусства народов Востока
Nikitskiy Blvd 12А с1, Presnensky District, Moscow, Russia, 119019
Coordinates: 55.7564° N, 37.5999° E
Hours: Tu 11:00-19:30 • Fr-Su 11:00-19:30 • We-Th 12:00-20:30
Дом Высоцкого на Таганке
Vysotsky Street 3 с1, Tagansky District, Moscow, Russia, 109240
Coordinates: 55.7445° N, 37.6518° E
Hours: Tu-We,Fr 11:00-18:00 • Sa-Su 11:00-17:00 • Th 13:00-21:00
Музей воды
Саринский проезд 13 с5, Tagansky District, Moscow, Russia, 109044
Coordinates: 55.7294° N, 37.6567° E
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-17:00 • Fr 10:00-16:00
Музей-квартира А.М. Васнецова
Furmannyy Lane 6, Basmanny District, Moscow, Russia, 105062
Coordinates: 55.7638° N, 37.6487° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
Садовое кольцо
проспект Мира, Meshchansky District, Moscow, Russia, 129010
Coordinates: 55.7751° N, 37.6327° E
Hours: Tu-We,Fr 10:00-18:00 • Th 12:00-21:00 • Sa-Su 11:00-18:00