The Red Square (Russian: Красная площадь, tr. Krásnaja Plóščaď; IPA: [ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːətʲ]) is a city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod. The Red Square is often considered the central square of Moscow and all of Russia, because Moscow’s major streets—which connect to Russia’s major highways—originate from the square.
The name Red Square comes neither from the colour of the bricks around it (which, in fact, were whitewashed at certain times in history) nor from the link between the colour red and communism. Rather, the name came about because the Russian word красная (krasnaya) can mean either “red” or “beautiful” (the latter being rather archaic; cf. прекрасная, prekrasnaya).
Red Square
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Monument to the Fall of Napoleon
GUM Department Store
Lenin’s Tomb
St. Basil’s
A wonderful capturing of a beautiful day in the Kremlin and Red Square
Thank you much for viewing the pictures. I am so glad you enjoyed them! I think there are too many of them. I must get better at elimination. If you haven’t already, scroll down to the video of the group.