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19th-century vintage photo of the Sukharev Tower (1692-95) in Moscow. The tower served as a ceremonial gateway into the city.
A depiction of the Sukharev Tower in 1872 by artist
Alexei Savrasov. Note the premodern wooden shacks in the foreground.
Alexei Savrasov. Note the premodern wooden shacks in the foreground.
A depiction of the Sukharev Tower in 1872 by artist
Alexei Savrasov. Note the premodern wooden shacks in the foreground.
Alexei Savrasov. Note the premodern wooden shacks in the foreground.
Elizabeth Petrovna's Red Gate in the 1860's. Note the double-headed eagle carving, which was added for Nicholas I's coronation in 1825 and replaced a portrait of Elizabeth.
Map of Zaryadye District, Moscow. Historical background from 1836 Khotev's Atlas. Color coding by Wikimedia user NVO. Surviving buildings are highlighted in green, and the future profiles of the Rossiya Hotel and the Moskvoretsky Bridge are in red…
Map of Zaryadye District, Moscow. Historical background from 1836 Khotev's Atlas. Color coding by Wikimedia user NVO. Surviving buildings are highlighted in green, and the future profiles of the Rossiya Hotel and the Moskvoretsky Bridge are in red…
Kitai-gorod wall. View to the Varvarka.
Kitai-gorod wall. View to the Varvarka.
Oil painting of the Red Gate by artist Karl-Fridrikh Petrovich Bodri.
An 1881 map of the Zaryadye district, showing now-destroyed buildings and streets.