Walking Arbat Street Moscow City Metro Arbat. Гулять По Красивые Арбат Улицы - Exploring Moscow

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about the street The Arbat Quarter or District is a historic district in Moscow where the famous Arbat Street or Old Arbat is located about a 20-30 minute walk west of Red Square or 15 minutes from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior to mention two central landmarks. Located in the historic center of Moscow between Arbatskaya and Smolenskaya-Sennaya Squares it is approximately 1.2 km long and surrounded by historical buildings in different architectural styles.
I personally love to stroll down this street.
Its the most charming street in Moscow because of its historical architecture and its energy. If you like nightlife and excitement this area is a good place to stay in Moscow.
On this street youll find many souvenir shops restaurants museums or artists painting passers-by.
In addition at different holiday periods during the year such as Christmas this street is specially decorated and lit up. Before you start the tour of this street I must first warn you about two things: Dont confuse Arbat Street with New Arbat Avenue or Novy Arbat which is also in the same District north of Old Arbat Street and perpendicular to it just a few minutes walk away.
Its a modern avenue which eliminated the old quarter with its narrow Arbat alleys.
It has several traffic lanes in each direction which are part of the Moscow Ring Road the M-1 federal highway or freeway that runs through the entire Moscow region and goes as far as Belarus.
Heres a photo of New Arbat Avenue with the skyscrapers of Moscow City in the background: Along the street youll find employees from shops restaurants or museums on the hunt for tourists to take to their business establishments some of them dressed in a wide variety of costumes. 2.
A little bit about the history of Arbat Street If we go back to the 15th century this street was occupied by merchants and master craftsmen and many churches began to be built on it.
Later in the 18th century the Russian nobility saw it as the most prestigious place in which to live although it was almost completely destroyed by fire during Napoleons occupation of Moscow in 1812. After its reconstruction this street was a place filled with artists academics and the Russian nobility.
It was also occupied by senior officials in the Soviet era. Nowadays this urban artery is one of the major tourist attractions in Moscow.
It has its own ambiance and is very suitable for pedestrians since it has been practically free of road traffic since 1985 except for a small section as you reach Smolenskaya Square. Incidentally at present the etymology of arbat is still unknown although it has been speculated that it might be related to the word suburb or the suburbs since Arbat was not originally the center of the city. link below ?

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