Moscow means "the castle of masons". The earliest inhabitants here may be craftsmen. The castle was built in 1 156, and has a history of more than 800 years, with many places of interest. The oldest part is the Kremlin building built in14 ~17th century. The buildings centered on the Kremlin include the Ascension Church, Angel Church, Good News Church, Ivan the Great Bell Tower and Polygonal Palace. These buildings are characterized by towering towers, which are spectacular from a distance. Adjacent to the Kremlin is the world-famous Red Square, the central square of Moscow, covering an area of 4 hectares. It is a place where mass rallies and military parades are held on important festivals in Russia.
The traffic in Moscow is very developed. Its ground traffic is about 14 radial trunk line extending outward from the city center; The subway is one of the biggest means of transportation in Moscow. Waterway traffic in Moscow is also very developed. The canal can connect the Volga River, the White Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Azov Sea and the Caspian Sea, making Moscow a "port of five seas". At the same time, Moscow is also Russia's railway transportation hub and an important international air station.
Moscow is not only an industrial city, but also a cultural and artistic city, where the total industrial output value ranks first in the country, the machinery manufacturing industry accounts for more than half of the total industrial output value and the number of workers in the city, and the textile, chemical, food processing and printing industries are also very developed. There are nearly 100 institutions of higher learning and many scientific research institutions in Moscow. There are more than 80 museums here, such as the world-famous National Tredyakovski Art Museum. There are more than 30 theaters, the most famous of which is the Moscow Art Theatre, and there are many libraries. Lenin Library in Russia is one of the libraries with the largest collections in the world. The most fascinating thing in Moscow is street sculpture. From Lenin to Gagarin, from natural science to humanities, from ancient times to modern times, there are about 70 sculptures of historical figures, heroes, scientists and writers standing on the streets, which have become an organic part of the unified urban pattern.
Moscow is also called "green city". The green area accounts for about 40% of Moscow's area, and the per capita green area is more than 20 square meters. Forests surround Moscow and are connected with the vegetation of parks and gardens in the city center. Boulevards abound, forming a complete green system.