Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Fountains in Moscow start working on 30, April, 2013

There are so many fountains, about 700, in Moscow: big and small, old and new, in the buildings and in the street...
First fountains were built only in the 30s of the XX century! to decorate the city.

These are fountains which usually attract a lot of tourists and are beloved by city inhabitants:

In the center:

  • in the Gorky Park - m. Park Kultury. This one is musical and at night is shimmering with beautiful colours.
  •  on Arbat Street in front of the theatre. - m. Arbatskaya. 
  • There are 12 fountains on the Manezhnaya Square. One of them is devoted to fairy-tales. m. Okhotniy Ryad or Novokuznetskaya.
  • The famous ZUM (ЦУМ - Central Department Store of Moscow) in the Red Square also has a fountain. These store is a monument of architecture now, but once, in the Soviet Times, it was the place where everyone came to buy food and clothes of high quality. - m. Okhotniy Ryad or Novokuznetskaya.
  • fountain on the Pushin Square, a famous places for dates. - m. Pushkinskaya

Not in the Center:

  • A number of fountains in the park "Park Pobedy" (the Park of Victory). -  m. Park Pobedy. 
  • A fountain of "Friendship between nations" in the All-Russian Exhibition Center. - m. VDNH. Nowadays  the All-Russian Exhibition Center is a place with many centers (building) where different exhibitions or events take place from time to time. 
  • Fountain in the park "Tsaritsino" (Царицыно) is also musical at colourful at night.

This years all the fountains start working on April, 30 at the same time till late October.
At night they are usually turned off.









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