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Museum Africa
Johannesburg

Museum Africa

May 28, 2014 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Housed in what used to be the city’s main fruit and vegetable market, Museum Africa now brings its visitors to a journey back...

Gorky House
Moscow

Gorky House

May 28, 2014 / by BT Travel

Free: All time As one of the most celebrated author of the Soviet’s era, Maxim Gorky was rewarded the stunning Ryabushinsky Mansion after returning to Moscow...

Lenin’s Mausoleum
Moscow

Lenin’s Mausoleum

May 28, 2014 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Since his death in 1924, Vladimir Lenin’s embalmed body has been on public display in his mausoleum. Situated in Red Square in the...

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Moscow

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

May 23, 2014 / by BT Travel

Free: All time The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is the tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world, charting at 103 meter in height. Originally built...

ZIL Culture Centre
Moscow

ZIL Culture Centre

May 22, 2014 / by BT Travel

Free: All time In the 1930’s, ZIL Culture Center was originally built for employees of motor car factory ZIL. It is one of the great examples...

Trees of Love on Luzhkov Bridge
Moscow

Trees of Love on Luzhkov Bridge

May 22, 2014 / by BT Travel

Free: All time The story goes that it all started when a newlywed couple revived the tradition of sealing their vows by placing a padlock on...

Stalin’s Seven Sisters
Moscow

Stalin’s Seven Sisters

May 22, 2014 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Moscow’s skyline is largely defined by seven skyscrapers known as Stalin’s Seven Sisters. They’re still today amongst some of the tallest buildings in...

Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art
Moscow

Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art

May 21, 2014 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Housed in a former wine-bottling factory, the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art is now Moscow’s modern art nexus housing the city’s most prestigious...

Danilov Monastery
Moscow

Danilov Monastery

May 21, 2014 / by BT Travel

Free: All time This classical monastery is named after its founder Daniil, son of the great Novogorod ruler Aleksander Nevsky. Founded in 1282, the Danilov monastery...