red square

     

Krasnaya Ploshchad is the local name for this square you can drive by, but not across

Trivia about red square

  • Krasnaya Ploshchad, the Russian name for this, can mean "beautiful square"
  • A moat that separated the Kremlin from this was paved over in 1812
  • Moscow girls know it's where you go to hang out at the famous Gum Department Store
  • St. Basil's Cathedral stands at one end of it
  • In May 1987 German pilot Mathias Rust landed his small private plane at this location
  • It's the world-famous "colorful" area seen here in the 1950s

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