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Librarians Managing Class Visits Alone

The question of how to manage class visits to the library  when you are the sole librarian comes up in forums for new school librarians.

I’m not a school librarian, but we’re a community library directly across the street from an under-funded school with an outdated library. Part of my mission is to get those kids access to a library, so I work hard to make class visits a fun, productive reality for those kids.

Here’s my routine for a smooth library class visit, including reading a book to the students.

I work alone & do class visits of 20-32 kids in 25 minutes. Here’s my system (it’s a little wordy written out this way, but I hope it’s helpful).

• The kids all drop their books in a box on my desk, as they file in.
• I greet them, standing where I will read to them, book in hand.
• I ask them about their week & introduce the book while they settle around me.
• I read the chosen book (5-7 minutes). TIP: Read books aloud to yourself at some point, before reading them to your class. Man alive, some books are LONG once you commit to them!
• At the end of the book I ask a couple short questions & then very purposefully say “Those of you that BROUGHT BOOKS BACK this week may go pick out new books. I just got in some exciting XYZ books, they are here.”
• I head straight to the computer & check in the returned books.
• I put all returned books on a table, because often the kids want books their friends just had (also saves me from having to shelve some of the books, haha).
• As soon as the books are checked-in, I start answering their questions for special requests & have the kids line up to check their books out. They don’t bring cards, so I look each kid up by name (gets easier as you go along, promise!).

I do NOT talk to kids about late books individually in this time allotment. I pull a list of overdue books when I don’t have classes present & email it to the teacher for her to discuss with the kids.

Having a chunk of exciting, timely books spread out on a table when they get there, to direct them to when I’m busy checking in books, is a real help (& alleviates the thing where they won’t take books from a display, because they are afraid to mess it up).

I’m sure there are smoother ways to solve the problem of trying to do it all for a class visit, if you’re actually in a school library. For instance, teachers may help the librarian check in books, or representatives from the class may drop the books off earlier in the day. These aren’t options for me (non-employees can not access the database, etc.) but they may be helpful for you! Keep looking for what works for you.

And the last tip?

Embrace the barely controlled chaos! 😉

Do you have tips & tricks for a smooth class visit to the library?

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Animal habitats – kindergarten grade class visit.

Last we had a visit from 2 Kindergarten classes wanting a library visit to go along with what they were currently learning about — animal habitats.  Here’s what I put together.

MOVEMENT: My Wiggles*

MOVEMENT:  Hi, My Name is Jo*

MOVEMENT:  “Shake My Sillies Out” from  More Singable Songs for the Very Young  by Raffi

MOVEMENT:  Grandma’s Spectacles*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

HOW IT WENT:

At first I was a little hesitant about the theme, but as I started looking around for books on the topic I warmed up to it.  I used  Welcome Home, Bear first, because it focused on a lot of different habitats, then for the rest of the storytime I focused in on single ones: the rainforest, the forest, and the meadow.

The kids LOVED  Looking Closely in the Rainforest and had a lot of fun guessing what things were.  I just read the large type on these, and not every detail about the animals/plants, etc.  I would use these again.

The video wasn’t the best choice, I think the kids may have been a little bored with it.

ATTENDANCE:  First Group: 32       Second Group: 34   (adults and children)

PRESENTED: Wednesday, October 18

*To see the words to these movements and activities I use frequently, please visit my A-capella Movements  Section on my Storytime Movements and Music Page

Soup – Class Visits (School M)

Because I am doing infant/toddler storytime this session, my class visit day has switched!  You’ll see that reflected in the different grades here from my first Class Visits (School M) post .

I had so much fun with my preschool soup storytime , that I decided to continue the theme in these class visits.  I know you all are probably getting tired of seeing soup posts, so this will be my last one.  At least until next January.

Open the Fridge (to the tune of “London Bridge”) Open the fridge, what’s inside? What’s inside? What’s inside? Open the fridge, what’s inside? Here’s some _________. (Have kids fill in the blank with the name of the veggie you are holding up.)

Cook them in a big soup pot, Big soup pot, Big soup pot. Cook them in a big soup pot Love that soup!

FINGERPLAY: Pea Soup (hold hand up with all five fingers extended) 1 little pea jumped into the pot (fold one finger down) And waited for the soup to get hot. 2 little peas jumped into the pot (fold one finger down) And waited for the soup to get hot. 3 little peas jumped into the pot (fold one finger down) And waited for the soup to get hot. 4 little peas jumped into the pot (fold one finger down) And waited for the soup to get hot. 5 little peas jumped into the pot (fold one finger down) And waited for the soup to get hot. Finally the soup got so very hot All the little peas jumped out of the pot. (quickly open hand and extend all fingers.)

ROUND THE ROOM: Asked all the kids to share their favorite soup

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ATTENDANCE: 25 people

ATTENDANCE:  24 people

ATTENDANCE:  31 people

BOOK: Stone Soup by Marcia Brown BOOK: Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert BOOK: Soup Day by Melissa Iwai BOOK: Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak (in the Big Book version)

HOW IT WENT: Pretty well.  The 1st and 3rd grades showed up a little late, which is why their list of activities is shorter than the other grades. I’ve gotta say, planning for all these different age groups in one visit can be a little difficult.  I think I’m still learning how most effectively to do that.  Anyone have any helpful tips?

Fables and Stories with a Lesson – Class Visits (School M)

At my site, we’ve recently begun doing outreach visits to some of the local elementary schools.  The schools used to come in to the library to visit, but with bus funds cut, it now makes more sense for us to go out and visit the schools.  Monday – Thursdays myself or one of my colleagues goes and visits a school.  Each week is a different school.  We visit a wide range of grades when we go out, so you’ll see that reflected in my class visit posts.

I usually try to pick a theme or idea to stick with for the visit to help me prep my materials.  This time around, I thought it would be fun to tell some fables, or stories with a lesson.

ATTENDANCE:  25 people

ATTENDANCE: 20 people

ATTENDANCE:  30 people

MOVEMENT: Aroostasha*

ATTENDANCE:  20 people

BOOK: “A Drink for Crow” from Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World by George Shannon BOOK: The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner BOOK: The Tortoise and the Hare by Janet Stevens BOOK: The North Wind and The Sun illustrated by Brian Wildsmith

HOW IT WENT: Overall, I think most of these class visits went over well.  Rattlesnake, Mouse, and Coyote is a fun flannelboard story to tell, and it is a good one to get the kids talking.  It’s also fun, because the kids get really exasperated when the Coyote pretends to not know what is going on.  I also really enjoyed doing the You Read to Me stories.  Originally, I thought I was going to ask the teachers to read with me, as a way to help them be engaged.  A lot of the classes on the day had substitutes – some who felt comfortable reading with me, and some who didn’t.  I also read with one of the 4th graders for that group, which was really fun.  “Elephant’s Son” and “Grasshopper Logic” didn’t seem to work as well — maybe I need to do a little more prep for those stories before I try them out again.  And Lousy Rotten Stinkin’ Grapes may have been a touch too long, but I still think it was fun.

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Bring Your Class to Special Collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Our staff welcomes students and instructors to explore the manuscripts, archives, and rare book collections at our landmark 42nd Street building. We work with educators to design class visits that use the Library's remarkable collections to support learning and research. We believe that all learners should have the opportunity to explore and analyze special collections materials.

Our Teaching Philosophy

We believe that students of all levels of experience and learning styles have the right to access, discover, and connect with special collections.

We work with educators to design class visits that use the Library's remarkable collections to foster creative inquiry, build critical thinking and visual literacy skills, and inspire wonder and excitement around the process of primary source analysis and research. 

To create positive and meaningful learning experiences, we:

• Create thoughtful, objective-driven learning experiences with the Library’s collections  
• Design class visits that provide students with ample time and tools to analyze documents  
• Approach collaboration with external educators as partnerships in which all parties contribute knowledge and preparatory work toward a positive student experience  
• Instill in students and educators that they are collective stewards of the Library’s collections, and are welcome to return to continue their research

Planning Your Class Visit

Our team works closely with educators to design and facilitate thoughtful class visits using the Library’s collections.

1. Request 

Instructors should fill out and submit our  instruction request form . Within 7 to 10 days, a librarian or curator will reach out to set up a planning meeting.

Plan to submit the form at least six weeks before your preferred visit. We encourage you to plan your visit before the start of the semester. 

2. Meet 

Meet with your NYPL liaison in person or virtually. At the meeting, you will:

• Review your learning objectives and expectations
• Discuss the types of collection materials you want students to use and how you will select materials
• Establish date and time of visit
• Lay out a preliminary agenda and plan for the visit
• Determine roles and responsibilities

If you do not yet know what collection items they want to use during the class visit, your NYPL liaison will share resources and help you arrange a research appointment. 

3. Select materials 

We will ask you to research and select class visit materials in advance. Your NYPL liaison will help you identify pertinent collections that support your course objectives. This may require you to come into the Library to locate and select documents.  

You send a list of collection items for use during the visit no less than two weeks before the class visit . 

Please arrive promptly. Your NYPL liaison will meet you and your students at a predesignated location in the building.

We would love to hear about your experience, and work with you again! Shortly after your visit, your NYPL liaison will ask you to share brief feedback on your class visit.

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Instructors interested in planning a class visit should start by filling out this form at least six weeks before your desired visit. A librarian, archivist, or curator will follow up with you shortly.

Manuscripts and Archives Division

The Division holds over 29,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archives in over 5,500 collections. The strengths of the Division are the papers and records of individuals, families, and organizations, primarily from the New York region. These collections support research in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of New York and the United States.

Rare Books Division

The printed collections of The New York Public Library could be said to begin in the Rare Book Division, with nearly 800 pieces of incunabula, ranging from the 1460 Catholicon to Schedel's Liber Chronicarum, and including De Bury's Philobiblon, Breydenbach's Peregrinatio in Terram sanctam, Holle's 1482 printing of Ptolemy's Cosmographia, and a number of editions of Sacro Bosco's Sphaera mundi.

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

The Berg Collection comprises some 35,000 printed volumes, pamphlets, and broadsides, and 2,000 linear feet of literary archives and manuscripts, representing the work of more than 400 authors. Printed books in English date from William Caxton’s 1480 edition of the Chronicles of England to the present day, and the manuscripts encompass an almost equally lengthy period.

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

The Collection was the creation of the financier Carl H. Pforzheimer (1879-1957), who took a special interest in the lives and works of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his contemporaries, including his second wife, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, her parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, and such friends and fellow writers as Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont, Teresa Guiccioli, Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Leigh Hunt, Thomas Love Peacock, Horace Smith, and Edward John Trelawny.

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Chicago library visit unlocks wwi mystery, shapes marquardt book.

A class trip to Chicago’s flagship library, a non-descript box of old, typewritten letters, and historical intrigue has culminated in a new book compiled and edited by Professor of International Relations James Marquardt with help from student researchers.

The book , Serving the Doughboy ,   is made up of letters by Mary Frances Willard, a Chicago woman who, at 50, traveled to France during World War I to support American servicemen through an effort organized by the YMCA.

Marquardt discovered Willard’s letters as part of his First-Year Studies course on the causes and consequences of World War I, a class he started in 2014 to mark its centennial outbreak. For the next six years, Marquardt updated the course annually to focus on aspects of the war that occurred roughly 100 years prior.

Discovering the letters

During the traditional Chicago Day visit for all First-Year Studies courses, Marquardt took his students to the Special Collections Archive at the Harold Washington Library Center in downtown Chicago. There an archivist had readied a sampling of the library’s vast collection of war-related artifacts for the students. Among the posters, pamphlets, postcards, and books spread out on long, oak tables sat a cardboard box containing hundreds of typed letters. The pages were copies of Willard’s original letters from France, retyped by her niece and grand-niece decades later.

Leafing through the pages, Marquardt was instantly intrigued and made a mental note to return to the library when he could take a deep dive into their contents. The following summer, he obtained permission to access the box and returned to read through its contents.

“I was motivated, first, because, as a scholar of international relations, I am interested in war and peace studies ,” Marquardt said. Once he started reading Willard’s private correspondence to friends and family, Marquardt knew he had stumbled upon something quite special.

“Willard’s letters are a valuable contribution to the literature on women’s work in wartime France. Nearly always written on Sunday evenings, week after week, for 52 weeks, her stories and observations of people, places, and circumstances are vivid,” he said.

With an idea to publish the letters forming, Marquardt consulted with the archivist for information on Willard’s family lineage. Armed with the name of Willard’s niece, Marquardt searched Facebook and quickly made a connection. He found Katherine Burr, who helped her mother retype the fraying original letters that were donated to the Chicago Public Library. When asked about the possibility of publishing the letters, Burr was delighted that her Great-Aunt’s letters, long treasured by the family, might reach a wider audience. “I’ll do whatever you want,” she told Marquardt.

Researching with student help

With the family’s permission secured, Marquardt continued to edit the letters, provide important context, and write his introduction all while trying to find a publisher. Once the draft was complete and McFarland & Company of North Carolina agreed to publish, Juan Pérez ’24 spent the summer after his sophomore year working with Marquardt. Pérez selected quotes from Willard’s letters and found photographs of and web links to French cities and landmarks to create “Dear Homefolks,” an interactive digital platform for the public and accompaniment to the book,  Serving the Doughboy .

“My primary role was to review each chapter of the book, identifying and cataloging physical places and specific locations mentioned within the text. I mapped additional locations onto an interactive Google Maps template to improve the reader’s experience by providing a dynamic and visual perspective. This enables readers to engage more interactively with the book, as they can navigate through the Google Maps link we incorporated, allowing them to explore the mentioned places in a chronological order as they progress through the narrative,” Pérez said. 

Pérez, who is double majoring in international relations and communication and minoring in urban studies, benefited from working as a research assistant on this and other projects during his time at Lake Forest College.

“It helped me understand the ropes of doing research and putting out academic content,” he said. “I also performed other tasks, like collecting data for the international relations department, where I got a good sense of what it could be like to work in academia. I also picked up skills, such as data representation, that I can toss into the mix when applying for future projects.” Peréz intends to work for a year after graduation while he applies to graduate school.

Like many faculty at Lake Forest College, getting students involved in research is key to Marquardt. “It’s an important commitment that we make in the liberal arts,” he said. “It gives students access to what publishing and researching is all about, and it gives them learning opportunities that they typically wouldn’t get otherwise.”

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Visit the papermaking studio that Aimee built, a library classroom that supports the Book Studies Program and hosts her Papermaking & Book Art Winter Term class. You can make paper in East Asian and European styles and learn about the plants, tools, and labor that make paper possible. All are welcome!

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17 Top Tourist Attractions in Moscow

The capital of Russia is an incredible place to explore. Visitors to Moscow come away spellbound at all the amazing sights, impressed at the sheer size and grandeur of the city. Lying at the heart of Moscow, the Red Square and the Kremlin are just two of the must-see tourist attractions; they are the historical, political and spiritual heart of the city – and indeed Russia itself.

A fascinating city to wander around, stunning cathedrals, churches, and palaces lie side-by-side with bleak grey monuments and remains from the Soviet state. In addition to its plethora of historical and cultural tourist attractions, Moscow is home to world-class museums, theaters and art galleries.

Renowned for its performing arts, fantastic ballets and amazing circus acts, catching a show while in Moscow is a must. The wealth of brilliant restaurants, trendy bars, and lively nightlife means there is something for everyone to enjoy.

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17. Tsaritsyno Palace

Once the summer residence of Catherine the Great, the stunning Tsaritsyno Palace is now a museum-reserve. The architecture is magnificent and there is a lovely park surrounding it for visitors to explore.

Located in the south of Moscow, the palace was commissioned in 1775 and recent renovations mean its lavish interior looks better than ever before with its elegant halls and beautiful staircases.

The exhibits on display look at the life of the empress as well as the history of Tsaritsyno itself. The huge palace grounds are also home to some other delightful buildings with the elegant opera house and wonderful brickwork of the Small Palace being particularly impressive to gaze upon.

Starting out in 1935 as the ‘All-Union Agricultural Exhibition’, VDNKh has slowly morphed over the years into the fascinating open-air museum of today. Remarkably, over 400 buildings can now be found within its confines.

The huge park complex has numerous pavilions representing former Soviet republics on show, such as those of Armenia and Turkmenistan and the distinctive architecture of each of the buildings is always interesting to gaze upon. In addition to this there is the fascinating Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics which is dedicated to space exploration and the fun Moskvarium aquarium even offers you the chance to swim with dolphins.

With lots of eateries scattered about and numerous entertainment options such as horse-riding and zip-lining, there is something for everyone to enjoy; the Friendship of Nations fountain truly is wonderful.

15. Kremlin Armoury

One of the oldest museums in the city, the Kremlin Armoury has a wealth of treasures; highlights include the ornate Grand Siberian Railway egg, the historic Cap of Monomakh and the stunning Imperial Crown of Russia which often has a crowd of tourists around it, jostling to take a photo.

Once the royal armory, there are loads of fascinating objects on display. Perusing the many sabers, jewelry, armor and more is as interesting as it is educational and entertaining and the swords are so finely crafted that you’ll almost wish you could pick up one and wield if yourself.

Established in 1851, the museum is situated in the Moscow Kremlin.

14. GUM Department Store

Standing for ‘Main Universal Store’ in Russian, GUM is stunning. Its wonderful skylights and beautiful facades mean it doesn’t look out of place alongside its illustrious neighbors on Red Square.

With over 200 shops, boutiques and upmarket eateries inside, it is a shopaholic’s heaven and concerned partners will be glad to find more affordable options alongside luxury brands such as Dior and Prada.

The main department store in the city, GUM was opened in 1893. The stunning architecture makes it well worth a visit even if shopping isn’t your thing.

13. Moscow Metro

It’s not often that public transport looks like a work of art. So many stops on the Moscow Metro will astound visitors with their beauty and elegance.

Decked in marble and with frescoes covering the walls, the stations are amazing to gaze upon and are part of one of the longest metro systems in the world, with the first stations opened in 1935.

Using the metro is the quickest and easiest way to get around Moscow and braving the crowds of commuters is well worth it for the beauty all around you.

12. Arbat Street

An elegant yet lively street, Arbat is full of impressive architecture and was once a popular place to live for aristocrats, artists, and academics.

A historic place, it is down Arbat Street that Napoleon’s troops are said to have headed on their way to capture the Kremlin.

Nowadays, there are many cafes, restaurants, and shops, as well as various monuments and statues to former residents such as Alexander Pushkin who was reputed to be a lover of the Russian Empress due to his massive influence in court.

11. Novodevichy Convent

Drenched in history, the Novodevichy Convent is located in a striking building that was once a fortress. This captivating place is well worth visiting when in Moscow.

Founded in 1524, the convent houses four cathedrals; Smolensk Cathedral is the undoubted highlight due to its delightful 16th-century frescoes.

Wandering around the grounds is like stepping back in time. The Novodevichy Cemetery is where many famous leaders of the Soviet Union are buried, such as Yeltsin and Khrushchev.

10. Pushkin Museum

Despite its name, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts actually has no connection at all to the famous poet other than that it was named in his honor after his death. A delight to visit, its extensive collection focuses on European art with masterpieces by Botticelli, Rembrandt, and van Gogh all featuring.

Sculptures, graphic art, paintings and more can be found in its beautiful galleries; various sections look at themes and epochs such as the Renaissance, the Dutch Golden Age, and Byzantine art.

Among the many highlights are the clownish characters which can be found in Cezanne’s Fastnacht (Mardi Gras) and the twirling ballerinas who look so elegant in Degas’ Blue Dancers. Picasso’s Young acrobat on a Ball is also well worth checking out for its interesting use of shapes and colors.

9. Christ The Savior Cathedral

This gorgeous Russian Orthodox cathedral is located on the banks of the Moskva River, just a stone’s throw away from the Kremlin.

The church as it stands today was consecrated in 2000, as the original church that stood here was destroyed on the command of Josef Stalin in 1931 due to the anti-religious campaign.

With its delightful golden dome, spires and dazzling white facades, the Christ the Savior Cathedral is stunning. The interior is just as captivating to wander around, with its beautifully tiled floors and impressive altar.

8. Lenin Mausoleum

Opened to the public in 1924, Lenin’s Mausoleum is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Moscow. The red granite structure is located at the heart of the city in Red Square.

Lenin’s embalmed body lies in a glass sarcophagus; it is a somewhat eerie experience walking past the former leader of the Soviet Union but is well worth doing as you understandably can’t do it anywhere else in the world.

After visiting the mausoleum, head to the Kremlin wall right next to it for more graves of important communist figures such as Stalin and Brezhnev.

7. Tretyakov Gallery

Home to the most extensive and impressive collection of Russian fine art in the world, the State Tretyakov Gallery is definitely worth visiting when in Moscow for the wealth of amazing art pieces that it has on display.

Having started out as the private art collection of the Tretyakov brothers, there are now over 130,000 exhibits. Highlights include the iconic Theotokos of Vladimir which you will almost certainly recognise despite probably not knowing the name and Rublev’s Trinity which is considered to be one of highest achievements in Russian art.

An absolute must for art lovers, the State Tretyakov Gallery will delight visitors with all that is has to offer.

6. Kolomenskoye

Once a royal estate, Kolomenskoye is now a museum-reserve and lies a few kilometers outside of the city center. A captivating place to visit, there is a plethora of history on show and the site overlooks the Moskva River.

Consisting of four historical sites, there are extensive gardens for visitors to explore, as well as loads of interesting old buildings, the former village of Kolomenskoye itself and the impressive Palace of the Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich – once considered the Eighth Wonder of the World by contemporaries.

Among the many stunning sights, it is the brilliantly white Ascension Church that is the undoubted highlight – dating back to 1532.

5. Gorky Park

Lying alongside the Moskva River, the huge Gorky Park is a lovely place to visit. Its extensive gardens are home to numerous cultural institutions and visitors should definitely check out the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and while the eclectic exhibits may not always feature such incredible sights as a balloon-covered rider on a zebra; they certainly always succeed in pushing back the boundaries of art.

Pop-up exhibitions and festivals can be found from time to time in the park itself and there is an open-air theatre and numerous eateries alongside a plethora of leisure activities.

Whether it’s cycling, table tennis or yoga that you are after or beach volleyball and rowing, Gorky Park certainly has it. In winter, there is a huge ice rink for visitors to enjoy.

4. Bolshoi Theatre

The Bolshoi Theatre is the main theater in the country. The amazing opera and ballet performances it has put on over the centuries go a long way in explaining Russia’s rich history of performing arts.

While the Bolshoi Ballet Company was established in 1776, the theater itself was opened in 1825. The glittering, six-tier auditorium is lavishly and decadently decorated; it is a fitting setting for the world-class performances that take place on its stage.

Spending a night watching a performance of such classics as The Nutcracker or Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theatre is sure to be a memorable experience and the beauty all around you only adds to the sense of occasion.

3. Moscow Kremlin

This famously fortified complex is remarkably home to five palaces and four cathedrals and is the historic, political and spiritual center of the city. The Kremlin serves as the residence for the country’s president. It has been used as a fort, and this fact is made clear by its sheer size. The Kremlin’s outer walls were built in the late 1400s.

Under Ivan III, better known as Ivan the Great, the Kremlin became the center of a unified Russian state, and was extensively remodeled. Three of the Kremlin’s cathedrals date to his reign that lasted from 1462-1505. The Deposition Church and the Palace of Facets were also constructed during this time. The Ivan the Great Bell Tower was built in 1508. It is the tallest tower at the Kremlin with a height of 266 feet (81 meters).

Joseph Stalin removed many of the relics from the tsarist regimes. However, the Tsar Bell, the world’s largest bell, and the Tsar Cannon, the largest bombard by caliber in the world, are among the remaining items from that era. The Kremlin Armory is one of Moscow’s oldest museums as it was established more than 200 years ago. Its diamond collection is impressive.

The Kremlin’s gardens – Taynitsky, Grand Kremlin Public and Alexander – are beautiful. The Kremlin has also served as the religious center of the country, and there is a tremendous number of preserved churches and cathedrals here. The collections contained within the museums include more than 60,000 historical, cultural and artistic monuments. Those who enjoy the performing arts will want to consider attending a ballet or concert at the State Kremlin Palace. Completed in 1961, it is the only modern building in the Kremlin.

2. Red Square

Lying at the heart of Moscow, Red Square is the most important and impressive square in the city. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions due to its wealth of historical sights and cultural landmarks.

Drenched in history, the huge square is home to incredible sights such as the Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral and Lenin’s Mausoleum, among others. Consequently, it is not to be missed when in Moscow as it really is home to the city’s most stunning monuments.

It is here that many important moments in Russian history took place; the former marketplace has hosted everything from Tsar’s coronations and public ceremonies to rock concerts and Soviet military parades. Wandering around the massive square is a humbling experience and undoubtedly one of the highlights the city has to offer.

1. Saint Basil’s Cathedral

Located in the impressive Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral is gorgeous; its delightful spires appear as if out of a fairytale. The most recognizable building in the country, the cathedral is very much a symbol of Russia. No visit to Moscow is complete without having taken in its unique and distinctive features.

Ivan the Terrible ordered the cathedral’s construction in the mid-16th century, and legend holds that Ivan put out the architect’s eyes so that he would be unable to build another cathedral more glorious than St. Basil’s. Designed to resemble the shape of a bonfire in full flame, the architecture is not only unique to the period in which it was built but to any subsequent period. For various reasons, both Napoleon and Stalin wanted to destroy the cathedral but fortunately did not succeed.

Known for its various colors, shapes and geometric patterns, St. Basil’s Cathedral houses nine different chapels that are all connected by a winding labyrinth of corridors and stairways. On the lower floor, St. Basil’s Chapel contains a silver casket bearing the body of St. Basil the Blessed.

Throughout the cathedral are many beautiful murals, frescoes, wooden icons and other art works and artifacts. Outside the cathedral is a lovely garden with the bronze Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, who rallied an all-volunteer Russian army against Polish invaders during a period of the late 16th century known as the Times of Troubles.

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