Moscow
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| Moscow Москва |
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| Founded | 1147 |
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| - Head | Yury Luzhkov |
| Area | |
| - City | 1,081 km² (417.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - City | 10,126,424 |
| - Density | 9,367.6/km² (24,262/sq mi) |
| Website: http://www.mos.ru | |
Moscow (Russian language: Москва, Moskva) is the capital city of Russia. 10.5 million people live there, so it is Europe's biggest city. Moscow was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruki in 1147. From 1480 until 1703, Moscow was the capital of Russia. It became the capital again from 1918 until 1991. Now it is again the capital of Russia.
In the middle of the city is an ancient walled city called the Kremlin. There are important government buildings, museums and churches in the Kremlin. Many of the buildings in Moscow, like St. Basil's Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower, are very beautiful and famous. There are also modern buildings there. There are many art galleries, and the collection of art there is so big that it could take three years to go around.
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