Red Square

Red Square, with Lenin's Tomb (center)

Red Square (Russian Красная площадь) is the famous square in Moscow which used to house huge military parades during the Soviet era.

Red Square has several notable buildings within or framing the space. One of these is Lenin's Tomb, where the embalmed body of the founder of the Soviet Union is displayed. Nearby is the elaborate gold-domed building of Saint Basil's Cathedral and also the palaces and cathedrals of the Kremlin. On the eastern side of the square is the GUM department store.

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