Moscow is the capital and the most populous city and the most populous federal subject of Russia. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a global city. It is also the seventh largest city proper in the world, a megacity. The population of Moscow (as of 1 January 2010) is 10,562,099.

It is located by the Moskva River in the Central Federal District, in the European part of Russia. Moscow sits on the junction of three geological platforms. Historically, it was the capital of the former Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Guest Photographer feature: Discover Moscow through Andrey Ilyin’s Eyes.

“I put together my first spherical panorama in 2004 and was completely captivated by the possibilities of this kind of photography.“

Andrey was born in Kazakhstan and came to Moscow in 1986 where he graduated from the Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology before becoming a freelance photographer. He has worked on assignments for the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune as well as a variety of other institutions. Thanks to his experience in digital photography and processing of images Andrey quickly learned to make high quality panoramas. He has made a big series of panoramas (more than 80) for a multimedia disc about the Kremlin. From the very beginning though his work had an ethnographic bent, focusing on daily life rather than tourist sites. He worked with a variety of museums, such as the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture, State History Museum, and photographed for the automobile industry, shooting panoramas for the auto.mail.ru site. He also creates images for the medical and hospitality industries. A number of his panoramas have been published on the Russia Today site, rt.com.

More about Andrey Ilyin can be found at: pano360.ru.

Moscow has always been a popular destination for tourists. Some of the better known attractions include the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow Kremlin and Red Square, which was built between the 14th and 17th centuries.

Moscow Red square

View on Kremlin from the Moscow river

It is the site of the Moscow Kremlin, one of the World Heritage Sites in the city, which serves as the residence of the President of Russia.

Duma, chairman seat

The Russian parliament (the State Duma and the Federation Council) and the Government of Russia also sit in Moscow.

Moscow is a major economic centre. It is home to many scientific and educational institutions, as well as numerous sport facilities. It possesses a complex transport system that includes four international airports, nine railroad terminals, and the world’s second busiest (after Tokyo) metro system which is famous for its architecture and artwork. Its metro is the busiest single-operator subway in the world.

Shukhov Tower

Architect Vladimir Shukhov was responsible for building several Moscow landmarks during early Soviet Russia. The Shukhov Tower, just one of many hyperboloid towers designed by Shukhov, was built between 1919 and 1922 as a transmission tower for a Russian broadcasting company. Shukhov also left a lasting legacy to the Constructivist architecture of early Soviet Russia.

Gum on Red Square

He designed spacious elongated shop galleries, most notably the GUM department store on Red Square, bridged with innovative metal-and-glass vaults.

More panoramas by Andrey Ilyin of Moscow can seen in Arounder Moscow.

View Moscow on your iPhone downloading aroundertouch or by clicking here: aroundertouch@iTunes app store.

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