From the Academy to the Fountain: Kitay-gorod on Foot
A walk from the Slavo-Greco-Latin Academy through Nikolskaya Street to Revolution Square
Stories along the route
Славяно-греко-латинская академия · 0.0 km
Перед вами место, где началось всё высшее образование России. В 1687 году здесь, по инициативе поэта и богослова Симеона Полоцкого, открылась Славяно-греко-латинская академия.
Никольская улица (Москва) · 0.1 km
You are standing on one of the oldest streets in Moscow, and it feels as if history itself is ringing beneath your feet. This street remembers life bustling here long before Moscow became the capital.
Площадь Революции (станция метро, Москва) · 0.1 km
You are standing on the square that gave its name to the station beneath your feet — and this is no mere coincidence, but a whole story hidden in Moscow's ground.
Фонтан Витали · 0.4 km
You are standing in front of one of Moscow's oldest fountains, and its story began long before it became an ornament of the square.
Заиконоспасский монастырь · 0.8 km
Look at these walls and imagine: once, it wasn't trade that thrived here, but scholarly life. This monastery was called the 'teachers' monastery', and not by chance.