Virtuoso Life - May/June 2008 - (Page 166) BIG SHOT Red Square WHAT MOSCOW, RUSSIA Add this to your list: A vast city plaza anchored by a monument to Byzantine style. Frans Lemmens/ GeTTY ImaGes » One-time military parade grounds under Communist rule, Red Square is famed for Lenin’s Tomb, the State Historical Museum, and most of all, Saint Basil’s Cathedral, commissioned in the mid-1500s by Ivan the Terrible. Saint Basil’s Eastern-influenced exterior, a marvel of ornate pinnacles and boldly painted onion domes, merits viewing from every side. WHERE » Along the Kremlin’s eastern wall. WHEN » Early summer brings pleasant weather and long daylight hours that encourage evening strolls. HOW » Many of the 232 contemporary rooms at the Hotel Baltschug Kempinski look across the Moskva River to Red Square. Doubles from approximate $681, including daily breakfast and afternoon tea once during stay. 166 V I RT U O S O L I F E
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