Basmanny Destrict

Basmanny Destrict (Roushie: райо́н Басма́нный) is a destrict o Central Admeenistrative Okrug o Moscow, Roushie. Population: 108,418 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 100,899 (2002 Census).^[2]

Basmanny Destrict on the cairt o Moscow

Coat o airms o Basmanny Destrict

The destrict extends northeast frae Kitai-gorod, athin the radial boondaries o Vorontsovo Pole Street an Yauza River in the sooth an Myasnitskaya Street an Novaya Basmannaya Street in the north. It includes the territory o Lefortovo Hospital on the opposite, soothren bank o Yauza (atween the river an Gospitalny Val Street) an aw. Historical Lefortovskaya Square lees athin Basmanny Destrict, on the northren side o Yauza.

The destrict contains Kursky Rail Terminal, historical auries o Khitrovka, Clean Ponds, Red Gates (shared wi Krasnoselsky Destrict), German Quairter an Basmannaya Sloboda. It retains memorial buildings o Petrine Baroque, Neoclassicism an Art Nouveau periods. Its history is closely associatit wi Peter the Great, Matvey Kazakov an Alexander Pushkin. The destrict is hame tae Roushie's lairgest ingineerin college, Moscow State Technical University.

Economy

Tupolev haes its heid office in the destrict.^[3]

Gallery

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  Aptekarsky Lane in German Quarter
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  Muravyov-Apostol hoose
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  Vasily Pushkin hoose
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  Firthen remains o auld Basmannaya Sloboda

See an aw

• Basmanny mercat ruif collapse
• Izmaylovo Destrict