St Basil's Cathedral, Red Square.

St Basil's Cathedral, viewed from Red Square.

St Basil's Cathedral, viewed from outside Red Square.

St Basil's Cathedral - The statue of Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, the butcher and the prince who together raised and led the army that ejected occupying Poles from the Kremlin in 1612.

Red Square - St Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum and Saviour Gate Tower on the walls of the Kremlin.

Red Square - Lenin's Mausoleum, the Saviour Gate Tower and the walls of the Kremlin.

Red Square - Lenin's Mausoleum, the Saviour Gate Tower and the walls of the Kremlin.

Red Square - The State History Museum, St Nicholas Tower and the Corner Arsenal Tower on the walls of the Kremlin.

Red Square - The State History Museum, and (to the right) the Resurrection Gate.

Red Square - The Resurrection Gate, State History Museum, Corner Arsenal Tower and St Nicholas Tower on the walls of the Kremlin (from right to left)

Red Square - The State History Museum, and (to the right) the Resurrection Gate.

The Resurrection Gate, the main entrance into Red Square. This was rebuilt in 1995 after the first gateway was destroyed in 1931 because Stalin considered it an impediment to the parades and demonstrations held with Red Square. Within the gateway (centre) is the bright Chapel of the Iverian Virgin.

Kazan Cathedral, Red Square.

Equestrian Statue of Marshall Zhukov (World War II) outside the State History Museum.

Trinity Gate Tower on the walls of the Kremlin, and Alexandrovsky Garden.

Alexandrovsky Garden and Kremlin Walls. At the foot of the Middle Arsenal Tower (on the Kremlin walls) there is an ancient-style grotto. As a reminder of the great fire of 1812, the flanks of the grotto are covered with fragments of Moscow buildings damaged by Napoleon’s troops.

Poteshny Palace, which lies within the walls of the Kremlin.

Corner Arsenal Tower, on the walls of the Kremlin. Beneath it is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Eternal Flame.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Eternal Flame. The tomb contains the remains of a soldier who died in 1941 at km41 of Leningradskoe sh which was the closest the Nazis came to Moscow. The large block/plaques in front of the tomb honour the Soviet 'hero' cities of WWII.

Changing the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This happens every hour.

Changing the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

GUM (Gosudarstvenny Universalny Magazin, or State Department Store) on Red Square opposite the Kremlin.

GUM (Gosudarstvenny Universalny Magazin, or State Department Store) on Red Square opposite the Kremlin.

GUM (Gosudarstvenny Universalny Magazin, or State Department Store) interior.

GUM (Gosudarstvenny Universalny Magazin, or State Department Store) interior.