Old English Court

Do you want to travel back to the English merchant past without leaving the Russian capital? The Old English Court is an amazing historical landmark located in the heart of Moscow on Varvarka Street, just a few minutes' walk from Red Square. It is the oldest surviving official representation of a foreign power and one of the oldest monuments of civil architecture in the... read more

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Старый Английский Двор, 4А

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