The Tsar Bell

This 202 tonne bell was never rung — during a fire in 1737, a huge slab (weighing 11.5 tonnes) cracked off while it was still in the casting pit. We thought we'd try and help out...

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Russia

July 19th 2011
Saint Petersburg We arrived to a sunny and warm St Petersburg Airport and headed into the city to find our accommodation for the next 3 nights. Following directions given to us, we walked through an archway off the main road into a small courtyard of Eastern Block stylised buildings, where we would find our hostel. On first impressions it wasn't winning Jo over, who was already on ed ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow

Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more

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