moscow

1575 city plan of Moscow, Russia

Early 1800s Moscow by Fedor Alekseyev.

Celebration for the Coronation of Tsar Nicolas II. Arrival of the Cortege in Red Square, from Le Petit Journal, 31st May 1896 (coloured engraving) by Henri Meyer.

Early 1800s Moscow by Fedor Alekseyev.

Early 1800s Moscow by Fedor Alekseyev.

Early 1900s Moscow, Russia

Early 1800s Moscow by Fedor Alekseyev.

Early 1800s Moscow by Fedor Alekseyev.

Early 1800s Moscow by Fedor Alekseyev

1800 Kremlin in Moscow by Fedor Alekseyev

1801 Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow by Fedor Alekseyev

Early 1800s Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow by Fedor Alekseyev.

c. 1918. The Kremlin gate, with its Tartar architecture and religious chapel adjoining, Russia - Moscow.

So, how old is the city of Moscow, and who founded the city? Conventional wisdom says... in 2021 AD the city of Moscow is 874 years old. In this article I will use the narrative compliant chronology. 1147 AD Originally established in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful...

Here we can observe the same issue of having no people in the streets of a 19th century city. This time it is Moscow Russia. The year in 1867. A few of the photographs (last 2) will not show the streets, but I wanted to put those up anyways, in case you spot something in the architecture...