Saturday, September 29, 2012

Мемориальный Музей Космонафтики (Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics)

This fascinating Moscow museum sits in the shadow of the 100m-high (328ft) titanium Space Obelisk that has wonderful frescoes depicting Soviet space exploration. Nearby, the colonnaded House of the People's of Russia, with a 35m (115ft) golden spire topped with a huge star, is a prime example of Moscow’s classical Stalinist architecture and there is also a creaky Ferris wheel for the brave. The Fountain of the Friendship of Peoples forms the centrepiece for a plaza of nine pavilions that celebrate Soviet achievements in science. Outside the museum are two Tupolev passenger aircraft and a Vostok rocket of the same type that took Yuri Gagarin into space.

Interesting information here about the Russians and their space shuttles and such. They even have models of USA space shuttles too :)














2 comments:

  1. Did you snag that Zenit for our souvenir? :D

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    1. yeah right it's like a crazy antique. I just snapped a shot of it for you :) thought it looked cool

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