- 19th and early 20th centuries[edit]. A view of the Red Square in 1896. In 1804, at the request of merchants, the square was paved in stone.
- Red Square is one of the oldest and largest squares in Moscow, the capital of Russia. It is located in Moscow's historic centre, in the eastern walls of the Kremlin.
- The distance between the entrance to the Red Square from the State Historical Museum side and the Kremlin Embankment is slightly more than 700 meters.
- “Red Heat” featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger was the first American movie that was granted official permit to film on the Red Square.
- All the major streets of Moscow radiate from here. Red Square is the central square of Moscow and the symbolic center of all Russia.
- The State Historical Museum is located in the north of the Red Square. It was established by order of Alexander II in 1872.
- Throughout the years, Moscow's beautiful Red Square has played witnessed to many significant events that have marked the course of Russian history .
- It is also the most prominent landmark in the Square. While the Kremlin of Moscow shares a border with the Red Square, its entrance is through the western part.
- Throughout its 1000-year-old history, the Red Square has been at the epicentre of political, social and religious life in Russia.