Moscow, Russia
Lubyanka Square
Lubyanskaya Square, or simply Lubyanka in Moscow lies about 900 metres north-east of Red Square. History first records its name in 1480, when Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow, who had conquered Novgorod in 1471, settled many Novgorodians in the area. They built the church of St Sophia, modelled after St Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod, and called the area Lubyanka after the Lubyanitsa street of their native city.
- City
- Moscow
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Landmark
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Moscow
- Bolshoi Theatre
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Central Dynamo Stadium
- Moscow Leningradsky railway station
- Red Square
- Russian Institute of Theatre Arts
Background: Wikipedia