Seven hills of Moscow
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The Seven hills of Moscow is a historic name of several elevated sections of terrain, on top of which Moscow
was built.
The legend of Seven Hills (as an analogy between Moscow and Rome
) has been known since the 16th century, when they began to actively develop the hilly terrain dissected by numerous rivers and ravines. Usually, the term Seven Hills refers to the Borovitsky Hill (a.k.a. Kremlin Hill), the so called Three Mountains (the districts of Presnya
and Vagankovo), Tver Hill a.k.a. Strastnaya Gorka (today’s Pushkin Square
), Sretensky Hill a.k.a. Sukharevsky Hill (today’s Sukharevskaya Square), Tagansky Hill a.k.a. Shvivaya Gorka (over the Yauza River
), Vvedenskiye Mountains a.k.a. Lefortovo Hill (in Lefortovo
), and Vorobyovy Hills
.
Besides the aforementioned hills, they sometimes include Krutitsy
, Krasniy Hill (over the Yauza River), and Naprudniy Hill a.k.a. Sushchyovo (between the rivers Neglinnaya
and Naprudnaya).
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
was built.
The legend of Seven Hills (as an analogy between Moscow and Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) has been known since the 16th century, when they began to actively develop the hilly terrain dissected by numerous rivers and ravines. Usually, the term Seven Hills refers to the Borovitsky Hill (a.k.a. Kremlin Hill), the so called Three Mountains (the districts of Presnya
Presnya
Presnensky District , commonly called Presnya , is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. Population: The district is home to the Moscow Zoo, White House of Russia, Kudrinskaya Square Skyscraper, Patriarshy Ponds, Vagankovo Cemetery, and Moscow-City financial district...
and Vagankovo), Tver Hill a.k.a. Strastnaya Gorka (today’s Pushkin Square
Pushkin Square
Pushkinskaya Square or Pushkin Square in Moscow, historically known as Strastnaya Square and renamed for Alexander Pushkin in 1937, is located at the junction of the Boulevard Ring and Tverskaya Street, 2 km northwest of the Kremlin...
), Sretensky Hill a.k.a. Sukharevsky Hill (today’s Sukharevskaya Square), Tagansky Hill a.k.a. Shvivaya Gorka (over the Yauza River
Yauza River
This article is about a river in Moscow, a tributary of the Moskva River. There are three other Yauza rivers in Central Russia: tributaries of the Lama, Gzhat and Sestra....
), Vvedenskiye Mountains a.k.a. Lefortovo Hill (in Lefortovo
Lefortovo
Lefortovo could refer to a number of places or things in or around Moscow, Russia:*Lefortovo District, a district in South-Eastern Administrative Okrug*Lefortovo prison, a prison*Lefortovo tunnel, a road tunnel...
), and Vorobyovy Hills
Sparrow Hills
Sparrow Hills, Vorobyovy Gory is a hill on the right bank of the Moskva River and one of highest points in Moscow with an altitude up to 220 m ....
.
Besides the aforementioned hills, they sometimes include Krutitsy
Krutitsy
Krutitsy Metochion , full name: Krutitsy Patriarchal Metochion is an operating ecclesiastical estate of Russian Orthodox Church, located in Tagansky District of Moscow, Russia, 3 kilometers south-east from the Kremlin. The name Krutitsy , i.e. steep river banks, originally meant the hills...
, Krasniy Hill (over the Yauza River), and Naprudniy Hill a.k.a. Sushchyovo (between the rivers Neglinnaya
Neglinnaya River
The Neglinnaya River , also known as Neglimna, Neglinna, Neglinka , is a 7.5-km long underground river in the central part of Moscow and a tributary of the Moskva River. It flows in the tunnels under Samotechnaya Street, Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Neglinnaya Street and Alexander Garden and Zaryadye...
and Naprudnaya).