 Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street in 2013 | |
| Native name | Улица Большая Дмитровка (Russian) |
|---|---|
| Length | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
| Location | Moscow, Russia Central Administrative Okrug Tverskoy District |
Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street is a street located in Tverskoy District of Moscow. It runs from Okhotny Ryad to Strastnoy Boulevard. The numbering of houses is carried out from Okhotny Ryad.
The name has been known since the 14th century. The street is named in reference to the road leading to the city of Dmitrov. [1]
The House of the Unions is located on the corner of Bolshaya Dmitrovka and Okhotny Ryad streets. [2]
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Okhotny Ryad is a station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It is situated in the very centre of Moscow in the Tverskoy District, near the Kremlin, Manezhnaya Square and State Duma. It is named after a nearby street, whose name literally means "hunters' row".
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Okhotny Ryad is a street located in Tverskoy District of Moscow. It runs from Manezhnaya Square to Theatre Square and it also lies between Georgievsky Lane and Nikolskaya Street. The numbering of houses is carried out from Manezhnaya Square.
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