Sparrow Hills (Russian: Воробьёвы го́ры, Vorobyovy Gory), is a hill on the right bank of the Moskva River and one of the highest points in Moscow, reaching a height of 80 m (260 ft) above the river level.
Not far from the observation platform is the Luzhniki Metro Bridge. The two-level Metro-Bridge traverses the river to link Komsomolsky Prospekt with Vernadsky Prospekt. It serves two urban transport systems: motor vehicles and the Moscow Metro subway. The glass-walled subway station Vorobyovy Gory is at the lower level of the bridge.
The main landmarks of the hills are the Moscow State University (at one time the tallest building in Europe) and the Trinity Church.
The Sparrow Hills were renamed Lenin Hills (Ле́нинские го́ры, Leninskiye Gory) in 1935 after Vladimir Lenin. The historic name was restored in 1999.
View from Sparrow Hills to the central and north part of Moscow
NotesEdit
^"Знаменитое село Воробьёво, расположенное на горах того же названия, также восходит к боярскому роду Воробьёвых, известному в середине XIV в. — См. Тихомиров М. Н. Древняя Москва (XII—XV вв.) : Моск. гос. ун-т им. М. В. Ломоносова М. : Изд-во МГУ, 1947" (in Russian). Retrieved 2013-07-31.
^Тихомиров М. Н. Труды по истории Москвы. Москва, Издательство: Языки славянской культуры, 2003 — ISBN5-94457-165-9.
^Собрание государственных грамот и договоров, хранящихся в коллегии иностранных дел. ч. 1 с. 192. Москва, в типографии Н. С. Всеволожского, 1813.
LiteratureEdit
Собрание государственных грамот и договоров, хранящихся в коллегии иностранных дел. ч. 1 с. 192. Москва, в типографии Н. С. Всеволожского, 1813.
Тихомиров М. Н. Древняя Москва (XII—XV вв.) : Моск. гос. ун-т им. М. В. Ломоносова М. : Изд-во МГУ, 1947.
Тихомиров М. Н. Труды по истории Москвы. Москва, Издательство: Языки славянской культуры, 2003 — ISBN5-94457-165-9.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sparrow Hills.
sparrow, hills, other, uses, disambiguation, russian, Воробьёвы, го, ры, vorobyovy, gory, hill, right, bank, moskva, river, highest, points, moscow, reaching, height, above, river, level, clockwise, from, moscow, state, university, russian, academy, sciences, . For other uses see Sparrow Hills disambiguation Sparrow Hills Russian Vorobyovy go ry Vorobyovy Gory is a hill on the right bank of the Moskva River and one of the highest points in Moscow reaching a height of 80 m 260 ft above the river level Sparrow HillsClockwise from top Moscow State University Russian Academy of Sciences Luzhniki Metro Bridge Sparrow Hills CablewayHighest pointElevation80 m 260 ft GeographyLocationMoscow RussiaThe observation platform is on a steep bank 85 m 279 ft above the river or 200 m 660 ft above sea level The Central Lenin Stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1980 Summer Olympics took place is right below across the Moskva River Next to it is the Novodevichy Convent with its Naryshkin Baroque towers Not far from the observation platform is the Luzhniki Metro Bridge The two level Metro Bridge traverses the river to link Komsomolsky Prospekt with Vernadsky Prospekt It serves two urban transport systems motor vehicles and the Moscow Metro subway The glass walled subway station Vorobyovy Gory is at the lower level of the bridge The hills immortalized by many Russian poets and writers have been named after the village Vorobyovo which was acquired by Grand Duchess Sophia of Lithuania Vytautas only daughter from the boyars Vorobyovs in 1453 1 2 3 Alexander I of Russia wished to build the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour there his successor had construction works suspended and the cathedral eventually was erected near the Kremlin The main landmarks of the hills are the Moscow State University at one time the tallest building in Europe and the Trinity Church The Sparrow Hills were renamed Lenin Hills Le ninskie go ry Leninskiye Gory in 1935 after Vladimir Lenin The historic name was restored in 1999 View from Sparrow Hills to the central and north part of MoscowNotes Edit Znamenitoe selo Vorobyovo raspolozhennoe na gorah togo zhe nazvaniya takzhe voshodit k boyarskomu rodu Vorobyovyh izvestnomu v seredine XIV v Sm Tihomirov M N Drevnyaya Moskva XII XV vv Mosk gos un t im M V Lomonosova M Izd vo MGU 1947 in Russian Retrieved 2013 07 31 Tihomirov M N Trudy po istorii Moskvy Moskva Izdatelstvo Yazyki slavyanskoj kultury 2003 ISBN 5 94457 165 9 Sobranie gosudarstvennyh gramot i dogovorov hranyashihsya v kollegii inostrannyh del ch 1 s 192 Moskva v tipografii N S Vsevolozhskogo 1813 Literature EditSobranie gosudarstvennyh gramot i dogovorov hranyashihsya v kollegii inostrannyh del ch 1 s 192 Moskva v tipografii N S Vsevolozhskogo 1813 Tihomirov M N Drevnyaya Moskva XII XV vv Mosk gos un t im M V Lomonosova M Izd vo MGU 1947 Tihomirov M N Trudy po istorii Moskvy Moskva Izdatelstvo Yazyki slavyanskoj kultury 2003 ISBN 5 94457 165 9 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sparrow Hills Satellite picture by Google maps photographs and article by Ask Moscow55 42 36 N 37 32 35 E 55 710 N 37 543 E 55 710 37 543 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sparrow Hills amp oldid 1174540501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
