Ploshchad Vasilyevsky Spusk (Moscow)

Russia / Moscow / Moscow
 interesting place, invisible, historic town square
St. Basil's Descent Square.
A "descent" (spusk), in Russian, refers to an established path leading down to the river. As Russia developed primarily along its waterways, which provided the means for conducting commerce, but regularly flooded, villages were usually built in a place where the riverbank was high. It was customary to name the paths that descended to the river and the word "spusk" became a common geographical term across Russia.
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Coordinates:   55°45'4"N   37°37'22"E
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