Manezhnaya Square (Moscow)

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Manege Square.
It is a large pedestrian open space at the very centre of Moscow bound by the Hotel Moskva (to the east), the State Historical Museum and the Alexander Garden (to the south), the Moscow Manege (to the west), and the 18th-century headquarters of the Moscow State University (to the north).

This is a nodal point in Moscow, connecting Red Square with a major traffic artery, Tverskaya Street, which starts from here and runs northward in the direction of Saint Petersburg. It is served by three metro stations: Okhotny Ryad, Ploshchad Revolyutsii and Teatralnaya.

In order to make room for Communist meetings and demonstrations, the medieval Moiseyevsky Monastery on the banks of the Neglinnaya River since the times of Ivan the Terrible was demolished with in 1932. The Moiseyevskaya Square was expanded to its present size and renamed Manege. It was in news in connection with riots following the Russia national football team's defeat at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Neglinnaya River has become popular for the Muscovites and tourists alike in summer. Sculptured statues of Russian fairy-tale characters by Zurab Tsereteli in the river's course and fountains makes the riverbed more attractive.