Basmanny District (Moscow)

Russia / Moscow / Moscow
 district, invisible, third-level administrative division
District of Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 108,204 (2010 Census). The district contains Kursky Rail Terminal, historical areas of Khitrovka, Clean Ponds, Red Gates (shared with Krasnoselsky District), German Quarter and Basmannaya Sloboda. It retains memorial buildings of Petrine Baroque, Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau periods. Its history is closely associated with Peter I of Russia, Matvey Kazakov and Alexander Pushkin. The district is home to Russia's largest engineering college, Moscow State Technical University.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basmanny_District
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Coordinates:   55°45'58"N   37°40'14"E