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.
4-540: Sparrow Hills is a hill on the right bank of the Moskva River in south-west Moscow , Russia where an observation platform, the main building of Moscow State University and parks are located. Sparrow Hills may also refer to: Sparrow Hills The 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
8-531: 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. Alexander I of Russia wished to build the Cathedral of Christ
12-767: 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 ( Ле́нинские го́ры , Leninskiye Gory ) in 1935 after Vladimir Lenin . The historic name
16-626: 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
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