Although the Sheraton Palace Hotel is only a short metro ride from the majority of Moscow's major downtown attractions, including the Kremlin and Red Square, there are no major sights within the immediate vicinity of the hotel. Probably of most interest to visitors is the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, about 500 m south of the Sheraton Palace on Triumfalnaya Ploshchad ("Triumph Square"). Home to the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, it is among the city's premier venues for classical music concerts. Also on the square is a striking monument to the Futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, after whom the nearby metro station, Mayakovskaya, is named. Moscow's metro is famous for its palatial station interiors, but Mayakovskaya is of particular interest for the modernity of its Art Deco design, as well as the extraordinary optimism of the murals which decorate its ceiling.
Belarus Railway Station, only 300 m from the Sheraton Palace Hotel, is not the finest of Moscow's railway stations architecturally, but can still boast some striking Russian Revival detailing on its facades. The church opposite the station, the Church of St. Nicholas at the Tver Gate, resembles a classic medieval Russian church but was in fact only consecrated in 1921. It is mainly of interest as one of the most important churches of the Old Believers sect in Moscow. Just to the east of the church, the Zuyev Workers Club is one of the best preserved examples of constructivist architecture in Moscow.
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| Distance: | 3.2 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 10 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | It takes only 25 minutes to reach the Kremlin by metro. On exiting the Sheraton Palace Hotel, turn right and right again onto 1-ya Tverskaya Ulitsa and walk straight down the street until you reach Mayakovskaya Metro Station. Board a southbound train on the dark-green line and travel two stops south to Teatralnaya. Change there to the red line and continue one stop west to Biblioteka im. Lenina. The main visitor entrance to the Kremlin is under 100 m from the metro. Show transit route |
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| Distance: | 2.6 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 15 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | It takes around 20 minutes to reach Red Square from the Sheraton Palace Hotel by metro. When you exit the hotel, turn right and right again and head southwest along 1-ya Tverskaya Yamskaya Ulitsa until your reach Mayakovskaya Metro Station. From there, travel two stops south on the dark-green line Teatralnaya. Exit the metro via Ploshchad Revolyutsii Station to emerge around 100 m from the entrance to Red Square via the Resurrection Gate. Show transit route |
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| Distance: | 2.7 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 15 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | The trip from the Sheraton Palace to the theatre will take around 20 minutes. Turn right out of the front entrance of the hotel and right again along 1-ya Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa. Walk straight down the road until you reach Mayakovskaya Metro Station. There, board a southbound train on the dark-green line, and travel two stops to Teatralnaya, which is just across the road from the Bolshoi. Show transit route |
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