Lefortovo District: Dushinskaya Ulitsa - Shosse Entuziastov

Lefortovo District straddles the Yauza River in eastern Moscow, and its riverside position helped shape it into a military quarter during the reign of Peter the Great. The district is named for François Le Fort, the Swiss-born associate of Peter I, and Lefortovo Palace was built for him at the end of the 17th century. Nearby Lefortovo Park retains the formal character of an early-18th-century estate landscape, while the monumental Catherine Palace recalls the area’s long institutional and military presence. Today, Lefortovo combines major roads, university buildings and residential streets with traces of imperial Moscow. Move on to other webcams in Moscow to compare urban landscapes and settings around the Yauza River.

Moscow occupies a broad inland plain in western Russia. The capital spreads along the Moskva River, whose bends run through districts ranging from the historic centre to vast residential quarters. Red Square and the Kremlin form the best-known core of a city that has been Russia’s political centre for centuries; together they are a UNESCO World Heritage site. Beyond the old centre, Moscow’s immense scale is defined by radial avenues, the circular Garden Ring, major parks and an extensive metro system. Orthodox churches, Soviet-era architecture and contemporary towers give its neighbourhoods a distinctly layered urban identity. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare cityscapes and everyday settings around Moscow.

Russia has served as a major power between Europe and Asia since the 16th century. Its territory crosses eleven time zones, extending from the Baltic coast and the East European Plain over the Ural Mountains to the Pacific. The Volga, Europe’s longest river, runs through a core of historic Russian settlement, while Lake Baikal in Siberia is the world’s deepest lake. Moscow’s Kremlin and Red Square stand at the centre of the capital’s political and architectural heritage; Saint Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum occupies the Winter Palace. Orthodox churches, Russian-language literature, ballet and long-distance rail travel remain familiar reference points in a country of immense regional contrasts. Continue with other webcams from Russia to see how this part of northern Eurasia connects regionally.