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Exploring Fifth Avenue and Old Arbat: A Journey Through Culture and Luxury

Fifth Avenue, one of New York's iconic streets, is famous for its luxury shopping and cultural attractions. Stretching from Washington Square Park to Harlem, it features the renowned "Museum Mile," home to ten world-class museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In contrast, the Old Arbat in Moscow embodies rich cultural heritage, lined with historical homes of nobility and sites linked to literary legends. Both locations showcase a blend of history, architecture, and artistic inspiration that captivates visitors from around the globe.

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Exploring Fifth Avenue and Old Arbat: A Journey Through Culture and Luxury

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  1. Fifth avenuvsold arbat

  2. FifthAvenue—«mile» ofmuseumsand«ton» ofattractions

  3. Basic Information • FifthAvenueisconsideredoneofthemostfamousstreetsofNewYork, whichishometomanyfamousbuildings, museumsandshops. StreetcrossesManhattanfromWashingtonSquareParkinGreenwichVillage, runsalongtheeasternborderofCentralParkto 142 thStreetinHarlemRiver. • PortionofFifthAvenuebetween 34th and 60th streets, isoneofthelargestandmostexpensiveshoppingareasintheworld, whichfeaturesshopsofallbrandsofclothes, shoes, perfumeandluxurygoods.

  4. History ofFifthAvenue • FifthAvenuewasoriginallyafairlynarrowstreet, whichin 1908 expandedonthesite, justsouthofCentralPark, removingwidesidewalksbecauseoftheincreasedtrafficflow. ThefirstcommercialbuildingonFifthAvenuewaserectedbyBenjaminAltman, in 1896, boughtthecornersiteonthenortheastcornerof 34th Street. In 1906, hisdepartment "B. AltmanandCompany "wasthemainattractionofthequarter. Overtime, thisplacehasbecomealuxuryshoppingareathatattractstherichforitsluxuriousboutiques.

  5. Themostimportantstepinthedevelopmentofthisfamousstreetbeganin 1916 whenahugemansiononthecornerof 72th StreetandFifthAvenue, JamesA. Burdenin 1893, wasdemolishedtomakewayforatwelve-storyapartmenthousewithacourtyard. Afterthisunprecedentedcaseinthequartercamemanyfamousbuildingsconstructedinthe 1920s byarchitectssuchasRosarioCandelaandJames ER Carpenter.

  6. SIGHTS ON FIFTH AVENUE PortionofFifthAvenue, whichrunsfrom 82 thto 105 thStreet, oftencalledthe "MuseumMile", asitistenmuseums, whicharelistednext. BarrioMuseum,MuseumoftheCityofNewYork, InternationalCenterofPhotographyon 94 thStreet, JewishMuseumat 92nd Street , NationalDesignMuseumCooper-Hewittnamed, MuseumoftheAcademyofArts,MuseumofAfricanArtat 110th Street,Theworld-famousMetropolitanMuseum, SolomonR. GuggenheimMuseum, AnewgalleryinNewYorkandGoetheInstitutefrom 82 thto 86 thStreet .

  7. From 40 thto 42 thStreetisthemainbranchoftheNewYorkPublicLibrary, oneoftheworld'slargestlibraries. Thebuildingwasbuiltinthe 1902-1911's thecompany "EndCarrereHastings." Famousbronzelions, mountedinfrontofitsentrance, wasdesignedbyEdwardClarkPotterandnamed 1930's "tenacity" and "Determination". • Atthecornerof 53rd StreetstandstheChurchofSt. ThomasoftheNewYorkDiocese, builtin 1914, designedbyRalphCrumandBertrandGoodhue. Farfromit, between 50th and 51th streets, isSt. Patrick'sCathedral, whichisamagnificentexampleofneo-Gothicarchitecture. Itsbuilding, designedin 1858 byJamesRenwick, Jr., locatedacrossfromRockefellerCenter, builtintheyears 1930-1940 intheareabetween 48th and 51st Streets. • AttheintersectionofFifthAvenueandFiftiethstreetisStPatrick'sCathedral - Catholicchurch, enteredintheregisterofnationalhistoricmonuments USA. ItisthelargestCatholicChurch USA.

  8. OnJanuary 14, 1966 FifthAvenuehostedone-waytraffictothesouthof 135th StreettoWashingtonSquareParkandthetwo-waytrafficnorthof 135th Street. Intheareafrom 124th to 120th StreetparkavenuedividedMarcusGarvey. FifthAvenue - oneofseverallargestreetsofManhattan, inwhichhenevertrams. Instead, theavenuecruisedcomfortablyandexpensivebuscompany «FifthAvenueCoach». Veryoften, duringthecity'sparadesFifthAvenueclosedfortraffic. LongestandcrowdedprocessionisanannualparadeinSt. Patrick'sDay.

  9. The OldArbat

  10. Arbat - it'snotjustastreetinthecenterofMoskow.It`salsoagreatculturalheritageofthecityofMoscow. Sincetheturnofthe XVIII and XIX centuriesaredominatedbyhome-estatesofnobles, andthesecondhalfofthe XIX centuryfocusedMoscowintelligentsia. Withtheareaconnectedthememoryofthosewhocelebrateournationalculture. BeginningwithPushkinandLermontovandendingOkudzhava. Thelistoffamousarbattsev, listofcompositionswrittenhere, worksofartarecreated, scientificdiscoveriesmadeherecouldformtheencyclopedia. Becausehereandcollectasmanymemorialmuseumsandcommemorativeplaques

  11. Arbat - itwarrenfortheRussianliterature, wherewritersfromsettlingtheirheroes. ThisMoscowandTurgenev'snovels, shortstoriesabouthischildhoodand "WarandPeace," LeoTolstoy, and "PastandThoughts" Herzen, thesceneofmanyworksoffiction, memoirandjournalisticliteratureofpre-revolutionaryandSovietperiodsandRussiancountries. Intheliterature, painting, cinemaArbatbecomesawayofMoscowandatthesametimeareflectionofwhatishappeninginRussia.

  12. CurrentArbatunhappypeoplelivingthere, andofcourse, fansofoldMoscow. TheybelievethattheArbattobenotquitethesameasitoncewas. Shouldlooklikeastreetinwhichbothwouldbestoppedtimeandimposedabanonanyconstruction? Itcanbereturnedtotheancienttimesandpreservedinthearchivesoftheplanstobuildamedievaltowers, craftsmenandlongextinctchurchesandchapels. • Arbatisstillafavoriteforthosewholived, livesandcomeheretowalkontheOldArbatandalleys. Yetagaintheeyesofartists, poetsandwriterswillbeconvertedtothiswonderfulstreet, morethanonegenerationofMuscoviteswillperformwalkingdownthestreetwithhercharmingname - Arbat.

  13. Historicalnotes • Arbat - oneoftheoldeststreetsofthecapital. Arbatsungmanysongs, poemsandmovies. ForMoscowisnotjustastreet, butasifaspecial "piece" ofthecapital, akindof "MoscowinMoscow" withitsownhistoryandtraditions. Lookofthestreetwascreatedinthefirstplacebyitsinhabitants. Arbat - hasalwaysbeenoneofthemostprestigiousstreets. Gradually, centuryaftercentury, tocreateuniquearchitecturallookofthestreetwithquaintoldmansionswithmoldings, balconiesandcaryatids, smallcozyalleys, delicatelanterns, stone-pavedroads. Arbatstartedtoliveitsownlife.

  14. WhentheSovietgovernmentintheguiseoftheOldArbatirreversiblechanges. Intheearly 1960's byhissidestreetswaslaidofthenewmodernavenue - NovyArbat. Thishasledtothedestructionofmanymonumentsof 18-19 centuries. NewstreetMuscovitesaptlynicknamedthe "falseteeth." • Arbatbuthasnotlostitscharm. Walkingdownthestreet, youcantouchthehistoryofRussia, becausethehistoryofalmostanyhouseintheArbat, eventhesmallandseeminglyinsignificant, intheend, ifyoustarttoexploreit, willcertainlyleadtothenamesandeventsthatareimpossibletoforget.

  15. Attractions • Arbatisrichinsights, themainofwhichiscertain: themuseum-apartment AS PushkinHouseMuseumofMarinaTsvetaevaHouseMuseumM. Lermontov. Ofparticularinterestarepreservedoldmansionswithmoldings, balconiesandcaryatids. InatnumbertwoonthefamousArbatStreetrestaurant "Prague", whichhasexistedsince 1872. Housenumber 4 oncebelongedtonoblesZagryazhskoy - relativesofPushkin'swifeNataliaGoncharova. Inatnumber 26 islocatedontheArbatVakhtangovTheatre. Thetheaterwasbuiltonthesiteoftheoldmansion, whichin 1941 wasbombed. Attractedtheattentionofhousenumber 11 withornatefacadesdecoratedwithlionmasks, andthehousenumber 35, onthefrontofwhicharetheknights. Thesehomes, builtintheearly 20th century, embodiedthewhimsoftheirformerowners. Thehousenumber 43, nadstroennominthe mid-1930s, livedatdifferenttimesofthepoetAndreiBelyandBulatOkudzhava.

  16. FifthAvenu Old Arbat

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