Sparrow Hills

The Sparrow Hills (Russian Воробьёвы горы (debate? / I) / transcription Vorobyovy Gory ) or 1935-1999 Lenin Hills ( Ленинские горы / Leninskiye Gory ) in Moscow, Russia one of its northeastern slope almost continuously forested, up to about 70 meter high natural elevation in the middle of a large park that extends for several kilometers on the right bank of the Moskva along. The area belongs to the Sparrow Hills Moscow County West.

The Sparrow Hills are one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Moscow metropolitan area and ask for centuries a popular leisure Moscow dar. From the upper observation deck, which is one of the most famous visitor attractions of Moscow, and many other points in the area offer views of large sections of downtown Moscow. The river promenade and the forest on the slopes are ideal for walking, in winter also attracts a ski slope with chairlift winter sports fans here.

The most famous building on top of the collection is the main building of Moscow State University, which - together with the other six wedding-cake skyscrapers of Moscow - is an architectural monument of the Stalin era. Striking is also the double-decker bridge over the Moskva River, in which the lower, glassed -level metro station Vorobyovy Gory located. Just opposite on the other side of the river lies the Luzhniki Stadium.