Fortifications and ramparts to visit Russia

We have already told you a lot about ""Moscow the White City"", a nickname given to the capital because of its white stone walls marking the border of the capital. Here you have what remains of it. Indeed, these fortifications built at the end of the 16th century were demolished in 1780 (at the time of Catherine II) and replaced by the ring of French-style boulevards that you know today. The whole complex was unearthed by a team of workmen digging the foundations of a shopping centre. In front of the find, the work was interrupted and a legal battle ensued that lasted more than 10 years between the real estate developers and the Moscow City Hall. Finally, as the 2018 football World Cup approached, the court ruled and an open-air amphitheatre was finally built, facing the fragment of the protected wall. This place immediately became very popular among Muscovites, especially among hipsters and youth who renamed it "Yama" and even created a dedicated Instagram page! The reasons for this infatuation vary: for some it is a beautiful place to hang out and drink (illegally) in summer, for others it is a good place for shows and concerts that are regularly organized there, and for others Yama is a symbol of the changes in the capital, of the city's revaluation of its heritage and of a revenge on the omnipresent trade since the 1990s.