Lomonosov Moscow State University is one of the largest and most prestigious educational institutions of the country. In addition, this is a landmark of the capital - to admire the high-rise building on the Sparrow Hills, almost all the guests of Moscow are rushing. It should be noted, however, that this skyscraper built in 1953 is the main, but not the only building of the university - it has more than 600 facilities at its disposal.

The main building of the Moscow State University is a part of seven so-called Stalin skyscrapers adorning the capital. The central sector of the building contains 36 floors, the side towers reach 24 floors From the 23rd to the 28th floors the Museum of Geography is located. Each of the floors is dedicated to a separate area of ​​earth sciences - a huge collection of minerals reflects geology, soil profiles tell about all the lands of the former USSR, from tundra to fertile black earth. Collected here are collections of stuffed animals from the main representatives of each of the natural areas. In short, this museum is a concentrate of all knowledge about the nature of the whole post-Soviet space, if not the world, then the entire post-Soviet space.

Here you can only get to the museum with an excursion and an application drawn up from a legal entity with the seal and signature of the head. The cost of the excursion for a group of up to 10 people - from 3500 rubles. Order by phone. (495) 939 29 76.

There are a lot of well-known names among the graduates, as well as those who studied at the university (read - those who did not finish their studies) : Nobel laureates Gorbachev and Sakharov; poets Balmont and Lermontov; the designer Artemy Lebedev (this one, as well as the author of "Borodino", stretched out on the student's bench only two years) and the singer Zemfira - she, incidentally, had a good reason in the form of inspirational inspiration and the subsequent recording of the new album.

Interesting facts

The main building of MSU has long been a record-holder building. For 37 years, before the construction of the Messerturm in Frankfurt in 1990, it remained the tallest building in Europe. The building has the world's largest barometer and thermometer. Also on each tower there are two dials: Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western clocks, the diameter of dials is 8 meters 74 centimeters

It is interesting that red stripes on the facade of the building form its memorable appearance no less than statues adorning it. Without the lines, the tower will seem absolutely shapeless - the lines are drawn taking into account the golden section.

Secrets of the Moscow State University

The MSU Corps on Vorobyovy Gory is enveloped in many secrets and legends. Here, for example, no one knows for certain how many floors the basement has. According to official information - three, some students managed to get to minus eight, floors below are seriously protected. It is said that the bunker under the main building is comparable in size and height to the building itself and there is a whole underground city.

The main building is designed so that in the event of an explosion it will not form inside, but will fall towards the Vorobyovy Gory. The first floors of the central tower are supposed to withstand nuclear strikes without any damage, keeping access to the bunkers underground.

Moscow State University is guarded by its own militia detachments, which are subordinate only to the leadership of the university and the highest military ranks. They say that this year "consignees" who have flown out of the university successfully, to which military hands are not physically able to get in the absence of special passes. The main thing is not to leave the university grounds! Moreover, it is easy: there is almost everything you need for a comfortable life - shops, theater, cinema, swimming pool and gym