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cats (featuring Siberian tigers), and the Dolphinarium. For more four-legged fun, follow the
footbridge to see exhibits featuring animals from each continent.
MUSEUM
TSERETELI STUDIO-MUSEUM
11am-6pm
Fri-Wed, 1-8pm Thu; ; Belorusskaya)
Moscow's most prolific artist has opened up his 'studio' as a space to exhibit his many mas-
terpieces. You can't miss this place - whimsical characters adorn the front lawn. They give
just a tiny hint of what's inside: a courtyard crammed with bigger-than-life bronze beauties
and elaborate enamel work.
The highlight is undoubtedly Putin in his judo costume, although the huge tile Moscow
cityscapes are impressive. You'll also recognise some smaller-scale models of monuments
that appear around town. Indoors, there are three floors of the master's sketches, paintings
and enamel arts.
NOTABLE BUILDING
WHITE HOUSE
The White House - officially the House of Government of the Russian Federation - fronts a
stately bend in the Moscow River, just north of the Novoarbatsky most.
It was here that Boris Yeltsin rallied the opposition that confounded the 1991 hard-line
coup, then two years later sent in tanks and troops to blast out conservative rivals, some of
them the same people who backed him in 1991. The images of Yeltsin climbing on a tank in
front of the White House in 1991, and of the same building ablaze after the 1993 assault, are
among the most unforgettable from those tumultuous years.
