Tverskaya Street
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Clockwise from top: View on State Historical Museum, Hotel National, The Carlton Moscow, Central Telegraph Building, Moscow Mayor's office | |
| Native name | Тверская улица (Russian) |
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| Length | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Location | Moscow, Russia Central Administrative Okrug Tverskoy District |
| Postal code | 125009, 125032, 127006 |
| Nearest metro station | Okhotny Ryad Mayakovskaya Tverskaya Pushkinskaya |
Tverskaya Street (Russian: Тверская улица, IPA: [tvʲɪrˈskajə ˈulʲɪt͡sə]), known between 1935 and 1990 as Gorky Street (Russian: улица Горького), is the main radial street in Moscow. The street runs Northwest from the central Manege Square in the direction of Saint Petersburg and terminates at the Garden Ring, giving the name to Tverskoy District. The route continues further as First Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, Leningradsky Avenue and Leningradskoye Highway.