Having ascended to a throne at the age of 20 years after death of the father, a Macedonian tsaryafilipp of II, Alexander secured northern boundaries of Macedonia and finished submission of Greece defeat of the rebellious city of Thebes. In the spring of 334 years BC Alexander began a legendary campaign to the east and in seven years completely won the Persian empire. Then it began conquest of India, but at insistance of the soldiers tired with a long campaign receded. The cities founded by Alexander which and are presently the largest in several countries, and colonization by Greeks of new territories promoted in Asia to distribution of the Greek culture in the east. Having almost reached age of 33 years, Alexander died in Babylon from a serious illness. Immediately its empire was divided by Macedonian commanders (diadokha) among themselves, and for some decades the series of wars of diadokh set in.
Red Square is the main square in Moscow. It is the center of the city, and if you look at Moscow's plan, you will see that it is located in the center of the radial layout of the city.
The place for the present Red Square was identified during the reign of Ivan III (the end of XV – beginning of XVI century), when the Kremlin was rebuilt. So, Red Square is allocated along the northeastern wall of the Kremlin.
There is the Lobnoye mesto, the monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Lenin’s mausoleum, the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, GUM, the State Historical Museum, St. Basil's Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral in Red Square.
It is important to note that the area is a pedestrian zone. Vehicular traffic on the cobblestone square was banned in 1974.
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