Arts & Culture · Our pick in Moscow
Illuzion Cinema
In a Seven Sisters tower
The film archive’s cinema, in the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment tower, one of the Seven Sisters.
Our take
- Come for a classic on the big screen in the Stalin-era hall.
- Address
- Kotelnicheskaya, Moscow
- Website
- illusion-cinema.ru
About Illuzion Cinema
Illuzion (illusion-cinema.ru) is the cinema of the national film archive, in the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, one of the Seven Sisters, showing classic and archive films.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Illuzion Cinema before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Illuzion Cinema are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Red Square1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Tretyakov Gallery1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Kremlin1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Bolshoi2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Gorky Park3.5 kmWalk 43 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 15 min
Rail terminals
- Leningradsky terminal3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Belorussky terminal5.0 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 20 min
Location
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