The Moscow Kremlin is the main socio-political, spiritual and religious and historical and artistic complex of the capital, the seat of the Russian president. The form in which now is the Kremlin - the handiwork of Yuri Dolgoruky, Ivan III (Draw Kremlin border, and set its cathedrals) and Stalin, who left at his residence one monument from every era: the 82-meter bell tower Godunov, Terem Palace Alexei Mikhailovich Silent, Senate Matvei Kazakova
The Moscow Kremlin - the main attraction of the city - is located in the heart of the capital of Russia. Its powerful walls and towers, golden-domed temples, ancient towers and palaces rise on the Borovitsky hill above the Moscow River and form a unique in beauty and grandeur architectural and artistic ensemble. At the same time, the ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin is included in the list of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of UNESCO. On its territory is located the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve "The Moscow Kremlin"
on the Ivanovo area of the Kremlin are the celebrated monuments of the foundry of art -. Tsar Cannon and Tsar Bell, the Senate Square - Arsenal building - a rare architectural monument of Peter the time of Moscow The Great and the Senate - one of the best creations of the famous architect MF Kazakov. Near the Arsenal there are ancient Russian guns and captured weapons of the Patriotic War of 1812. And on the Palace Square ensemble stretches of the Grand Kremlin Palace -. The residence of Russian emperors of the 19th century
The walls and towers of the Kremlin
Existing walls and towers were built in 1485-95 years. The total length of the walls - 2,235 m, height of 5 to 19 m, thickness -. 3, 5 and 6, 5 m In terms of the walls form an irregular triangle
disposed along the walls 20 towers.. 3 towers, standing in the corners of the triangle, have a circular cross-section, the rest - a square one. The tallest tower - the Trinity, it has a height of 80 m
- Vodovzvodnaya Borovitskaya
- Commandant Armory
- Trinity
- Kutafya Middle Arsenal
- Nicholas Corner Arsenal.
- Senate Spasskaya
- Nabatnaya Tsar Constantine and Helen
- Beklemishevskaya Peter
- First Nameless Nameless second
- Taynitskaya Annunciation
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The Armory Chamber
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The Armory Chamber is a treasure house - it is part of the Great Kremlin Palace complex . It is housed in a building built in 1851 by architect Konstantin Ton . The museum collections were stored for centuries in the royal treasury and the Patriarch's vestry precious objects, made in the Kremlin workshops, as well as donated by foreign embassies . The museum was named one of the oldest Kremlin's treasury stores . Or uzheynaya Chamber keeps ancient state regalia, ceremonial tsar's dress and coronation dress, vestments of the hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, the largest collection of gold and silverware by Russian craftsmen, West European artistic silver, monuments weapon skill, collection of carriages, horse ceremonial harness .
A ticket to the Armory building is more expensive than other museums of the Kremlin. Inside allowed strictly for the sessions. It is worth seeing all 9 rooms up to the last: 17 crews of Russian tsars, created by the best masters of Russia and Europe, are exhibited.
Patriarch's Palace
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Patriarch's Palace - a rare and one of the best monuments of civil architecture in Moscow in the mid-17 . They were built by the order of Patriarch Nikon Russian artists on the site of the ancient buildings of the Metropolitan and then Patriarch's court in the Moscow Kremlin . The first floor was used for economic needs and placing orders, on the second there were ceremonial rooms and a house church, on the third private chambers of the patriarch . Today, on the second floor of the Patriarch's Palace is a museum exposition .It is dedicated to Russian culture of the 17th century . The museum contains precious glassware, jewelry, royal hunting items, antique furniture, monuments facial and ornamental sewing . in the home church of the Twelve Apostles of particular interest is a carved gilded iconostasis ages 17-18 . The church also houses an exhibition of icons that tells about the evolution of icon painting throughout the century .
Ivan the Great Belltower
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ensemble Ivan the Great bell (16 .) comprises a bell tower pillar, and a so-called bell-tower extension Filaret . Ivan Grand Steeple was built by the Italian architect Bon Fryazin . pillar steeple, composed of two tiers octagonal, had an open arcade for bells , was crowned with a small dome . In the first tier the church of John Climacus was arranged . and the first floor of the Assumption Belfry houses the exhibition hall of the Moscow Kremlin Museums where you can see works of art from both the Kremlin meeting and other Russian and foreign museums .
The main Kremlin bell tower from the 16th century until the building of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was the most high building of Moscow
| Ivan the Great Belltower |
| View from Ivan the Great Bell Tower |
| Cathedral Square and Ivan the Great Bell Tower |
Uspensky Cathedral
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The Assumption Cathedral (14 in .) for six centuries was the state and cult center of Russia: kingdom, crowned emperor, elevated to the rank of bishops, metropolitans and patriarchs, filled the state acts were prayers before military campaigns and in honor of the victories . first stone cathedral was laid in 1326 g . Moscow Metropolitan Peter and Prince Ivan Kalita . At the end of the 15th at . Grand Duke Ivan III, who united under the rule of Moscow all the Russian principality, began to create a new residence with a restructuring of the Assumption Cathedral . It was erected in 1479 g . specially invited Italian architect . . In 14-17 centuries the Assumption Cathedral was the burial place of the heads of the Russian Church - metropolitans and patriarchs . after the revolution of 1917 g . Assumption Cathedral was turned into a museum . creating his exposition, the staff did their best to preserve its interior . Through constant restoration work almost all the icons and murals were uncovered from under later . Since 1990 Mr. . in the cathedral God resumed service .
| Moscow Kremlin Dormition Cathedral and Ivan the Great Bell in the Cathedral Square |
Archangel Cathedral
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The history of the cathedral started in the 14th century . when Ivan Kalita laid the white-stone church of St. Michael the Archangel, anciently revered in Russia as a patron of warriors and princes in their feats of arms in 1505-1508 . . on the site of an ancient temple was erected a new majestic cathedral . Construction was supervised by the Grand Duke Venetian architect Aleviz Novy . C m omenta its founding until the 18th century Archangel Cathedral served as the resting place of Moscow princes and tsars . Among the most revered shrines of the cathedral are the relics of St. Prince Michael of Chernigov, martyred in the Golden Horde and the Holy Prince Dmitry, the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible . The remains of the saints did not betray the land, but were placed in special arks - crayfish intended for the worship of believers .
Church of the Deposition of the Roofs
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A small church served as a home church for Russian metropolitans and patriarchs. The name of the temple is associated with a holiday known in Byzantium from the 5th century. According to the legend, the feast was established in memory of the transfer of miraculous vestments (attire) of the Virgin to Palestine from Constantinople. In the gallery you can see a rare exhibition of wooden sculpture of the 15-19th centuries and a wooden crucifix from the ruined Chudov Monastery. Inside there are also "lean candles" - large floor candlesticks made of wax or wood, hollow ("lean") inside.
Blagoveshchensky cathedral
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Nowadays the existing Annunciation Cathedral served for nearly a century and a half the house church of the Moscow grand dukes and kings, it was part of the grand palace and was connected by a step-by-step transition with its ceremonial and living quarters. The cathedral was intended for ceremonies of a family nature. In the temple you can not touch the walls, but you can buy souvenirs. About the authorship of the iconostasis (presumably Andrei Rublev and his teacher Theophanes the Greek) have been arguing for many years.
Reviews of the Moscow Kremlin (4)
The boorish attitude June 29, 2014
The Moscow Kremlin, as a reflection of the history of Russia. March 31, 2014
I consider this city-forming ensemble as a complex of monuments of history and architecture. A decent number of museums contains in itself an incalculable variety of works of art: fine (icons, paintings), applied (from all sorts of cutlery to clothing ... Read the whole review