The Moscow Kremlin

1. The Moscow Kremlin

Moscow Kremlin is the historical center of Moscow, which situated on the left
bank of the Moscow River, on the Borovitsky Hill, the most ancient part of the
city.
Existing walls and towers were built in 1485 - 95. The total length of the walls 2235 m, height of 5 to 19 m, thickness - from 3.5 to 6.5 m. The Kremlin has 20
towers. The highest tower - Spasskay, it has a height of 71 m.

2.

The largest tower of
the Kremlin is
Spasskaya Tower.
Princes and kings
drove through its
gates to the Moscow
Kremlin.

3.

Troitsciy Tower is a
tower-giant.
It’s height is 71 meters.

4.

Cathedral Square. It is surrounded by three
majestic Cathedral - Uspenskiy,
Blagoveschenskiy and Archangelskiy. Each
cathedral has an appearance and function.

5. Uspenskiy cathedral

The kings in this cathedral in a festive atmosphere
were married on the reigning. A Russian-warriors,
before they going to battle, swore in the cathedral
to spare
there life for Moscow.

6. Blagoveschenskiy cathedral

The cathedral was built in 1489 and at the
beginning it has 3 domes.

7.

Archangelskiy Cathedral is the most
magnificent of the Kremlin cathedrals. The
cathedral is a tomb of the Moscow princes
and kings.

8.

Tsar-kolokol
Tsar-pushka —
Diameter is 6.6 m, weight is near 200 tons
Russian artillery monument it
cast from bronze in 1856 by
Russian master Andrei Chokhov.

9.

The Belfry of
Ivan Velikiy.
The bell tower is an
example of the influence
of the Italian tradition of
building the bell towers.
After add to the height of
81 m in 1600, the bell
tower became the tallest
building in Moscow before
the XVIII century.

10.

Pokrovsky Cathedral (St. Basil's Cathedral )
Orthodox church is widely known that monument of Russian architecture. Before
the XVII century it was usually called the Troichkiy.