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The Kremlin is a large Fortress located in the heart of Moscow on Red Square. From the outside it is most impressive, the tall walls lined with pine trees and guarded by menacing looking officials. I can only imagine how beautiful it looks snow covered in winter.
The Kremlin is made up of several parts including the Arsenal, the Great Kremlin Palaces, Armoury to name a few. Not all parts are open to the public these days, but I have heard that collections in the Armoury are pretty special.
There are also some pretty gardens at one side of the Kremlin, outside the walls, which were full of people enjoying the sun when we were there.
Unfortunately, we did not get a chance to visit the Kremlin (besides admiring the outside), as the day we had planned to visit we instead spent in our hotel as Alex got food poisoning.
But if you make it to Moscow, check it out and let me know what you think!
Open: Friday - Wednesday 10am - 5pm, closed Thursday Leave a Comment Address: Kremlin, Sobornaya Ploshad, MoscowPhone: (095) 928 5232Directions: Metro: Alexandrovsky Sad / Biblioteka imini Lenina / Borovitskaya / Okhotny RyadWebsite: http://www.kremlin.museum.ru
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The Kremlin is the heart of Moscow, if not of the whole of Russia. Kremlin actually means fortified stronghold and you'll find them all over Russia. The first wooden fencing is from the 12th century and grew over the time with palaces and churches being added.
The newest building is the Palace of Congresses from the early 1960s.
If you like jewellery, you should visit the Armoury and the Diamond Fund exhibition.
The Kremlin can be visited daily except Thursdays from 10am to 5pm. The ticket to the Kremlin is 300 Roubles, if you want to visit the armory or any other exhibtion you'll have to buy an extra ticket.
Entrance to the Kremlin is through the Kutafiya tower. Leave a Comment
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Cathedral Square, as the name suggests, is surrounded by some magnificent buildings:
Assumption Cathedral, built between 1475 and1479, is the burial ground for the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Church of of the Deposition of the Robe built between 1484 and 1486 was the private chapel of the Patriachs.
Ivan the Great Bell Tower(1508-1642) is, with 81m,the tallest building of the Kremlin.
Archangel Cathedral(1505-1508) was the coronation, wedding and burial (until the capital was moved to St. Petersburg)church of the Russian tsars.
Annunciation Cathedral(1484-1489) was the private chapel of the royal families.
You can visit all the cathedrals on one ticket which is sold for 300 Roubles at the ticket booths in front of the entrance to the kremlin.
Visiting times: 10am to 5pm daily except Thursdays Leave a Comment
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 Moscow - Cathedral of the
Annunciation by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The Cathedral entered into a complex of palace buildings. Ceremonies of imperial weddings, christenings and a name-day took place there. The Cathedral is nine-domed. Domes and a roof are covered by the gilt sheets. In a cathedral murals of XIV century was kept. Special attention deserves an iconostasis.
The Cathedral of the Annunciation, with its nine gilded domes, is the smallest of the three main Kremlin cathedrals, but the decoration of the interior (in particular the frescoes and icons by Andrei Rublev and Feofan Grek) makesit one of the great treasures of Moscow.
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 Moscow - Ivan the Great
belltower by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The height of the belltower was about 60 meters. The pillar of the belltower was built on at tsar Boris Godunov and 81 meter was reached. The pillar served muscovites as a sentry and fire tower. It is possible to survey vicinities almost on 30 kilometers from its height.
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 Moscow - The Patriarchal
palace by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The three-storey palace of the reforming patriarch Nikon, with the Cathedralof the Twelve Apostles which served as his private chapel, now houses the Museum of 17th Century Russian Art and Culture.
Erected in 1653-56, thebuilding reflects Nikon's objection to the tent roof as reminiscent ofsecular building, and his dislike of the Old Russian or "fairy-tale"style. Like the Cathedral of the Dormition, it is a compact mass on a high base, with a cruciform plan and five domes.
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 Cathedral Square by Upstate1NYLeave a Comment
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 Trinity Gate Tower and
the Kremlin entrance by TheWanderingCamel
If the day is hot, be sure to bring some water with you, there is nowhere to buy a drink or any other refreshment once you are inside the grounds, and you will be there for some condiderable time if you intend to see everything.
leyle Leave a Comment Directions: The Kremlin is open from 10am-6pm with the last entry at 4.30pm. Queues start to form quite early and if you want to get a ticket for the Armoury you may well need to join them.Website: http://www.kreml.ru/
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 Moscow - The Great Kremlin
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 the Tsar Bell by tere1
The story of its construction is marked by a series of almost supernatural misfortunes, as if this white elephant was cursed from conception. During a fire in 1737 overheating and uneven cooling caused a large chunk weighing more than 11 tons to crack from the bell.
Today visitors to the Kremlin can admire the rich relief work on the bell's exterior, depicting Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, John the Baptist, Russian rulers and their patron saints. Leave a Comment
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