the Ivan the Great Bell-Tower dates from 1508
the front facade of the Dormition Cathedral, designed in 1475 by Italian architect Aristotele Fioravanti
the Tsar cannon from 1586 never fired a single shot
the Kremlin Senate building. Presently Putin calls this home
the cannons in front of the Arsenal originally belonged to Napoleon
we leave fthe Kremlin or the Red Square via the famous Spasskaya Tower (Savior Tower)
in the Kremlin Gardens
an archeological excavation in the Kremlin Gardens
the eastern facade of the Dormition Cathedral
the Moscow Kremlin
For most tourists the Kremlin tops their to-do list for a visit to Moscow. Moscow.
 
Kremlin means fort in a city. The concept goes back to medieval times and was applied in many Russian towns, including Moscow.
When the Grand Duchy of Moscow grew in importance, wooden walls were replaced by limestone and by the end of the 15th century Ivan III brought in Italian architects for a major reconstruction and enlargement of the Kremlin. Most of today's walls, towers, palaces and cathedrals date from that period.
 
The Kremlin became the residence of the Tsars until Peter the Great moved his capital to St Petersburg in 1712. But the Soviet leaders ruled again from the Kremlin and so does the president of Russia.

You enter the Kremlin via the Troitskaya Tower and can then admire the Arsenal, the State Kremlin Palace, the Senate, the Tsar Cannon and Tsar Bell. Continue the tour via Sobornaya Square with the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, three cathedrals and the Palace of Facets. The tour ends through the Spasskaya Tower.
 
We enjoyed the Kremlin in August 2019.
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visitors enter the Kremlin via the Troitskaya Tower
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in 1959 Nikita Khrushchev ordered the construction of the State Kremlin Palace. It dissonates with the rest
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the Tsar Bell from 1737 was destroyed during cooling off
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the Cathedral of the Annunciation from 1489 was the personal chapel for the Tsars
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the Spasskaya Tower seen from the Red Square
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the golden domes and crosses on top of the Church of the Nativity
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