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Alexander Garden
Laid out in the 19th century by the Russian architect Osip Bove...
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Annunciation Cathedral
This remarkable monument of Russian architecture, linking three...
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Armory Palace
The Armory Palace is the oldest and richest museum in the Kremlin...
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Arsenal
Commissioned in 1701 by Peter the Great, the weapons arsenal...
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Assumption Cathedral
The dominating structure of Cathedral Square is one of the oldest...
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Borovitskaya Tower
The main entrance to the Kremlin rises to more than 150 feet...
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Cathedral of the Archangel
This five-dome cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Great (1440-1505)...
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Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles
Built in 1655-56 by Patriarch Nikon, this was used as his private...
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Church of the Deposition of the Virgin's Robe
This single-dome church, once the private church of the Moscow...
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Diamond Fund
In 1922 the fledgling Soviet government established this amazing...
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Great Kremlin Palace
The palace actually consists of a group of buildings. The main...
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GUM
Pronounced "goom," the initials are short for Gosudarstvenny...
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Historical Museum
This redbrick museum was built in 1874-83 in the pseudo-Russian...
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Ivan the Great Bell Tower
The octagonal main tower of this, the tallest structure in the...
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Kutafya Tower
This white bastion, erected in 1516, once defended the approach...
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Lenin Mausoleum
Except for a brief interval during World War II, when his body...
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Lobnoye Mesto
The name of the strange, round, white-stone dais in front of...
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Minin and Pozharsky statue
In 1818 sculptor Ivan Martos built this statue, which honors...
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Patriarch's Palace
Adjoining the Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles, the Patriarch's...
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Poteshny Dvorets
Behind the State Kremlin Palace stands the Amusement Palace—so...
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Red Square
World famous for the grand military parades staged here during...
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Resurrection Gates
These gates, which formed part of the Kitai Gorod defensive wall...
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Sobakina Tower
More than 180 feet high, the Sobakina (formerly Arsenal) Tower...
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Sobornaya Ploshchad
This paved square, the ancient center of the Kremlin complex...
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St. Basil's Cathedral
Although it's popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral, the proper...
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State Kremlin Palace
In 1961 this rectangular structure of glass and aluminum was...
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Dedicated on May 9, 1967, the 22nd anniversary of the Russian...
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Tower of the Savior
Until Boris Yeltsin's presidency (1991-99) this 1491 tower served...
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Troitskaya Tower
Rising 240 feet above the garden, this is the tallest bashnya...
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Tsar Bell
The world's largest bell is also the world's most silent: it...
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Tsar Cannon
This huge piece of artillery (pushka) has the largest caliber...
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