The Moscow Kremlin
Not only a symbol of Moscow, but of the whole of Russia. The fortress in the heart of the capital attracts millions of tourists from all over the world every year. Walking along the walls, looking at its towers, visiting the Cathedral Square, listening to the chimes is a dream of tourists from all over the planet.
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About the fortress
The Kremlin is located in the geographical center of Moscow. It was built between the Moskva River and the buried Neglinka.
The fortress was destroyed and rebuilt many times, and protected the inhabitants of Moscow in dozens of wars and disasters. The Kremlin received its current appearance at the end of the 15th century.
Before the transfer of the capital to St. Petersburg, it was the center of state power.
Now the Kremlin houses museums, the Kremlin Palace, ancient cathedrals and the residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
The Moscow Kremlin has 20 towers and 4 gates. The height of the walls ranges from 5 to 19 meters.
Sights inside the Kremlin
The Grand Kremlin Palace. The residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
Palaces:
The State Kremlin Palace
The Senate
Funny
Faceted Chamber
Cathedrals:
Assumption Cathedral
Annunciation Cathedral
Archangel Cathedral
The Bell Tower of Ivan the Great
Other buildings:
Armory
Arsenal (Zeichhaus)
The Tsar Cannon
Monuments:
The Tsar Cannon
The Tsar Bell
Towers of the Moscow Kremlin
Towers:
Spasskaya
Nikolskaya
Kutafya
The Senate
Borovitskaya (Predtechenskaya)
Troitskaya
Commandant's (Kolymazhnaya)
Armory (Stable)
Vodovzvodnaya
Blagoveshchenskaya
Tainitskaya
The First Nameless
The second Unnamed
Petrovskaya (Ugreshskaya)
Beklemishevskaya (Moskvoretskaya)
Konstantino-Eleninskaya
Alarm clock
Royal
Corner Arsenal
The average Arsenal
Ticket prices
Entrance to the Kremlin is paid, the price depends on age, benefits and citizenship.
You can buy tickets at the ticket offices in the Alexander Garden or on the Kremlin's website. You can also enter using the Pushkin card, but you need to purchase a ticket using it the day before the visit.
How to get
The entrance to the Kremlin is located at the Alexandrovsky Garden and Borovitskaya metro stations
You can walk to the Kremlin from the Red Square from the Okhotny Ryad, Revolution Square and Teatralnaya metro stations.
The square can also be reached from Kitay-Gorod Station via Zaryadye Park.
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