Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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Faceted Palace
was constructed
by two Italian
architects, Marco
Ruffo and Pietro
Solario, between
1485 and 1491. Cathedral of
the Annunciation
Frescoes cover the walls and ceiling of
this cathedral. In the dome above the
iconostasis is a painting of Christ
Pantocrator, above tiers of pictures of
angels, prophets and patriarchs 5

The Tsar Cannon, cast in

1586, weighs a massive

40 tonnes (44 tons).

Ivan the Great Bell Tower became the

tallest building in Russia after a third

storey was added to this beautiful

octagonal structure in 1600 2

Patriarch’s Palace

An imposing palace,

rebuilt for Patriarch

Nikon between 1652

and 1666, now

houses the Museum

of 17th-century Life

and Applied Art.

Cathedral of the Archangel has

many elaborate tombs including

that of Tsarevich Dmitry, son

of Ivan the Terrible, who died as

a child in 1591 4

. Cathedral of the
Assumption
This 12th-century painting of
St George the Warrior is one
of the oldest surviving Russian
icons. It forms part of the
iconostasis in the cathedral’s
richly decorated interior 3

VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Map D2 & D3. Tel 679 0349.

q Biblioteka imeni Lenina,

Borovits kaya. @ 6, К. v 1, 2,

12, 33. # 10am–5pm Fri–Wed.

& tickets sold at the Kremlin

entrance and separately at some

sights. 8 English (book in

advance on 695 4256).

7 complex, but not buildings.

= http://www.kremlin.museum.ru

Cathedral Square