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143: 38: 217:". The hill was named so because in ancient times the left bank of the Moscow River was covered with pine forest. Archeologists date the first data on stay of a human being on the Borovitsky hill by the end of the 221:. The following archeologically investigated stage is dated by the 8th–3rd centuries BC. A settlement established here in 11th century became the core of Moscow. In 1156 the first 247: 691: 601: 274: 487: 606: 502: 110: 225:
was built on the hill and it became known as Kremlin Hill. Several gardens have been laid out, some of which belonged to
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The Borovitskiy Hill derives its name from the Russian word "бор" (
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Patriarch's Palace and the Church of the Twelve Apostles
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