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family, who had lived in a house adjacent to the tower from the Kremlin's side. The tower was renamed to Vodovzvodnaya in 1633 after the installation of a water-supplying machine inside the tower ("vodovzvodnaya" may be translated as "water-lifting"). In 1805, the Vodovzvodnaya Tower was dismantled
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on top of the Troitskaya Tower. Prior to Soviet rule the tower had an icon of the Holy Trinity atop its outward face. Because this tower was the formal entrance for huge Communist Party Congresses the icon was totally removed rather than just plastered over as were those on the Spasskaya and
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and the crossing over the Moscow River. There was the so-called "listening" vault underneath the tower, which was used for preventing the enemy from tunneling his way to the Kremlin. The Beklemishevskaya Tower is 46.2 metres (152 ft) in height. During the
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on the Kremlin’s territory, that it was given its present name. The dome of the Senate can be seen from Red Square. Inside the central part of the tower there are three tiers of vaulted chambers. In 1860, the flat tower was topped with a stone tent
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on top of the tower. Following the closure of the Spassky Gate in Red Square to all traffic at the end of the 1990s, the Borovitsky Gate became the main vehicle passageway. Together with the star, its height is 54.05 metres (177.3 ft).
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added to the tower in the early 18th century and demolished in 1932. In the 17th century, the Portomoyniye Gates were built nearby so that palace laundresses could go to the Portomoiny raft on the
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on top of the Nabatnaya Tower, used for notifying citizens of fires and other misfortunes in the Kremlin or on the Red Square (hence, the name Nabatnaya, which derives from the old Russian word
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on the spot of gates to the whitestone Kremlin. It was named after the Church of Constantine and Helene in the Kremlin (second half of the 17th century), which would be demolished by the
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The Kutafya Tower is currently 13.5 m high; it used to be 18 m but the lower part of the tower was "submerged" by successive constructions that heightened the street-level ground.
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in the 16th–17th centuries. There is the Troitsky Bridge, which is protected by the Kutafia Tower and leads to the gates of the Troitskaya Tower. There was also a
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and was purely defensive in nature: it guarded the Kremlin on the Red Square side. For a long time it remained nameless. It was only in 1787, after architect
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liked to observe what was happening on the Red Square. Hence the name, the Tsar's Tower. The white stone bands around the posts, tall corner pyramids with
2381:[The Primate of the Russian Church Consecrated the Restored Gate Icon of St. Nikolas of Mozhaisky on the Nikolskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin]. 1004:), or Moskvoretskaya Tower) is a corner tower on the southeastern side of the Moscow Kremlin on the Moscow River. The tower was built in 1487-1488 by an 1923:). The tower has borne several names, including Rizopolozhenskaya, Znamenskaya, and Karetnaya. It received its current name in 1658 from the Troitskaya 695:) was built next to the Taynitskaya Tower in the 1480s. It performed strictly defensive functions. In 1547, the tower was destroyed by fire after the 1220: 589: 363: 1115: 703:. After the construction of the palace ended, the tower was rebuilt in 1783, closer to the Taynitskaya Tower. In 1812, the tower was blown up by 2213:
in 1867, a through-passage to the Manezhnaya Street was built as well as the arched apertures on the sides and a guard house on the south side;
1816:, i.e. "Middle Arsenal tower") is a Kremlin tower, built in 1495. It is located on the northwestern side of the Kremlin wall and overlooks the 41: 2361:[How We returned the Icon of St. Nicholas of Mozhaisky and symbols of the sacred dynasty to the Kremlin] (in Russian). Archived from 88: 1522:. The tower contains a through-passage that allows VIPs to travel from the kremlin to Red Square. Its height is 34.3 metres (113 ft). 608:
leading to the Moscow River (hence, the name "Taynitskaya", or "secret"). In 1770, the tower was dismantled due to the construction of the
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was built to raise the water level of the Neglinnaya river and create a moat that surrounded the tower from all sides, making its
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bridge that comes out of the West side of the Kremlin wall under the Troitskaya Tower. Initially, the Kutafya was surrounded by a
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Marking today the main public entrance to the Kremlin, the Kutafya tower was modified several times through the centuries:
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stored there exploded, and was rebuilt in the 17th century. In 1770, the tower was taken apart to clear the site for the
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on 30 July 1714. The sound from this bell served as a signal for the spontaneous uprising of the Muscovites during the
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and was the only access to the city through its lift bridge, nowadays the moat around the bridge has transformed into
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with a through-passage on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin, which overlooks the Red Square not far from the
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of 1917, the top of the tower was damaged by a shell. It was restored a year later by an architect I.V. Rylsky.
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was completed in the mid-18th century. Originally, it was called the Faceted Tower because of the shape of its
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bricked up the gateway and filled up the well. The Taynitskaya Tower is 38.4 metres (126 ft) in height.
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on top of the tower. Its current height with the star is 70.4 metres (231 ft). The original icon of
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The height of the tower is 30.7 metres (101 ft) (32.45 metres (106.5 ft) together with the
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The Spasskaya Tower was the first tower of the many Moscow Kremlin Towers to be crowned with the
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tower of the Moscow Kremlin. Built in 1516 under the leadership of the Milanese architect
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on the Spasskaya Tower appeared between 1491 and 1585. It is usually referred to as the
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is standing on. The tower was constructed in 1490 on the spot of an old Kremlin gate by
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the guard house was dismantled during the restoration works of carried out in 1974-77.
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invasion, the gun slots of the Corner Arsenalnaya Tower were enlarged to fit heavy
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invasion in 1612 and then restored. In 1771, it was pulled down to construct the
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In 1668 a causeway leading through the tower to the Troitskaya Bridge was built;
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architect and clock maker). According to a number of historical accounts, the
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located near the tower in the Kremlin. The Petrovskaya Tower was destroyed by
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were added to the top of the tower. It is crowned with an eight-sided hipped
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invasion, the gun slots of the Troitskaya Tower were enlarged to fit heavy
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in 1928. The Konstantino-Eleninskaya Tower had its own gates and a lift
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on top of the tower between 1585 and 1812. In 1707, due to a threat of
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to rinse porty, or underclothes. These gates were bricked up in 1813.
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due to its dilapidation and built once again. In 1812, the retreating
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army blew it up. The tower was restored in 1817-1819 by architect
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and ends at the Moscow River. The tower was built in 1490 by an
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and coaches had been kept. It was given its present name, the
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and no spire, with the open-top upper landing equipped with
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The tower's current height is over 60 metres (200 ft).
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fire in October 1917 and was later restored by an architect
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cast the so-called Nabatny bell (alarm bell) weighing 150
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in 1676-1686. The height of the tower on the side of the
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Patriarch's Palace and the Church of the Twelve Apostles
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the divider between the two tiers was destroyed in 1780;
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that have survived since the time of the white stone
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It used to be called 714:. Its height is 34.15 metres (112.0 ft). 379:. Its height is 61.85 metres (202.9 ft). 2420: 2279: 1596:The Nikolskaya Tower was built in 1491 by an 1414:The Spasskaya Tower was built in 1491 by the 915:. Its height is 27.15 metres (89.1 ft). 2189:in the 16th and 17th centuries, a system of 1746:. It was restored in 1816-1819 by architect 2861:Lists of buildings and structures in Russia 2754:Monument to Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich 2301: 2434: 2427: 2413: 2322: 1618:. It was restored in 1816 by an architect 1118:(Васильевский спуск), which begins at the 1077: 470:of the 14th century. During the reign of 108:Learn how and when to remove this message 2050: 1832:. In 1680, an open lookout with a small 1399: 1081: 321: 255:. In 1817-19, the tower was restored by 150: 119: 1738:. In 1812, the tower was damaged by an 884:, which was part of the mission of the 478:. The name of the tower comes from the 139:is a defensive wall that surrounds the 2843: 1255:, where it remains to this day in the 2408: 2334:go.galegroup.com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu 2158:, in order to protect one end of the 1799: 1687: 1251:. In 1821, the bell was moved to the 2655:Church of the Deposition of the Robe 1704:, i.e. "Corner Arsenal tower") is a 425: 46:adding citations to reliable sources 17: 2383:Православие (Orthodox Christianity) 2203:a delicate ornamental crown in the 2197:the only entry point from the city; 2075:. Before then, it was known as the 1330:, from which, according to legend, 961: 13: 124:Kremlin towers in the 19th century 14: 2872: 2393: 2305:Russian Architecture and the West 2000:is 41.25 metres (135.3 ft). 1955: 904:. In 1818, it was rebuilt by the 760: 666: 317: 22: 2830:Kremlin Presidium (Building 14) 2749:Monument to Minin and Pozharsky 1726:. The tower still has a secret 1243:(Чумной бунт). 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