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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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The Troitskaya Tower is the tallest tower of the Moscow Kremlin. Its current height on the side of the Alexander Garden together with the star is 80 metres (260 ft). Today, the gate of the tower is the main visitors' entrance into the Kremlin.
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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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invasion, the gun slots of the Troitskaya Tower were enlarged to fit heavy
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on top of the tower between 1585 and 1812. In 1707, due to a threat of
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Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Moscow
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Rizopolozhenskaya, Bogoyavlenskaya Znamenskaya, and Karetnaya
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Patriarch's Palace and the Church of the Twelve Apostles
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55°45′08″N 37°36′53″E / 55.752236°N 37.614602°E / 55.752236; 37.614602 (Troitskaya Tower)
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