Architecture

Moscow Kremlin, Cathedral of the Archangel Michael and Ivan the Great Bell Tower

Moscow, Russia

Московский Кремль (Moskovskij Kreml') [Russian]
Moscow Kremlin, Cathedral of the Archangel Michael and Ivan the Great Bell Tower

Architecture

Architecture: Moscow Kremlin

built
1482-1495
1816-1819
culture
Russian
style/period
Early Muscovite Period
work type by function
imperial palace, presidential residence, governmental office building, museum, fortification
material
brick
technique
masonry
architect / constr. phase
1485-1495
Pietro Antonio Solari
walls and towers
1816-1819
Joseph Bové
reconstruction after Napoleonic destruction
patronage
Ivan III

Specifications

Specifications: Moscow Kremlin

area
2,770,000 m²

Geography

Asia » Europe » Northern Asia » Eastern Europe » Russia » Central Federal District » Moscow Oblast » Moscow » Central Administrative Okrug » Tverskoy Rayon
local language location name
Москва (Moskva), Россия (Rossija) [Russian]
historical affiliations
Grand Duchy of Moscow
1495-1547
Tsardom of Russia
1547-1721
Russian Empire
1721-1917
Russian SFSR
1917-1922
Soviet Union
1922-1991

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, IV, VI
designation
reference
545

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,549 × 5,324  pixel
30.0 × 45.1 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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