Architecture

Moscow Kremlin, Grand Kremlin Palace, south elevation

Moscow, Russia

Московский Кремль (Moskovskij Kreml') [Russian]
Большой Кремлёвский дворец (Bol'shoj Kremlyovskij dvorec) [Russian]
Moscow Kremlin, Grand Kremlin Palace, south elevation

Architecture

structure overview
Moscow Kremlin » Grand Kremlin Palace

Architecture: Grand Kremlin Palace

built
1837-1849
style/period
Neoclassical, Eclecticism
work type by function
imperial palace, governmental office building
work type form/concept
rectangular plan
architect
Konstantin Ton
patronage
Nicholas I

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: Grand Kremlin Palace

height
44.0 m
length
124.0 m
area
25,000 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
1495-1547
Grand Duchy of Moscow
1547-1721
Tsardom of Russia
1721-1917
Russian Empire
1917-1922
Russian SFSR
1922-1991
Soviet Union

UNESCO World Heritage Site

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

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
8,390 × 3,605  pixel
71.0 × 30.5 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
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