Architecture

Moscow Kremlin, Kutafya Tower, west elevation

Moscow, Russia

Московский Кремль (Moskovskij Kreml') [Russian]
Кутафья башня (Kutaf'ya bashnya) [Russian]
Moscow Kremlin, Kutafya Tower, west elevation

Architecture

structure overview

Architecture: Kutafya Tower

historic names
Predmostnaya Tower
предмостная башня (predmostnaya bashnya) [Russian]
built
1516
1685
culture
architectural element(s)

Architecture: Moscow Kremlin

built
1482-1495
1816-1819
culture
style/period
material
technique
architect / constr. phase
1485-1495
walls and towers
1816-1819
reconstruction after Napoleonic destruction
patronage

Specifications

Specifications: Kutafya Tower

height
13.5 m
width
15.5 m
length
22.0 m

Geography

local language location name
Москва (Moskva), Россия (Rossija) [Russian]
historical affiliations
1547-1721
1721-1917
1917-1922
1922-1991

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
I, II, IV, VI
designation
reference
545

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,186 × 3,580  pixel
43.9 × 30.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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