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
Moscow Kremlin » Kutafya Tower

Architecture: Kutafya Tower

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

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: Kutafya Tower

height
13.5 m
width
15.5 m
length
22.0 m

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
1516-1547
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
5,186 × 3,580  pixel
43.9 × 30.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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