Architecture

Moscow Kremlin, Middle Arsenal Tower, Grotto

Moscow, Russia

Московский Кремль (Moskovskij Kreml') [Russian]
Средняя Арсенальная башня (Srednyaya Arsenal'naya bashnya) [Russian]
Moscow Kremlin, Middle Arsenal Tower, Grotto

Architecture

structure overview

Architecture: Middle Arsenal Tower

historic names
Faceted Tower
Гранёная башня (Granyonaya bashnya) [Russian]
1495-1736
built
1493-1495
1821
architectural element(s)
architect / constr. phase
1493-1495
original project
1821
grotto

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: Middle Arsenal Tower

height
38.9 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
4,953 × 4,636  pixel
41.9 × 39.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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