Architecture

Moscow Kremlin, Saviour Tower (Spasskaya), northeast elevation

Moscow, Russia

Московский Кремль (Moskovskij Kreml') [Russian]
Спасская башня (Spasskaya bashnya) [Russian]
Moscow Kremlin, Saviour Tower (Spasskaya), northeast elevation

Architecture

Architecture: Saviour Tower (Spasskaya)

full/alternative names
Spasskaya Tower
historic names
Frolovskaya Tower
Фроловская башня (Frolovskaya bashnya) [Russian]
built
1491
1624-1625
culture
Russian
architectural element(s)
tower, clock tower
architect / constr. phase
1491
Pietro Antonio Solari
original project
1624-1625

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: Saviour Tower (Spasskaya)

height
71.0 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
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
3,435 × 5,064  pixel
29.1 × 42.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, retouched, colour corrected
copyrights
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