Architecture

Moscow Kremlin, Saviour Tower (Spasskaya), spire and clock

Moscow, Russia

Московский Кремль (Moskovskij Kreml') [Russian]
Спасская башня (Spasskaya bashnya) [Russian]
Moscow Kremlin, Saviour Tower (Spasskaya), spire and clock

Architecture

architectural element(s)

Architecture: Saviour Tower (Spasskaya)

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

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: Saviour Tower (Spasskaya)

height
71.0 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
3,197 × 5,084  pixel
27.1 × 43.0 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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