Architecture

Moscow Kremlin, Water Pump Tower, southwest elevation

Moscow, Russia

Московский Кремль (Moskovskij Kreml') [Russian]
Водовзводная башня (Vodovzvodnaya bashnya) [Russian]
Moscow Kremlin, Water Pump Tower, southwest elevation

Architecture

Architecture: Water Pump Tower (Vodovzvodnaya)

historic names
Sviblov Tower
Свиблова башня (Sviblova bashnya) [Russian]
1488-1633
built
1488
1805
1817-1819
destroyed/demolished
1805
1812
culture
Russian
architectural element(s)
tower
architect / constr. phase
1488
Antonio Gilardi
original project
1817-1819
Joseph Bové
reconstruction after Napoleonic distruction

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: Water Pump Tower (Vodovzvodnaya)

height
61.9 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
1488-1547
Tsardom of Russia
1547-1721
Russian Empire
1721-1917
Russian SFSR
1917-1922
Soviet Union
1922-1991

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,371 × 5,794  pixel
28.5 × 49.1 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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