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In the Russian language, "Kreml" (Kremlin) means "fortress". All ancient Russian cities had a kremlin at their center. The Moscow Kremlin served as the seat of government for the Tsars of Russia until Peter the Great transferred the ca
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Kremlin Arsenal
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Kremlin Arsenal
Date: 02/01/2004
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Tsar Cannon - one of the largest cannons ever made, its barrel weighs over 40 tons. The cannon has never been fired in battle, but was used to fire the ashes of the False Dmitri back towards Poland. The cannon balls on display are actually too large to
Date: 02/01/2004
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Myself with the Tsar Cannon
Date: 02/01/2004
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Tsar Bell - the largest bell in the world, but it's never been rung. An 11 ton chunk fell off in 1737, and instead of fixing it, the Russians put it on display. "In Moscow every foreigner is taken to look at the great cannon and the great bell - the
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Cathedral of the Assumption - the oldest and most important church in the Kremlin. Built in the 1400s...Russian Tsars were crowned in this church...it served as a stable for Napoleon's horses in 1812...and was closed down after the Bolsheviks took po
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Cathedral of the Archangel, built in 1505.
Date: 02/01/2004
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Close up of the Cathedral of the Assumption
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Cathedral of the Assumption
Date: 02/01/2004
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Sobornaya Ploshchad ("Cathedral Square")
Date: 02/01/2004
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The State Kremlin Palace (previously the Palace of Congresses) - its architecture is quite out of place. It was built in the early 1960s to house Party Congresses. These days it serves as a theatre for performances by the Bolshoi Ballet Company, and whe
Date: 02/01/2004
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The State Kremlin Palace and one of the Kremlin's towers.
Date: 02/01/2004
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A view of the domes of the Cathedral of the Annunciation, built in 1448.
Date: 02/01/2004
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Another view of the domes of the Cathedral of the Annunciation
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Ivan the Great Belltower, built in 1505.
Date: 02/01/2004
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Ivan the Great Belltower
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Senate Palace. This is where Putin's office is located.
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Presidium. This is where secret police chief Beria was arrested (some say he was actually shot here and his body smuggled out, so who knows).
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The remains of a nameless Russian soldier who died fighting the Nazis in WWII are interred here. The inscription on the tomb reads "Your name is unknown, your feat immortal." The eternal flame was kindled from
Date: 02/01/2004
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The honor guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Date: 02/01/2004
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Date: 02/01/2004
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A Kremlin tower
Date: 02/01/2004
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Saviour Tower
Date: 02/01/2004
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The Presidium and a tower
Date: 02/01/2004
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Saviour Tower
Date: 02/01/2004
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