Church of the Nativity of the Virgin on the Sennaya
The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin on the Sennaya is one of the oldest preserved architectural monuments of the Kremlin. Built in 1393-1394 at the request of Princess Evdokia, the widow of Dmitry Donskoy, it was pr…
Armory Tower
The tower was built between 1493 and 1495 on the northwest side of the Kremlin wall, which today runs along the Alexander Garden. It is located between the Borovitskaya and Komendantskaya towers.
In 1676-1686, the tower…
Commandant Tower
The tower was built between 1493 and 1495 on the northwest side of the Kremlin wall, which now runs along the Alexander Garden. It was originally called the Kolymazhnaya due to the nearby Kolymazhny courtyard in the Krem…
Playful Palace with the Church of the Praise of the Holy Mother of God
The Playful Palace is located at the western wall of the Kremlin between the Commandant and Trinity Towers. It was built in 1651 as residential chambers for the boyar I.D. Miloslavsky, the father-in-law of Tsar Alexei Mi…
Terem Palace
The first stone living quarters in the royal palace, later named the Terem Palace, were built in 1635-1636 for Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich by stone craftsmen Bazhen Ogurtsov, Antip Konstantinov, Trefil Sharutin, and Larion …
Trinity Tower
The Trinity Tower, located on the western side of the Kremlin, is a passage tower with a shooting gallery. It was built between 1495 and 1499 by architect Alevis Frazin, completing the fortifications along the Neglinnaya…
Kutafya Tower
This is the only surviving pre-bridge tower of the Kremlin, designed to protect the bridges leading to the fortress. It was built in 1516 under the guidance of the Milanese architect Alevis Frazin. Low in height, surroun…
Middle Arsenal Tower
The tower was built between 1493 and 1495 on the northwest side of the Kremlin wall, which runs along Alexander Garden, on the site of a corner tower that existed during the time of Dmitry Donskoy. Its appearance is an e…
Corner Arsenal Tower
The tower, built in 1492 by Pietro Antonio Solari, is located in the Kremlin. Previously, the boyar Sobakins' chambers were nearby, which may explain its ancient name. The tower stands out with its wide round base and st…
Nikolska Tower
Nikolska Tower, located on the eastern line of the Kremlin fortifications, is a passage tower with a quadrangular shape and an adjoining arrow slit. The gates of the arrow slit open onto Red Square. The tower was built i…
