The Armory (Оружейная палата in Russian), one of the oldest museums of Moscow, located in the Kremlin. A museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin ( Russian: Московский Кремль) is the best known kremlin ( Russian citadel). ...

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Initially, the Armory was a state institutiton, known since 1508. In the second half of the 16th century - early 18th century, the Armory was in charge of producing, purchasing and storing weapons, jewelry and various household articles of the court. In 1640 and 1683, they opened the iconography and pictorial studios in the Armory building and gave lessons on painting and handicrafts. In 1700, they transferred treasures from the tsarist Gold and Silver Chambers to the Armory. The crown of Empress Anna The copyright status of this work is difficult or impossible to determine. ... The crown of Empress Anna The copyright status of this work is difficult or impossible to determine. ... The crown of Anna Ioannovna Anna Ivanovna (In Russian: Анна Ивановна) (February 7, 1693 - October 28, 1740) reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. ... An armory is a military depot used for the storage of weapons and ammunition. ... Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... Jewellery (spelled jewelry in American English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... It has been said “A picture is worth a thousand words”, and so it is that iconography is the traditional art of portraying figures in pigment that symbolically mean more than a simple depiction of the person involved. ... A studio is an artists workroom. ... The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ... Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... Росси́йская Импе́рия, (also Imperial Russia) covers the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great into the Russian Empire stretching from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposition of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start of the Russian Revolution...

The best Russian gunsmiths the Vyatkin brothers and N.Davydov, jeweller G.O.Ovdokimov, painters Simon Ushakov and N.Ye.Pavlovets and some prominent foreigners used to work in the Armory. Gunsmith - a person who repairs and modifies firearms to blueprint and customer specifications, using handtools and machines, such as grinders, planers, and millers. ... Jewellery (spelled jewelry in American English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ...

In 1711, the majority of the masters was transferred to St.Petersburg. In 1726, the Armory was combined with the State Treasury (Казённый двор, or Kazyonniy dvor (Fiscal Yard) - the oldest depository of the tsarist treasures), Stables Treasury (in charge of storing harnesses and carriages) and the Master Chamber (in charge of sewing clothes and bedclothes for the tsars). It became known as the Arms and Master Chamber, where they would store the most valuable historic and artistic articles. Events 24 February -- The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... For the U.S. government securities, see Treasury security A treasury is the part of a government which manages all money and revenue. ... This article is about the building; for another meaning, see stability. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Tourists in a vis-a-vis, Prague The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs or leather strapping for suspension, whether light, smart and fast or large and comfortable. ... Tsar ( Bulgarian цар, Russian царь,  listen?; often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to...

In 1806, the Armory was transformed into a museum (opened in 1813). After 1917, the Soviets transferred the treasures of the Patriarch sacristy, Kremlin cathedrals, monasteries and private collections to the Armory. It has unique masterpiece collections of the Russian, Western European and Eastern applied arts of the 5-20 centuries: the helmet of Yaroslav Vsevolodovich; the sabers of Kuzma Minin and Dmitri Pozharski; famous 12-century necklaces of Ryazan; the largest collection of Faberge eggs in the world; golden and silver tableware; articles, decorated with enamel, niello and engravings; embroidery with gold and pearls; tsarist thrones and regalia; harness for special occasions; carriages, weapons, armor etc. Events January 8 - Cape Colony becomes a British colony January 10 - Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British January 19 - The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope February 6 - Royal Navy victory off Santo Domingo - see:Action of 6 February 1806 March 23 - After traveling through the... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Soviet redirects here. ... -1... A sacristy is a room for keeping vestments (such as the cassock and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels and church treasures. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric. ... Originally, the term masterpiece (or chef doeuvre) referred to a piece of handicraft art produced by a journeyman aspiring to become a master craftsman in the old European guild system. ... Western Europe is distinguished from Central Europe and Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. ... The term Eastern can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ... Pith helmet of Harry S. Truman A helmet is a form of protective clothing worn on the head and usually made of metal or some other hard substance, typically for protection from falling objects or high-speed collisions. ... Yaroslav II (Feodor) (Ярослав II (Феодор) Всеволодович) (1190–1246) grand prince of Novgorod (1215–1236, with breaks), Kiev (1236–?) and Vladimir (1238–?). He was son of Vsevolod the Big Nest. ... For other uses, see Sabre (disambiguation). ... Monument to Kuzma Minin in Nizhny Novgorod Kuzma Minich Minin (Russian: Минин Кузьма Минич) (?-1616), Russian patriot who together with Prince Dmitry Pozharsky rallied an army to defend Russia against Polish invasion. ... Pozharsky and Minin monument (1804-16) in front of Saint Basils Cathedral Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky (Russian: Дми́трий Миха́йлович Пожа́рский, Polish: Dymitr Pożarski) (November 1, 1578 - April 30, 1642) was a Rurikid prince who obtainted from the tsar an unprecedented title of the Saviour of Motherland. ... A necklace is an article of clothing or jewelry; which is worn around the neck. ... Ryazan (Рязань) is a city in Central Russia federal district, an administrative center of the Ryazan Oblast. ... Fabergés Moscow Kremlin Egg, 1906 A Fabergé egg is one of 50 jewelry Easter eggs made by Peter Carl Fabergé of the Fabergé company for the Russian Tsars between 1885 and 1917. ... In a discussion of art or technology, enamel (or vitreous enamel, or porcelain enamel in American English) is the colorful result of fusion of powdered glass to a substrate through the process of firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. ... Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. ... Gold Embroidery Embroidery is an ancient variety of decorative needlework in which designs and pictures are created by stitching strands of some material on to a layer of another material. ... This article is about royal thrones, for the order of angels by the same name see Thrones. ... ... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ...

In 1960, the Armory became the official museum of the Kremlin. In 1962, they opened the Armory's branch called the Applied Arts Museum in the Patriarch chambers and the Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The exhibition of the Russian Diamond Collection (Алмазный фонд, or Almazny fond) is located in the Armory.

The current Armory building was erected in 1844-1851 by the imperial architect Konstantin Ton. 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... Annunciation church in St. ...