First stone bridge in Moscow, as depicted by Fyodor Alekseev in the early 1800s.

Great Stone Bridge (Russian: Bolshoi Kamennyi most, Большой Каменный мост), crossing the Moskva River at the western end of the Kremlin, was the first permanent stone bridge in Moscow. Moskva River near the Moscow Kremlin. ... The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль) is the best known kremlin (Russian citadel). ... A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...

A "live" bridge of boats existed on the same site as early as the 15th century. In 1643, Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich engaged an architect from Strassburg to design a stone bridge. Construction works dragged on for four decades and were not completed until 1682 (or 1692, depending on sources). The finally constructed eight-span bridge, measuring 22 meters wide by 170 meters long, was first named Vsekhsvyatsky ("all saints" in Russian) after the nearby All Saints Gate of the White Town of Moscow. On the river bank opposite to the Gate, there was a toll tower surmounted by two pyramidal tents. // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Mikhail at the Ipatiev Monastery by Grigory Ugryumov Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov (In Russian Михаи́л Фёдорович Рома́нов) (July 12, 1596 – July 13, 1645) was the first Russian tsar of the house of Romanov, being the son of Feodor Nikitich Romanov, afterwards the Patriarch Filaret, and Xenia (of disputed family), afterwards the great nun Martha. ... Strasbourg townscape Strasbourg (German Straßburg, road to castle, Alsatian Strossburi) is the capital and principal city of the Alsace région of northeastern France. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... Events February 13 - Massacre of Glencoe March 1 - The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft. ... Bely Gorod (ru: Белый Город - White Town) is a part of Moscow which was surrounded by white stone fortification wall which was built in the end of 15th century and demolished in the end of 17th century. ...

In 1858, the ancient stone bridge was demolished and replaced by the first iron bridge in Moscow, which had only three spans instead of eight. The current 487-meter-long bridge was opened in 1938. The bridge, one of the most congested in Moscow, overlooks the Kremlin and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... View of the cathedral in 1905 The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Russian: Храм Христа Спасителя) is the largest Orthodox church in the world. ...