The exterior of the Grand Kremlin Palace incorporates many details characteristic for the medieval Russian and Byzantine architecture.

Grand Kremlin Palace is famous for its lavish interiors. Even private apartments of tsars were decorated with unparalleled splendour.

The Grand Kremlin Palace (Большой Кремлевский дворец Bolshoi Kremlyovski Dvorets), also translated Great Kremlin Palace, was built from 1837 to 1851 in Moscow, Russia on the site of the estate of the Grand Princes, which had been established in the 14th century on Borovitsky Hill. Designed by a team of architects under the management of Konstantin Thon, it was intended to emphasize the greatness of Russian autocracy. Konstantin Thon was also the architect of the Kremlin Armoury and the Church of Christ the Savior. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 88 KB) Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 88 KB) Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. ... Download high resolution version (527x680, 136 KB)Then newly-decorated Hall of St Andrew in the Grand Kremlin Palace. ... Download high resolution version (527x680, 136 KB)Then newly-decorated Hall of St Andrew in the Grand Kremlin Palace. ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Government Russia District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuri Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... The title Grand Prince (Latin, Magnus Princeps; German, Großfürst, Finnish Suuriruhtinas, Swedish Storfurste, Lithuanian Didysis kunigaikÅ¡tis, Russian Великий князь Velikii kniaz) ranks in honour below Emperor and Tsar but higher than a sovereign Prince (Fürst) or Royal Prince. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Annunciation church in St. ... The Armory (Оружейная палата in Russian), one of the oldest museums of Moscow, located in the Kremlin. ... View of the cathedral in 1905 The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Russian: Храм Христа Спасителя) is the largest Orthodox church in the world. ...

The Grand Kremlin Palace was formerly the tsar's Moscow residence. It is 125 meters long, 47 meters high, and has a total area of about 25,000 square meters. It includes the earlier Terem Palace, nine churches from the 14th, 16th, and 17th centuries, the Holy Vestibule, and over 700 rooms. The buildings of the Palace form a rectangle with an inner courtyard. The building appears to be three stories, but is actually two. The upper floor has two sets of windows. The west building of the Palace held state reception halls and the imperial family's private chambers (picture). Look up Tsar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For the US community of Czar, see Czar, West Virginia. ... The construction of the Terem Palace in the Moscow Kremlin began in the period 1635-1636. ...

Its five reception halls (Georgievsky, Vladimirsky, Aleksandrovsky, Andreyevsky, and Ekaterinsky) are named for orders of the Russian Empire: the Orders of St. George, Vladimir, Alexander, Andrew, and Catherine. Georgievsky Hall (picture) is used today for state and diplomatic receptions and official ceremonies. International treaties are signed at the Vladimirsky Hall (picture). It also leads to the Palace of Facets, the Tsarina's Golden Chamber, Terem Palace, the Winter Palace, and the Palace of Congresses. Aleksandrovsky Hall (picture) and Andreyevsky Hall (picture) were combined in Soviet times to be used for meetings and conferences of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR; they were lavishly restored in accordance with Thon's designs in the 1990s. An Order is a decoration, awarded by a government to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. ... The Order of St. ... The Order of Saint Vladimir was an Imperial Russian Order established in 1782 in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Kniaz (Prince) and the Baptizer of the Kievan Rus. ... A Soviet version of the order Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Орден Александра Невского) is a Russian military award first instituted on May 21, 1725 by an empress Catherine I as one of the highest military decorations and reinstituted on July 29, 1942 reviving the memory of Alexanders struggle with Teutons. ... Collar and Breast Star of the Order of St. ... The Palace of the Facets (Грановитая Палата) is part of what is now known as the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. ... Frontal Façade The State Kremlin Palace (Russian: ), formerly and unofficially still better known as the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (Кремлёвский Дворец съездов), is a large modern building inside the Moscow Kremlin. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... The Supreme Soviet (Russian: , Verhovniy Sovet, literally the Supreme Council) comprised the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. ...

Moscow Kremlin
Dormition Cathedral | Archangel Cathedral | Annunciation Cathedral
Church of the Twelve Apostles | Church of the Virgin's Robe | Church of the Saviour
Chudov Monastery | Ascension Convent
Ivan the Great Bell Tower | Tsar Bell | Tsar Cannon
Grand Kremlin Palace | Palace of Facets | Terem Palace | Amusement Palace | Patriarchal Chamber
State Kremlin Palace | Senate | Arsenal | Armoury | Diamond Treasury
Hill | Sobornaya Square | Ivanovskaya Square
Wall | Towers | Necropolis | Stars | Chiming Clock

Image File history File links Boro00. ... The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль) is the best known kremlin (Russian citadel). ... Image File history File links Kremlin. ... Cathedral of the Dormition, Moscow, in winter The Cathedral of the Dormition or Cathedral of the Assumption (in Russian, Uspensky Sobor (Успенский Собор)) is the name of several cathedrals in the world. ... The Cathedral of the Archangel (Russian: Архангельский собор, or Arhangelsky sobor) is the name of several cathedrals in Russia. ... The Cathedral of the Annunciation (Благовещенский собор in Russian, or Blagoveschensky sobor) is a cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin. ... For the eponymous structure in Constantinople, see Church of the Holy Apostles. ... The Ascension Convent in 1882 The Chudov Monastery (also known as Alexius’ Archangel Michael Monastery) was founded in the Kremlin in 1358 by metropolitan Alexius. ... Cathedral of the Ascension Convent (1580s), from an early 19th-century drawing. ... Ivan the Great Bell Tower, with Assumption Belfry on the left The Ivan the Great Bell Tower is the tallest bell tower of the Kremlin in Moscow, with a total height of 81 meters (266 feet). ... Tsar Kolokol (Tsar Bell) (Царь-колокол in Russian) - a huge bell still on display in the Kremlin. ... Tsar Pushka, the Imperial Cannon, at the Moscow Kremlin Tsar Pushka (Царь-пушка in Russian) is a huge cannon, founded in 1586 by a Russian founding master Andrey Chokhov. ... The Palace of the Facets (Грановитая Палата) is part of what is now known as the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. ... The construction of the Terem Palace in the Moscow Kremlin began in the period 1635-1636. ... For the eponymous structure in Constantinople, see Church of the Holy Apostles. ... Frontal Façade The State Kremlin Palace (Russian: ), formerly and unofficially still better known as the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (Кремлёвский Дворец съездов), is a large modern building inside the Moscow Kremlin. ... Cannons and mortars of La Grande Armée are exhibited along the Arsenal wall. ... The Armory (Оружейная палата in Russian), one of the oldest museums of Moscow, located in the Kremlin. ... Kremlin Hill (Russian: Кремлёвский холм [Kremlyovskiy kholm]; former name Borovitsky Hill - Боровицкий холм [Borovitskiy kholm]; also known as Borovitskiy Cape - Боровицкий мыс [Borovitskiy mys]) is one of the seven hills of Moscow. ... Cathedral Square in Moscow, veduta by Quarenghi, 1797. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Kremlin towers. ... The following is a list of towers of Moscow Kremlin Borovitskaya The Borovitskya Tower (Russian: Боровицкая башня) is a corner tower with a through-passage on the west side of the Kremlin. ... The Kremlin Wall Necropolis (Некрополь у Кремлёвской стены in Russian) is a part of the Kremlin Wall, which surrounds the Moscow Kremlin and overlooks the Red Square, where traditionally the Soviets used to bury the most prominent figures of the USSR and other countries. ... The Kremlin stars (Russian: Кремлёвские звёзды) are the pentagonal luminescent ruby stars, installed in the 1930s on five towers of the Moscow Kremlin in order to replace gilded eagles that symbolized Imperial Russia. ...

External links

• Russian site on the Kremlin palaces
• The Grand Kremlin Palace
• Большой Кремлевский дворец
• Satellite photo of the Grand Kremlin Palace