 Cannons and mortars of La Grande Armée are exhibited along the Arsenal wall. The Arsenal is a large trapezoid two-storey building in the northern corner of the Moscow Kremlin. In the Middle Ages, the spot was occupied by granaries. After they burnt down in the last years of the 17th century, Peter the Great engaged a team of Russian and German architects to construct the Arsenal building on the spot. Construction started in 1702 and lasted until 1736, when it was completed under supervision of Field-Marshal Munnich. La Grande Armér (in English, the Big, Great or Grand Army) is the French military term for the main force in a military campaign. ...
The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: МоÑковÑкий Кремль) is the best known kremlin (Russian citadel). ...
Middle age is a non-specific age when a person is not old, not young, but somewhere in the middle. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Peter I Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia Peter I (Pyotr Alekseyvich) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ...
This is wjht aresrdqsrevb An arsenal is an establishment for the construction, repair, receipt, storage and issue of weapons and ammunition. ...
Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...
Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ...
During Napoleon's invasion of Russia, the retreating French soldiers had the central part of the building blown up. It was restored between 1816 and 1828 to a Neoclassical design in order to accommodate a museum dedicated to the Russian victory over Napoleon. Accordingly, some 875 cannons captured from the retreating Grand Army were put on display along the walls of the Arsenal. Of these, 365 are French, 189 are Austrian, 123 are Prussian, 70 are Italian, 40 are Neapolitan, 34 are Bavarian, and 22 are Dutch. Since 1960, Russian cannons of the 16th and 17th centuries have been displayed along the south wall of the building. Kazan Cathedral in St Petersburg and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow were built to commemorate the Russian victory against Napoleon. ...
Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...
For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...
La Grande Armér (in English, the Big, Great or Grand Army) is the French military term for the main force in a military campaign. ...
External links - Official webpage
- Satellite photo of the Arsenal building
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