Moscow Kremlin
Times of IndiaGuidepal.com/SIGHTSEEING, MOSCOW/ Updated : Jan 30, 2017, 11:46 IST
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Part museum and part government office, the area inside the Kremlin’s six metre thick walls is deceptively large. Visitors are allowed to visit the so-called ‘Cathedral Square’ in the Kremlin’s centre, while the President’s offici … Read more
Part museum and part government office, the area inside the Kremlin’s six metre thick walls is deceptively large. Visitors are allowed to visit the so-called ‘Cathedral Square’ in the Kremlin’s centre, while the President’s official residences are obviously out of bounds. Read less
Formidable fortress and the centre of Russian political power
Part museum and part government office, the area inside the Kremlin’s six metre thick walls is deceptively large. Visitors are allowed to visit the so-called ‘Cathedral Square’ in the Kremlin’s centre, while the President’s official residences are obviously out of bounds.
Other notable sites include the huge ‘Tsar’s canon’ and the giant ‘Tsar’s Bell’, which weighs a whopping 223 tons. During Napoleon’s occupation of the Kremlin in 1812, the French attempted to loot many of the Kremlin's bells and chandeliers but eventually failed, as they proved too heavy.
For a considerable extra sum it is possible to visit the Kremlin Armory where the Russian crown jewels are kept, as well as the 190 carat Orlov diamond, ten Faberge eggs and various other treasures.
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