Russia Trip Report, Twenty-Four Hr Menstruum 2: Kremlin
Europe Kremlin Moscow Russia DAY 2, JULY 28, 2012 :
Kremlin:
We visited the famous Kremlin on this day.
This 28-hectare (69-acre) fortress, called kreml inwards Russian, emerged inwards the twelfth century equally a wooden encampment, in addition to survived many an invader.
Kremlin is even in addition to thus a citadel, surrounded past times unscalable red-brick walls in addition to tightly guarded gates, though the river in addition to moat that 1 time protected its N in addition to due east sides were filled inwards nearly 200 years ago.
These defenses arrive all the to a greater extent than magical 1 time nosotros larn inside, a populace away from the din in addition to modernity beyond.
has a map in addition to when you lot click on each structure, you lot larn to know what they are in addition to the history
We took the subway scheme to Teatralnaya station, should receive got taken the Revolutski Ploshchad move out similar the previous day. instead took the Teatralnaya Ploshchad exit, landed on the other side of Bolshoi theatre. Took us an hr to cross in addition to accomplish the Borivitsky gate. Made a 2d error in addition to stood at that spot inwards the queue for 1/2 hr thinking nosotros tin larn the tickets for Armoury there. Turned out to live the queue for entering the armoury in addition to the tickets had to live bought at the principal Troitsky tower gate. We ran at that spot solely to live told all tickets for the solar daytime to Armoury receive got been sold out. We bought tickets for Kremlin grounds in addition to chapels in addition to entered Kremlin thru this Troitsky gate at 11 AM . ... nosotros had to supply the following solar daytime to take in Armoury in addition to our computer programme of Sergiev Posad had to live scrapped equally well.
We had read in addition to thus much virtually harassment past times the Russian police draw specially at Kremlin... nosotros did non take in whatever such behavior… the police draw consisted of overnice immature men who patrolled in addition to minded their business.
This is the Troitsky Gate entrance into Kremlin.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ticket for visiting the architectural complex of the Cathedral Square costing 350 rubles allows gratuitous access to the v museums—Cathedrals, the Patriarch's Palace, exhibitions inwards the Assumption Belfry in addition to One-Pillar Chamber of the Patriarch's Palace.
Our tickets were checked at each house because quite a few people purchase solely the ticket for entry into grounds.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 overnice Russian official at the bell tower entrance told us, “See the exhibition hither equally good equally the Patriarch Palace
One to a greater extent than instance of friendly Russians nosotros encountered thru out our trip..
With the ticket they give us overnice color pamphlets with illustrations in addition to loads of information on what nosotros larn to take in at the Patriarch palace, Assumption cathedral in addition to Annunciation cathedrals.
This is the Arsenal – dwelling solid of the Kremlin Guard, the Arsenal was constructed on Peter the Great’s orders equally a massive weapons depot.
Around its outside are 800 French cannons, captured past times the Russians during Napoleon’s disastrous retreat from Moscow
The Senate is an instance of neo-classical design, these mustard yellowish walls were created past times Catherine the Great. It was the location of Lenin's usage after the Oct Revolution, today the Senate is the official Presidential residence.
This edifice following to the senate houses diverse administrative departments of the Russian President’s Office
Renovation inwards progress but the painted facade prevents it existence an eyesore!!
Ivan Square:
On Ivan Square nosotros tin admire the Tsar Bell in addition to the Tsar Cannon, famous masterpieces of the Russian casting.
The huge Tsar Cannon and Tsar Bell are 2 striking in addition to bizarre features of the Kremlin in addition to indeed of Russian history
The cannon, with a 40-ton barrel, was designed inwards 1586 to defend the Kremlin's Savior Gate, but it has never been fired. The chassis in addition to the cannonballs with were built 3 centuries afterward in addition to give a feel of the enormity of the weapon (though it was designed to burn stones in addition to non cannonballs).
Assumption Cathedral merely behind the cannon; Annunciation Cathedral inwards our left corner
At the dorsum of Assumption Cathedral is The Patriarch’s Palace in addition to the Twelve Apostles’ Church (1653) – as mention says, The caput of the church building lived there.
Now it has an exposition – nosotros saw some gilt icons carved inwards wood, houseware, jewelry, tsars’ hunting equipment, ancient slice of furniture in addition to items of ecclesiastical embroidery
Sobornaya Ploshchad (Cathedral Square):
This is the Sobornaya Ploshchad (Cathedral Square). It has 5 Cathedrals.
Church of Annunciation tin live seen inwards the pic below with its Au domes. The white edifice to the left is
The Cathedral of the Annunciation (Russian: Благовещенский собор, or Blagoveschensky Sobor):
It is located on the southwest side of Cathedral Square, where it connects direct to the principal edifice of the complex of the Grand Kremlin Palace, following to the Palace of Facets.
It was originally the personal chapel for the Muscovite Tsars.The Cathedral was built inwards 1482, in addition to was where the Tsars were christened in addition to married. Its tiers of tented gables in addition to kokoshniki (pointed arches) are reflective of early on Moscow architecture. The most characteristic characteristic of the edifice is its nine golden domes, in addition to roof with rich kokoshnik ornamentation
Faded frescoes line the rock walls in addition to columns from marbled flooring to painted ceiling. fragments of murals include diverse biblical themes, heroic figures amidst other Russian princes in addition to grand dukes. Also striking is the altar surface area of the floor, consisting of sheets of agate yellow-red jasper
Annunciation agency Announcement of Incarnation – March 25th – nine months earlier nativity of Jesus
The Cathedral of the Annunciation was built equally the domestic church building of the Grand Dukes in addition to tsars in addition to was connected (along with the Cathedral of the Archangel ) past times passages to the individual quarters of the majestic family.
The cathedral was used to celebrate name-days, weddings, baptisms. It was badly damaged during the Revolution. In 1918, the cathedral was closed equally a house of worship in addition to right away it operates equally a museum.
The edifice behind is the Grans Kremlin palace – AWESOME pics of the interior on the website.
Also saw the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, built inwards 1505 past times Italian architect Alevisio Novi . The cathedral holds the tombs ofRussia 's rulers from Ivan I (1328-41) to Tsar Ivan V (1682-96), Peter the Great's predecessor.
Cathedral of the Archangel Michael:
Also saw the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, built inwards 1505 past times Italian architect Alevisio Novi . The cathedral holds the tombs of
The interior of the church building is fittingly somber, its hall of coffins surrounded past times modest shrines.
Assumption Cathedral –the Cathedral of the Dormition (peaceful in addition to painless decease of Mary) (Russian: Успенский Собор, or Uspensky sobor):
This is the Cathedral of the Assumption (Assumption agency Reception of Mary into Heaven)
It’s a white limestone edifice with scalloped arches topped past times chunky golden domes.
Assumption Cathedral, The Cathedral of the Dormition is a Russian Orthodox church building dedicated to the Dormition (death) of the Theotokos (Theotokos is the Greek for god-bearer in addition to is used inwards reference to Mary the woman parent of God.).
It is located on the N side of Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin, where a narrow alley separates the N from the Patriarch's Palace with the Twelve Apostles Church Great Bell Tower
The blueprint of this church, with its v domes, symbolic of Jesus Christ in addition to the Four Evangelists) proved immensely popular, in addition to was taken equally a template for numerous other churches throughout Russia
Started inwards 1475 past times Italian architect Aristotle Fiorovanti, this church building is the most tourist-friendly of the cathedrals on the square, with detailed English linguistic communication labels on icons in addition to architectural details, in addition to enough of room for groups.
The church building is low-cal in addition to spacious, dissimilar whatever of the other churches on the square — or indeed of this period.
Tsars were crowned here, in addition to Patriarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church were inaugurated in addition to buried here — the Patriarch's Seat is built into 1 of the pillars.
Napoleon's cavalry stabled horses hither during their brief line of piece of employment of Moscow inwards 1812.
There is a legend that inwards the wintertime of 1941, when the Nazis had already reached the threshold of Moscow , Stalin secretly ordered a service to live held inwards the Dormition Cathedral to pray for the country's salvation from the invading Germans
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| Soldiers marching inwards to get together inwards the foursquare prior to the parade.... |
We were fortunate to witness a grand present of parade in addition to music which happens on the in conclusion Sabbatum of each calendar month at 12 noon --we caught it all on video.. nosotros had a bang-up advantage signal correct inwards the front, though nosotros joined the crowd solely when the parade started...people had been reserving overnice spots sitting there, when the parade started they stood upwards in addition to nosotros squeezed into the gap!!
It was a cool, cloudy day —thankfully pelting held off, at that spot were merely a few drops earlier the parade. Here's a flick from the internet giving an thought of the parade in addition to the whole square: extreme left is the church building of Archangel Michael, Church of Annunciation following with the Kremlin Palace at its back, Palace of facets with Assumption cathedral to the right. Ivan the bell tower is non inwards the pic, it's at the dorsum of the people facing the parade
It was a cool, cloudy day —thankfully pelting held off, at that spot were merely a few drops earlier the parade. Here's a flick from the internet giving an thought of the parade in addition to the whole square: extreme left is the church building of Archangel Michael, Church of Annunciation following with the Kremlin Palace at its back, Palace of facets with Assumption cathedral to the right. Ivan the bell tower is non inwards the pic, it's at the dorsum of the people facing the parade
Tucked inwards the corner is the modest Church of the Deposition of the Robe, built inwards a to a greater extent than traditional trend of the belatedly 15th century, with narrow windows in addition to stained glass, the latter a rarity inwards Russian churches. It's right away a museum of wooden figures in addition to church building relics
This white edifice is the Palace of Facets
Ivan the Great Bell Tower:
Ivan the Great Bell Tower
Its heaviest in addition to lowest bell is 64 tons (compared to Big Ben's 13.5 tons)
For centuries Ivan the Great Bell Tower Russia . Constructed of brilliant white rock in addition to soaring to a tiptop of over fourscore meters, the bell tower was completed inwards 1600.
In 1812, spell retreating from Moscow , Napoleon’s Army blew upwards the Ivan the Great Bell-Tower ensemble. However, the pillar of the bell-tower survived. The Belfry was completely destroyed in addition to restored inwards original dimensions inwards 1814-1815.
Its heaviest in addition to lowest bell is 64 tons (compared to Big Ben's 13.5 tons)
At present, 24 bells of XVI-XVII centuries are located on the bell-tower in addition to belfry.
The Tsar Bell, a masterpiece of the Russian casting of the XVIII century, stands on the rock base of operations to the due east of the Ivan-the-Great Bell -Tower. It was shape inwards 1733-1735 on the social club of Empress Anne Ioannovna . In 1735, the Tsar Bell was finally cast. However, it even in addition to thus remained inwards the molding pit.
In May, 1737, a terrible Troitskiy (Trinity) burn broke out inwards Moscow in addition to spread to the Kremlin buildings. When the flames on the scarffolding closed to the bell were existence extinguished, mutual frigidity H2O barbarous on the bell itself. The departure inwards temperature caused it to crack, in addition to a huge slice of 11.5 ton broke off.
In 1836, the Tsar Bell was lifted upwards from the moulding pit in addition to placed on a rock pedestal past times French architect Auguste Montferrant (who built the famous Isaac’s Cathedral inwards St. Petersburg ).
The Tsar Bell is decorated with portraits of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich in addition to empress Anna Ioannovna,
The Tsar bell is the largest inwards the world, at 200 tons, 6.1m (20 ft.) high, in addition to 6.6m (22 ft.) inwards diameter. The bell in addition to cannon stay monuments to Russian ambition in addition to majestic excess.
For a weekend inwards peak tourist season, the crowd was thankfully sparse...
This is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a solemn spot where veterans in addition to newlyweds oftentimes pay tribute. The cities listed closed to the tomb are those honored for their valiance in addition to suffering during World War II.
This is Alexander Gardens
After nosotros emerged from the Kremlin, nosotros wandered through the greenery of Alexander Gardens
Had our lunch, went to the Basil's cathedral, heard the lovely Gregorian chants. The Cathderal has night narrow passages leading to nine beautiful altars. Our photographic television camera video setting was accidentally at depression resolution through out our Russian trip in addition to and thus the grabs are of rattling piteous character equally seen below... such a pity!
Here are some pics works life online of Basil's cathedral interior:
Here are some pics works life online of Basil's cathedral interior:
We should receive got merely walked but went to Biblioteca Lenina subway scheme station for our following target.
Posing with a statue of ...who else.. Lenin. mention spelled out inwards Ruski on the pedestal..
Posing with a statue of ...who else.. Lenin. mention spelled out inwards Ruski on the pedestal..
Novodevichy Cemetery:
From the Biblioteca subway scheme station nosotros took the cherry line in addition to got downwardly at Sportinova. turned correct equally pointed past times an arrow on the move out pillar in addition to walked a a few blocks. Did non take in the monastery --a Russian lady asked us what nosotros were looking for ... inwards Russian....and when nosotros said Novodevichy pointed ahead with a smile. (another instance of friendly Russians). Instead of coming to the entrance first, nosotros followed a jitney charge of Japanese tourists in addition to visited the cemetery (it was awesome, but nosotros felt it was disrespectful to accept even in addition to thus pictures there). So 1 time to a greater extent than we've solely piteous character video grabs of the lovely cemetery...
Clearer pic from the net...
Boris Yeltsin's Memorial...
Here's a T-Shirt buddy... ha, ha! Collecting the fruits fallen on the ground...
Here's a pic from the spider web to give an thought of what the site is actually like...
On our way back, saw this entrance but were also belatedly for entering the monastery
The monastery closes at 6 PM ... nosotros came dorsum hither on the in conclusion solar daytime of our trip in addition to managed to see all the lovely chapels within after paying the entry of 150 rubles in addition to a photographic television camera fee equally well
We bought a mineral H2O bottle in addition to an H2O ice cream at a nearby 'prodiukti' продукты –convenience nutrient shop in addition to traced our way dorsum to the subway scheme station
We got on the same management cherry line in addition to got downwardly at the following station University… nosotros wanted to move to the Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy gory) for the views… the route was non also clear but this existence the University area—no dearth of students with fluent English. Following their direction, nosotros walked along the tree laden avenue flanking the tall University edifice with a spire in addition to a star(which is 1 of Stalin’s vii buildings)..
This is the University building. Stalin had made higher pedagogy gratuitous in addition to available for everyone in addition to thousands had move highly qualified Engineers.
We reached the surface area where a chair elevator machine was plying. Bought a unmarried ticket in addition to went downwardly the loma on the chair elevator enjoying the views. … youngsters were zipping along on skates in addition to families were relaxing at the Moskva river embankment in addition to on the reverse side the stadium in addition to other landmarks were spread out... lovely sight!
Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory):
We bought the souvenir photograph the chair elevator guys had taken in addition to with their guidance, went to the nearby station inwards the cherry line…Took the cherry line upto Park Kukri in addition to from at that spot transferred to key line in addition to reached Kievskaya. Our query had told us this was the starting signal for the river tram which winds downwardly the Moskva river – nosotros bought our tickets (450 rubles) from the pier in addition to boarded the boat for a 90-minute cruise on the Moskva river
Moskva river cruise:
It was past times 8 PM but the Sun sets solely after 9. The ride was awesome, roofing all the sights equally the Sun went downwardly in addition to the landmarks lit upwards similar a fairy land. There were fifty-fifty fireworks lighting upwards the sky… the beautiful Novodevichy Convent, the “wedding cake” Stalinist skyscraper Moscow State University, the Gorky Park, Peter the Great statue, Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral all floated by—other fancy cruise boats were also on the same route with their boisterous occupants waving at us. We caught the sights inwards several videos (so 1 time to a greater extent than grainy grabs but it was in addition to thus magical)... nosotros had a bang-up time.
mmm... a local Sharapova lookalike equally co passenger...
Moskva written inwards cyrillic alphabet on this boat...
To add together to the charm, a large Luna rose upwards inwards the sky...
There were some lovely fireworks going off inwards the sky...
Got out at the in conclusion halt Novospassky correct across the river from our hotel. We walked along the pair in addition to ran helterskelter to cross the busy route in addition to returned to our hotel after 10 PM.... ending an awesome solar daytime 2 inwards Moscow
The following postal service covers the see to the awesome Diamond Fund in addition to Armoury:
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