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THE KREMLIN
The Moscow Kremlin is the chief architectural ensemble of the city. It has few rivals in the number of unique masterpieces or architecture and other arts concentrated within its walls. The skyline of the Kremlin is strikingly majestic and picturesque. The might of its walls, its ridge-roofed towers and the three-dimensional expressiveness of the buildings clustered on its grounds offer panoramas of rare beauty.
The irregular triangle of the Kremlin walls, repeating the out line of Borovitsky Cape, encloses an area of 27.5 hectares. The maximum height of the hill above the level of the Moscow River is about 25 meters...
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RED SQUARE
Few places in the world are destined to become a kind of symbol. One of them is Red Square, a symbol ofgreat emotive power. Although the square itself is not very big (695 metres long and 130 metres wide), it impresses one by the richness and variety of its forms which merge in austere harmony.
The ensemble is dominated by the Kremlin and the Lenin Mausoleum which stands by its walls. The powerful tent roofs of the Saviour and St. Nicholas towers emphasize the key position of this memorial which links the old ensemble with the present day... more.
STATE ARMOURY
Here you will find works of art connected with the history of the Russian state and the development of its artistic culture. The museum building was erected in 1844—51 from a design by the architect Konstantin Thon, in whose work buildings of the so-called "Russian style" played a particularly important part... more.
DIAMOND TREASURY
The Armoury building contains a permanent exhibition entitled The Diamond Treasury of the USSR, which was opened in 1967. Here on show are the finest items from the Soviet stale collection of precious stones andjewellery of great historical, artistic and financial value, and also gold and platinum nuggets. The collection was founded in 1922 on the basis of the crown jewels of the former Imperial household, which were kept in the Diamond Room of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg... more.
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