Excursion to the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Kremlin Cathedrals

The Palace was built by order of Emperor Nicholas I by the famous Petersburg architect Konstantin Ton in 1838-1849. Now is the current residence of the President of the Russian Federation. The Palace was conceived by Nicholas I as a monument of Russian history and the glory of the Russian army. St George's hall - named in honor of the military order of St. George, the highest order of the Russian army. The walls of the hall are marble plaques with carved Golden letters the names of the military of the Russian army who was awarded this title. Among them the names of Suvorov, Kutuzov, Ushakov, Nakhimov. The interior of the hall has a unique solemnity, it is decorated with six chandeliers, each weighing three tons, parquet floors made of more than 20 species of wood.

Cathedral of the assumption built in 1474-1479. Italian architect Aristotle Fioravanti as the mother of the Russian Church. In the main Cathedral of the state was held an important ceremony: the coronation, the coronation, the inauguration of heads of the Russian Church. The Cathedral is decorated with magnificent ensemble of monumental painting, created in 1642-1643. The Archangel Cathedral was built by Italian architect Aleviz New in 1505-1508. in place of a small white stone Church of the XIV century. The Cathedral dedicated to the Archangel Michael, the patron Saint of warriors and princes in their feats of arms. The Cathedral is decorated with magnificent ensemble of monumental painting of the XVII century. Annunciation Cathedral, built by Russian craftsmen in 1485-1489 years, was a home Church of the great princes and tsars. The Church was built as part of the Palace complex, its North-Western gallery served as the main entrance to the Royal Palace. The Cathedral has preserved a unique ensemble of frescoes of the mid XVIth century, the time of Ivan the terrible. Real decoration of the Annunciation Cathedral is the iconostasis.