Excursion to the Palace of facets of Kremlin

The Palace of facets in the Moscow Kremlin - one of the oldest civil buildings in Moscow, the main hall of the Grand Palace, where even today there are techniques of the highest level. This place was witness to the celebration of Ivan the Terrible's conquest of Kazan in 1552 And here in 1709 Peter the great celebrated his victory over the Swedes. The construction of the faceted chamber has at 1487-1491. At this time, Moscow, uniting the Principality, became the head of the Russian state. The construction of new and rebuilding old Kremlin buildings was entrusted to the best Italian and Russian masters. It is a large function room. Hall impresses with its size: surface area: 495 sq. m. m, height of 9 m and 18 Windows. After extensive restoration works, the Palace of facets reopened for visitors in 2012. The project was headed by restorer Andrey Mikhaylenko. In the chamber 51 is a rare piece, each of which bother the restorer.

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.