Excursion to Diamond Fund, the Armory chamber and Cathedrals of the Kremlin

The Diamond Fund of Russia is a collection of unique pieces of jewelry, rare precious stones and nuggets. In the Diamond Fund you can see the main symbols of Royal power — Large and Small Imperial crown, Imperial scepter and Orb and the seven historic stones.

Armory – the Treasury Museum – is part of a complex of the Grand Kremlin Palace. It is located in a building constructed in 1851 by architect Konstantin Ton. The Armoury chamber preserves ancient state regalia, ceremonial clothing and Royal coronation dress, vestments of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, the largest collection of gold and silverware by Russian craftsmen, West European artistic silver, monuments, arms skill, Assembly crews, items of ceremonial horse harness.

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.