MOSCOW ILLUSTRATED


Northwest corner of the Moscow Kremlin with yellow-fronted barracks behind wall,
Historical Museum to the left, St. Basil's Cathedral in background,
viewed in 1965 from the 2nd floor of Gostinitsa "Natsional" [National Hotel]

 


Russian Historical Museum,
just north of the northwest corner of the Moscow Kremlin

 


Northwest corner of the Moscow Kremlin,
viewed in 2006 from Okhotnyi Riad [Game market]

 


Moscow Kremlin, west wall,
Bell Towers of Ivan III visible behind barracks,
viewed in 1965 from 2nd floor, Gostinitsa "Natsional"

 


Moscow Kremlin,
west wall

 


Moscow Kremlin,
west wall

 


Moscow Kremlin,
west wall

 


*1965:Moscow Kremlin,
southwest corner, overlooking Moskva River embankments

 


*1965:Moscow Kremlin, southwest corner,
within walls (l. to r.) = Armory Palace, Bell Towers of Ivan III, Arkhangel'skii and (background) St. Basil's cathedrals

 


Moscow Kremlin,
*1800s:Painting from bridge over Moskva River

 


Moscow Kremlin,
*1900:southwest corner

 


*1965:Moscow Kremlin,
within walls (l. to r.) = Armory Palace, Bell Towers of Ivan III, Arkhangel'skii Cathedral,
from bridge over Moskva River

 


*2004:Moscow Kremlin, south wall,
within walls (l. to r.) = barracks, Armory Palace, Bell Towers of Ivan III, Arkhangel'skii Cathedral
from bridge over Moskva River

 


*2004:Moscow Kremlin,
(l. to r.) Armory Palace, Bell Towers of Ivan III, Arkhangel'skii Cathedral,
from bridge over Moskva River

 


Moscow Kremlin, within walls (l. to r.) =
Armory Palace, Blagoveshchenskii Cathedral, Bell Towers of Ivan III, Arkhangel'skii Cathedral,
viewed in 1965 from right embankment of Moskva River


Moscow Kremlin,
(l. to r.) Armory, Blagoveshenskii, Uspenskii, Arkhangel'skii cathedrals, and Bell Tower,
viewed in 1965 from right embankment of Moskva River



Moscow Kremlin,
(l. to r.) Armory Palace, Blagoveshchenskii, Arkhangel'skii, Uspenskii cathedrals, Bell Towers of Ivan III,
looking back over the southeast corner, from right embankment of Moskva River in 1965

 


Moscow Kremlin,
southeast corner, a drawing

 


Moscow Kremlin, from southeast corner
*1700s:Artist's rendering

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Medieval domes of Terem Palace rise behind 1950s-modern Palace of Congresses

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
(l. to r. ) Granovitaia Palata [Palace of Facets], domes of Terem church,
dark facade of Cathedral of Rizhpolozheniia [putting on of vestments]

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Terem church domes and facade of Cathedral of Rizhpolozheniia

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Church of the Putting on of Vestments, near Terem, detail

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Stove in Terem Palace

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Gate to Terem Palace


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Gate to Terem Palace, detail


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Terem Palace stairs


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Terem Palace, Room of the Cross,
next we go through the door on right

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Terem throne

Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
1650c:Meeting on Sobor Square at entrance to Uspenskii Cathedral

 


Uspenskii Cathedral, south facade, detail

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Bell Towers of Ivan III (Uspenskii Cathedral domes to right)

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Blagoveshchenskii Cathedral, eastern facade (edge of Arkhangel'skii Cathedral to left),
looking down from the Bell Towers of Ivan III



Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Blagoveshchenskii Cathedral, eastern facade

 


Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Blagoveshchenskii Cathedral, eastern facade, detail



Inside the Moscow Kremlin walls,
Blagoveshchenskii Cathedral, southern facade, detail of roof line and domes