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