Komendantskaya Tower (Moscow)

Russia / Moscow / Moscow
 tower, listed building / architectural heritage, 15th century construction
This is a low, austere tower. Its construction was completed in 1495. It used to be called Kolymazhnaya after the Kremlin’s coach yard, where carriages and coaches were kept. It was given its present name, the Commandant’s Tower, in the 19th century when the commandant of Moscow took up residence in the Kremlin’s Poteshny – or Amusement – Palace.
Like all Kremlin towers, it was supplemented with a tent roof and watchtower in 1676-1686.
The height of the tower on the side of the Alexandrovsky Gardens is 41.25 meters.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremlin_towers#Komendantskaya
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Coordinates:   55°45'2"N   37°36'49"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago