The story of the Kremlin
A wooden fort stood on this hill above the Moskva River in the 12th century. The red-brick walls and 20 towers you see today were built in the late 1400s by Italian architects working for Ivan III, and the Kremlin became the heart of the Russian state.
Inside, Cathedral Square holds the Assumption Cathedral where tsars were crowned, the Archangel Cathedral with royal tombs and the Annunciation Cathedral. Nearby are the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, the giant Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell, the largest bell in the world, which cracked before it ever rang. The Armoury displays Fabergé eggs, crowns and carriages.
