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| Moscow Kremlin

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The Senate

Building 14 (The Presidium)

The Arsenal

The Poteshny Palace

The State Kremlin Palace

The Grand Kremlin Palace

The Terem Palace

The Armory

The Faceted Palace

The State History Museum

The Grand Kremlin Palace

This palace, the Moscow residence of the royal family, was built in 1838-1849 on the orders of Emperor Nicholas I by a group of Russian architects under the supervision of Konstantin A. Ton.

Its five ceremonial reception halls, the Andreyevsky, Alexandrovsky, Vladimirsky, Georgievsky and Yekaterininsky, are named after Russian orders. The interior was conceived as a monument to Russia’s history and military glory.

In the 19th century, the main hall was the Andreyevsky Throne Hall, decorated with gilt pylons and doors with the Order’s crosses and chains. The walls of the Alexandrovsky Hall are faced with pink marble and crowned with a spherical dome with coats of arms and insignia. The octagonal St. Vladimir Hall is the center of the palace ensemble and is illuminated through the skylight in the dome. The Georgievsky Hall, the biggest and grandest of all, is dedicated to the highest Russian military honor. The names of regiments, naval crews, batteries and more than 10,000 officers and generals awarded the Order of St. George the Victorious are engraved in gold on the marble plaques in the hall. The Yekaterininsky Hall, stunning with its exquisite decor, while also festive-looking and cozy, was the throne room of Russian empresses.

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