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PERVAYA BEZYMYANNAYA TOWER |

| Moscow Kremlin

Administrative buildings | The Kremlin Towers | The Kremlin Cathedrals | Squares and Gardens

Borovitskaya Tower

Vodovzvodnaya Tower

Blagoveshenskaya Tower

Tainitskaya Tower

Pervaya Bezymyannaya Tower

Vtoraya Bezymyannaya Tower

Petrovskaya Tower

Beklemishevskaya Tower

Konstantino-Yeleninskaya Tower

Nabatnaya Tower

Tsarskaya Tower

Spasskaya Tower

Senatskaya Tower

Nikolskaya Tower

Uglovaya Arsenalnaya Tower

Srednyaya Arsenalnaya Tower

Troitskaya Tower

Kutafya Tower

Komendantskaya Tower

Oruzheinaya Tower

Pervaya Bezymyannaya Tower

In the 1480s, the Pervaya Bezymyannaya - or First Nameless - Tower with its modest architectural elements was built next to the Tainitskaya Tower. It performed strictly defensive functions. In 1547 the tower was destroyed by fire after the gunpowder stored there exploded, and was rebuilt in the 17th century. In 1770 the tower was taken apart to clear the site for the Kremlin Palace. After the construction of the palace ended, the tower was rebuilt in 1783, closer to the Tainitskaya Tower. In 1812 the tower was blown up by Napoleon’s retreating troops, but it was soon restored to its original form by architect Osip Beauvais. It has survived to the present day. Its height is 34.15 meters.

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