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Borovitskaya Tower

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Beklemishevskaya Tower

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Nabatnaya Tower

Tsarskaya Tower

Spasskaya Tower

Senatskaya Tower

Nikolskaya Tower

Uglovaya Arsenalnaya Tower

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Troitskaya Tower

Kutafya Tower

Komendantskaya Tower

Oruzheinaya Tower

Uglovaya Arsenalnaya Tower

With the construction of this tower in 1492, Pietro Antonio Solari (Pyotr Fryazin) completed the defensive line of the Kremlin on the Red Square side. According to his design, it was to be the most monumental corner tower. Originally it was named the Sobakin Tower after Boyar Sobakin, whose manor was situated nearby. The tower was given its present name, meaning the Corner Arsenal Tower, after the Arsenal was built next to it in the 17th century. The tower has a wide foundation and massive four-meter walls sunk deep into the ground. The tower, however, performed not only defensive functions. To this day, the tower has a hidden well, which was built to be used by the citadel’s garrison in the event of a siege. There was also a secret underground passage to the Neglinnaya River, which was later sealed.

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