Armoury Tower

The Armoury Tower (formerly the Stable Tower) was built in 1495 by architect Alevis Fryazin the Elder. The tent roof was added in the 1680s. The height of the tower is 32.65 metres (107 ft). This view is from the Alexandrovsky Gardens. Like the Borovitskaya Tower, it was built on the bank of the Neglinnaya River. The architect Alevis Fryazin the Elder straightened the bed of the Neglinnaya, made several ponds and erected a new Kremlin wall very close to the river. It was been called the Armoury Tower ever since the new Armoury was built next to it in 1851. Before that it was known as the Stable Tower because of the old stables nearby.