Great Kremlin Palace
The Great Kremlin Palace was formerly the tsar's Moscow residence. The palace,
which has more than 700 rooms, was built for Tsar Nicholas I between 1838
and 1849 by Konstantin A.Thon and
Nikolay A. Chichagov and associates. It comprises the Palace of Facets
and the Holy Vestibule, parts of a 15th-century Palace, the Tsarina's Golden
Chamber from the 16th century, the 17th-century Terem
Palace, along with palace cathedrals and churches. At first sight,
the building seems to have two storeys above the ground floor, but in fact
there is only one upper storey with a double row of windows. Situated in
the new palace, is the enfilades of halls dedicated to the Russian orders
St.George,
St.Vladimir, St.Andrew, St.Alexander and
St.Catherine, as
well as the imperial family's private apartments and a suite of state apartments.
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