Beklemishev Tower

The Beklemishev Tower, which is just under 47 m (155 ft) high, was built by Marco Ruffo in 1487. The superstructure dates from the 1680s. The tower is named after a boyar called Beklemishev who had a mansion just inside the Kremlin walls at this point. After Beklemishev was executed in the reign of Ivan III, the tower was used as a prison. The tower's tent roof was partly demolished during the October Revolution, but was restored to its original state in the 1950s.