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 | | Although the Syuyumbike tower appears to have been built in the late 17th — early 18th century, it may be a replica of a much older tower. |
 | | If, as some claim, the original tower appeared in the late 15th century, it is theoretically possible that its real designer was one of the Italian architects who made the Moscow Kremlin what it is (Aristotele Fioravanti, Pietro Antonio Solari, Marco Ruffo, Aloiso of Milan, Aloiso the Young, etc.). |
 | | From the late 1930s on, Schusev -- described as a very talented and a very cynical man -- was at the forefront of an architectural style often referred to, ironically or not, as Stalin Baroque or Stalin Empire. |
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