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	Terem Palace Information
		Façade of the Terem Palace in the mid-19th century.
		The five-storey Terem Palace of the Moscow Kremlin used to be the main residence of the Russian tsars in the 17th century.
		Currently, the structure is not accessible to the public, as it belongs to the official residence of the President of Russia.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Terem_Palace (288 words)

	Grand Kremlin Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Grand Kremlin Palace (Большой Кремлевский дворец Bolshoi Kremlyovski Dvorets), also translated Great Kremlin Palace, was built from 1837 to 1851 in Moscow, Russia on the site of the estate of the Grand Princes, which had been established in the 14th century on Borovitsky Hill.
		Konstantin Thon was also the architect of the Kremlin Armoury and the Church of Christ the Savior.
		The Grand Kremlin Palace was formerly the tsar's Moscow residence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Kremlin_Palace (369 words)

	Kremlin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kremlin is the Russian word for "citadel" and can refer to any major fortified complex found in Russian cities, but it is used almost exclusively for the Kremlin Palaces and Kremlin Cathedrals overlooking Red Square in Moscow.
		The oldest secular structure still standing is the Palace of Facets (1491), which holds the imperial thrones, it was commissioned by Ivan IV (the Terrible).
		The original Terem Palace was commissioned by Ivan III, but most of the existing palace was built in the 17th century.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/k/kr/kremlin.html (504 words)

	Moscow Kremlin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The oldest secular structure still standing is the Palace of Facets (1491), which holds the imperial thrones, it was commissioned by Ivan III (the Great).
		The Northeast corner of the Kremlin is occupied by the Arsenal, which was originally built for Peter the Great in 1701.
		The name Kremlin has become a metonym used to refer to the government of the Soviet Union (1922-1991) and its highest members (such as general secretaries, premiers, presidents, ministers, and commissars), in the same way the name White House refers to the government of the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moscow_Kremlin (770 words)

	Moscow (city) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Moscow (city) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Kremlin (left), the centre of government in Russia and the seat of the Russian Orthodox church, and 16th century St Basil's Cathedral (right) in the centre of Moscow.
		Constructed between 1555 and 1561, the cathedral was originally built to commemorate the capture of Kazan – the capital of the Tatar khanate of Kazan – by Ivan the Terrible, in 1552.
		The 12th-century Kremlin (‘Citadel’), at the centre of the city on the north bank of the river, is Moscow's main landmark.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Moscow+(city) (1432 words)

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		The Moscow Kremlin is the heart of the Russia capital: major thoroughfares of the city either converge on the Kremlin, or form series of concentric circles around it.
		At the beginning of the 17th century, during the Polish-Lithuanian invasion, the Kremlin was occupied by King Sigizmund's troops, and the Armoury was plundered.
		In the mid-17th century the Kremlin treasures accumulated and were housed as follows: the Treasury held all the Tsar's treasures, clothes and royal caps, vessels in gold and silver, velvets and satins in gold thread; the Cavalry Office Yield precious harnesses, saddles, coaches and horse-cloths.
	sunsite.cs.msu.su /moscow/kremlin.html (1011 words)

	The Moscow Kremlin - Kremlin map
		Ivan III’ Palace and palace of Empress Elisabeth Petrovna of the XVIII century.
		In 1933-1934, the Alexandrovsky and Andreevsky Halls of the Palace were reconstructed for the hall of Supreme Council of the USSR sessions.
		Nowadays, the whole Grand Kremlin Palace’s Complex, besides the Armoury, houses the residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
	www.kreml.ru /en/main/kremlin/buildings/BKD (404 words)

	The Kremlin in Moscow \| Moscow Kremlin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		‘Kremlin’ is actually the term given for the fortified stronghold of any city, and many other kremlins exist in large towns throughout Russia and acted as seats of power for local rulers.
		The Presidium - lurking in the north-eastern corner of the Kremlin complex is the Neoclassical edifice of the Presidium.
		With the exception of Boris Godunov (buried at the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergei), the Cathedral houses the remains of everyone from Grand Prince Ivan Kalita (1325-41) to Tsar Ivan V (1682-96).
	www.moscow-life.com /moscow/kremlin (1259 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Moscow Kremlin is the heart of the Russia capital: major thoroughfares of the city either converge on the Kremlin, or form series of concentric circles around it.
		At the beginning of the 17th century, during the Polish-Lithuanian invasion, the Kremlin was occupied by King Sigizmund's troops, and the Armoury was plundered.
		In the mid-17th century the Kremlin treasures accumulated and were housed as follows: the Treasury held all the Tsar's treasures, clothes and royal caps, vessels in gold and silver, velvets and satins in gold thread; the Cavalry Office Yield precious harnesses, saddles, coaches and horse-cloths.
	redsun.cs.msu.su /moscow/kremlin.html (1011 words)

	The Palaces of the Moscow Kremlin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was designed to link the older Terem Palace and Palace of Facets, with its new and glorious reception halls, a ceremonial red staircase, and private Imperial Apartments.
		Next to the Palace of the Facets, cite of the ceremonial thrones, is the household of the Czar, Terem Palace.
		The original Terem Palace was commissioned by Ivan the Great, nearly 500 years ago, but most of the palace you see today was built in the 17th Century by the first two Czars of the Romanov Dynasty, Czars Mikhail and Alexey.
	uts.cc.utexas.edu /~powellm/palaces.html (170 words)

	The Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
		The irregular triangle of the Kremlin walls encloses an area of 275,000 square metres (68 acres).
		The name Kremlin has become a metonym used to refer to the government of the Soviet Union (1922-1991) and its highest members (such as general secretaries, premiers, presidents, ministers, and commissars), in the same way the name White House refers to the government of the United States.
		Kremlin Wall refers to the defense wall that surrounds the Moscow Kremlin, recognizable by the characteristic notches and its Kremlin towers.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Russia/russia-interest-moscow-kremlin.html (874 words)

	Alexander Palace Time Machine - HIH Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna
		The Grand Duchess Elisabeth, sister of the Empress Alexandra of Russia, was the daughter of Princess Alice of Hesse, and grand-daughter of Queen Victoria.
		The Grand Duchess was just leaving her palace to go to her work-rooms; she threw herself into her sledge and arrived on the scene of the disaster at the moment when a soldier was spreading his military cloak over the mangled remains to hide them from the poor wife.
		When the Grand Duchess touched on the thorny question of Rasputin the Empress could not be dissuaded from her belief in his sanctity, in spite of what the Grand Duchess told her of his scandalous life, which he had managed to hide successfully from Her Majesty's eyes.
	www.alexanderpalace.org /palace/GDElisabeth.html (5149 words)

	Great Kremlin Palace in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia
		The stunning, yellow-and-white Russo-Byzantine facade of the Grand Kremlin Palace stands on the crest of Borovitsky Hill in the southern part of the Kremlin complex.
		The palace on view today was commissioned in 1837 by Emperor Nicholas I, but stands on the site of the estate of the Grand Princes, established as far back as the 14th century.
		In Soviet times, two of the Grand Kremlin Palace halls, the Alexandrovsky (St. Alexander) and Andreyevsky (St. Andrew) Halls, were combined into a single chamber to accommodate meetings and conferences of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and later of the Russian Federation.
	www.moscow-taxi.com /sightseeing/kremlin/great-kremlin-palace.html (868 words)

	kremlin: The Moscow Kremlin
		It is bounded on the south by the Moscow River and Kremlin quay, on the east by Red Square with Lenin's tomb, the Moscow Historical Museum, and St. Basil's Cathedral, and on the west and south by the old Alexander Gardens.
		Along the Kremlin walls are large palaces, including the 15th-century Granovitaya Palata (the throne and banquet hall of the czars); the 19th-century Oruzheinaya Palata (Armory), built as a museum for crowns, scepters, thrones, costumes, and armor; and the 19th-century Grand Palace (Rus.
		The Kremlin's architectural history may be divided into the three periods: the wooden Kremlin (founded in the 13th cent.), the Italian Renaissance Kremlin, and the modern Kremlin begun by Catherine the Great in the 18th cent.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0859143.html (506 words)

	Russian National Tourism Office. Buy visas, country information, visit Russia, visa support, excursions, exhibitions
		Known as a heart of Russia, the KREMLIN is a historical, cultural and architectural monument of global significance and one or the most recognizable national symbols.
		The richest museum in the Kremlin, it was originally founded 200 years ago as the imperial Court Museum.
		The Grand Kremlin Palace, from the imperial residence to the Russian President's gala reception quarters.
	www.visitrussia.org.uk /excurs-kremlin-armory.htm (304 words)

	Worldandnation: Hailing democracy, Putin sworn in as Russian president
		Kremlin officials had said they wanted an inauguration that would be muted in character and that would emphasize the continuity of government.
		It was probably impossible to stage anything muted in the Grand Palace, a massive, 162-year-old edifice whose halls were restored and thoroughly gilded at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars during Yeltsin's tenure.
		After the Kremlin ceremony and a blessing from the patriarch, Aleksei II, Putin reviewed a parade by a regiment of Kremlin guards and paid tribute to Russia's military by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier just outside the Kremlin walls.
	www.sptimes.com /News/050800/Worldandnation/Hailing_democracy__Pu.shtml (1213 words)

	History of Moscow and regional towns
		Palace of Facets derives its name from the diamond-cut points of the stones of its facade, reflecting the Italian origins of its architects, Pietro Antonio Solario and Marco Ruffo, who completed it in 1491 at the command of Ivan III, the Great.
		The palace complex includes a throne room where the Tsar considered the petitions of the people, and the resplendent Golden Bedchamber; the adjoining Golden Palace of the Tsarina was added by Tsar Boris Godunov, whose sister was also a tsarina.
		It was cast in the Kremlin by Ivan Motorin in 1733-35, during the reign of Anna Ivanova.
	www.xenophon-mil.org /ruscity/moscow/moscow.htm (20340 words)

	[Russia 1: culture]
		The Kremlin retains a monument to Nikon in the form of the Palace of the Patriarchs, which he built.
		Fortunately, however, although part of the Kremlin walls with the towers on the southern side were demolished, the project was never implemented and the unique ancient ensemble, the pride of the Russian people, remained intact.
		One of the strongest impressions received from a visit to the Kremlin today is that of direct contact with the ancient monuments of Russian architecture comprising the ensemble of Cathedral Square, the historical kernel of the Moscow Kremlin.
	www.russia-hc.ru /eng/culture/kremlin/kremlin_2.cfm (1454 words)

	Destination: Moscow
		It became the center of czarist rule in the mid-1500s, with Grand Prince Ivan IV (the Terrible), until Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg in 1712.
		Originally built of wood, the fortress was recreated in white stone in 1366-68, and rebuilt on a grand scale by Ivan III at the end of the 15th century.
		Inside the Kremlin walls are government buildings, cathedrals, and palaces, including the imperial residence, Grand Kremlin Palace.
	www.cnn.com /TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9709/moscow/sights.html (526 words)

	Travel Russia - INCENTIVE MOSCOW
		The palace was originally built to be the royal palace in Moscow, for Nicholas I, and is now used by the government; it is not open to the general public.
		The main palace has a main banquet hall (300 sq m), around which is a chain of beautifully decorated rooms.
		The grand hall of the museum is empty of furniture and displays, and visitors can fully appreciate the beautiful painted walls and ceilings.
	www.travelrussia.net /moscow1.html (1657 words)

	Your Moscow Guide - Moscow - main city attractions- Kremlin
		Originally it was a fortress, a regular city with wooden houses, churches, monasteries, and royal and princely palaces protected by the high wooden walls with formidable towers built in the 12th century by the order of Prince Yury Dolgoruky, the founder of Moscow.
		In the 14th century the Kremlin became the seat of the Grand Prince of Moscow and ever since it was perceived as a separate, principle part of the city.
		The view of the Kremlin as seen from the Moskva River: one of 20 redbrick towers of the Kremlin, the elegant yellow-green building of the Grand Kremlin Palace and the shiny domes of the Cathedrals with the dominating Bell Tower of Ivan the Great.
	www.yourmoscowguide.com /02.MoscowKremlin.htm (282 words)

	Moscow Travel Guide: The Moscow Kremlin
		Yuri Dolgoruky is considered to be the founder of the Kremlin and of the city of Moscow.
		It was not until 1955 that the Kremlin museums were reopened to the public after a period of prolonged seclusion.
		The religious life of the Kremlin was recently revived and nowadays a number of religious holidays are celebrated in the old Kremlin cathedrals.
	www.travelinrussia.com /moscow_sightseeing/moscow_kremlin.html (340 words)

	Moscow:Museums:Grand Kremlin Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was not until the 1740s that the famous architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli, commissioned by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, renovated the czar's palace which had fallen into decay and erected a splendidly ornamental building on the old 15th-century foundations.
		The construction of the present Grand Kremlin Palace was started in 1839 and lasted I I years.
		The new palace was 125 meters long and had a total floor area of some 25,000 square meters.
	www.russiamoscow.info /?p=2&a=5&t=GrandKremlinPalace (276 words)

	The Moscow Kremlin: The Great Kremlin Palace
		In 1485, construction of a new palace for the tsar commenced.
		Originally, the Palace had a high pyramidal canopy roof made of copper, which can be seen in the miniature of the book “Concerning the Election to the Highest Throne of the Great Russian Tsardom of his high Majesty, Tsar and Grand Prince Mikhail Fyodorovich, the Sovereign of All Great Russia”.
		Opposite the tsar’s place, on the west wall of the palace, there are scenes from the didactic parable about the just and adjust judges, placed there as a reminder to the tsar of his duty.
	www.caroun.com /Countries/Europe/Russia/Kremlin/13-Kremlin-FacetsPalace.html (1016 words)

	Palace of Facets: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Palace of the Facets (Грановитая Палата) is part of what is now known as the Kremlin (the Kremlin: the moscow kremlin (russian:...
		Named after its distinctive stonework facade, the Palace of the Facets is all that is left of a larger royal palace, commissioned by Ivan III (Ivan III: Grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505)) in 1485 and finished six years later.
		On the palace's southern facade is the Red Staircase.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/palace_of_facets (453 words)

	Nicholas II Coronation Ceremonial 1896 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ceremonial of the Transferring of the Imperial Regalia (crown, scepter and orb) from the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to the Armoury in Moscow.
		Ceremonial of the Transferring of the Imperial Regalia from the Armoury to the Throne Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
		Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich (1832-1909), the fourth son of Nicholas I, Field Marshal and Chief of the State Council.
	www.romanovrussia.com /1896Ceremonial.html (205 words)

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