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Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
Kremlin - a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow; includes four palaces, four cathedrals and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. The complex serves as the official residence of the President of Russia.
Kremlin and Red Square is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990.
There are "must see" Kremlin's parts, as well as its garden, courtyard and others:
- The Kremlin Wall Necropolis, a part of the Kremlin Wall overlooking the Red Square,
- The Kremlin Armoury, one of the oldest museums of Moscow,
- The Troitskaya Tower with a through-passage in the center of the northwestern wall ,
- The Arsenal, a large trapezoid two-storey building in the northern corner of the Moscow Kremlin which currently accommodates the Kremlin Regiment,
- The Moscow Kremlin Senate building, commissioned by Catherine II of Russia and designed by Matvey Kazakov.
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