• considered a kremlin) Izborsk Kremlin Gdov Kremlin Porkhov Kremlin Serpukhov Kremlin Velikie Luki Kremlin Torzhok Kremlin Mozhaysk Kremlin Fortress of Koporye (not...
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  • Look up Kremlin or kremlin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kremlin may refer to: Kremlin (fortification), a major fortified central complex found...
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    walls; this fortification withstood a siege by Khan Tokhtamysh. Dmitri's son Vasily I resumed construction of churches and cloisters in the Kremlin. The newly...
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    Ostrog (fortress) (category Fortifications by type)
    the 18th and 19th centuries the word ostrog often meant prison. Kremlin (fortification) Blockhouse Ostrog at the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian)...
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    the half was preserved. The fortifications were built under the supervision of the architect Fyodor Kon. The Smolensk Kremlin is classified as an architectural...
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    The Moscow Kremlin Wall is a defensive wall that surrounds the Moscow Kremlin, recognisable by the characteristic notches and its Kremlin towers. The original...
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    Citadel (category Fortifications by type)
    Alcázar Arx (Roman) Fujian Tulou Kasbah, a synonym Kremlin (fortification) Presidio Rocca (fortification) List of cities with defensive walls List of forts...
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    Russian mainland, restored the moat around the Kremlin, cleared Red Square and built earthen fortifications around Nikolskaya and Spasskaya towers. From...
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    Red Square (redirect from Kremlin Square)
    It is located in Moscow's historic centre, in the eastern walls of the Kremlin. It is the city's most prominent landmark, with famous buildings such as...
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  • Kolomna Kremlin (Russian: Коломенский Кремль) is a very large[citation needed] fortress in Kolomna, Russia. The stone Kolomna Kremlin was built from 1525–1531...
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  • photos reveal fortification plans in Russia-occupied Ukraine: Analysts". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-02-18. Rahman, Khaleda (2022-10-23). "Kremlin rifts appearing...
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    Alcázar (category Arabic fortifications)
    Alcázar de Colón ("Columbus's alcázar"). Alcazaba Mudéjar style Kremlin (fortification) Moorish Castle, Gibraltar اليوم, الدمام- (2015-01-09). "صحن الوصيفات...
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    Great Zasechnaya cherta (category Fortification lines)
    renewing the fortifications. In the autumn, large areas of steppegrass beyond the line were burned to deny fodder to raiders. Stone and wooden kremlins of the...
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    The Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (Russian: Нижегородский кремль, romanized: Nizhegorodskiy kreml') is a fortress (kremlin) in the historic city center of Nizhny...
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    citadel follows the tradition of old Russian fortification buildings. The relatively small Zaraysk Kremlin has walls than are 9 m (30 ft) high and up to...
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    детинец, romanized: Novgorodskiy detinets), also known as the Novgorod Kremlin (Russian: Новгородский кремль, romanized: Novgorodskiy kreml'), is a fortified...
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    assumed to be a jocular reference to the perceived similarity of the fortifications to the cylindrical and hexagonal boxes in which medical pills were once...
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    military engineer and architect who built the Smolensk Kremlin (1597–1602) and the Bely Gorod fortification ring of Moscow (1585–1593). The exact year and circumstances...
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    western Church of Entry into Jerusalem, mirroring the real fortifications of the Kremlin. Inside the composite church is a labyrinth of narrow vaulted...
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    of a battlement (a crenellated parapet) in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures or slits...
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    The Gdov Kremlin (Russian: Гдовский Кремль) is located on a bank of the Gdovka River, overlooking the Russian town of Gdov. Gdov was established as an...
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  • Alexandrov Kremlin Astrakhan Kremlin Fort Alexander (St. Petersburg) Gdov Kremlin Ivangorod fortress Kazan Kremlin Kolomna Kremlin Kronstadt Moscow Kremlin Nizhny...
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    to Russia by Ivan III to construct the walls and towers of the Moscow Kremlin. Within the next two years, Solari built most of the walls (excluding the...
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    capital. The following fortifications served as the city's circular defense boundaries at some point in history: the Kremlin walls, Zemlyanoy Gorod (Earthwork...
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    Fort de Bicêtre (category Fortifications of Paris)
    France and England, in the Paris suburb of Kremlin-Bicêtre. The fort is part of the Thiers Wall fortifications of Paris, built under a program of defensive...
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    The fortifications of Paris in the 19th and 20th centuries comprise: The Thiers Wall, surrounding the city of Paris, and farther from the city, The detached...
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    oldest, historical parts: Kremlin and the former Bely Gorod and Zemlyanoy Gorod; with certain churches and fortifications as old as from the 14th to...
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    lines which lie 50–200 metres (160–660 ft) deep. It is said to connect the Kremlin with the Federal Security Service (FSB) headquarters, the government airport...
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    cities – the Kremlin, the prison and a small settlement. The chosen place was in full compliance with the requirements of the fortification. From the north...
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  • court architect, responsible for fortifications and palaces. In 1495, he rebuilt the walls and towers of the Moscow Kremlin, along the Neglinnaya River. In...
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