• Ivan the Great Bell Tower - Cupola. The Ivan the Great Bell Tower (Russian: Колокольня Иван Великий, romanized: Kolokol'nya Ivan Velikiy)...
  • After exploring the exhibitions, visitors can climb 137 steps to the top of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower for a spectacular view over the Kremlin and Moscow!
  • The Ivan the Great Bell Tower is a kind of architectural center of the Moscow Kremlin, uniting all its buildings into a single ensemble.
  • A gilded cross was removed from the bell tower of Ivan the Great, which served as a symbol for Muscovites that the city had not been taken.
  • With its two golden domes rising above the eastern side of Sobornaya pl, the Ivan the Great Bell Tower is the Kremlin's tallest structure...
  • In 1600, in the reign of Boris Godunov, the third tier was added to the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, and its height reached 81 meters.
  • In the center of the Kremlin's Cathedral Square stands the miracle of architectural art of the 16th century, Ivan the Great Bell Tower.
  • In addition to its function as a bell tower for the three cathedrals, Ivan the Great was also used as an observation post in order to be able to detect dangers such as...
  • Located in the heart of the Kremlin complex, the bell tower was erected in the late 15th century by the orders of Russian Tsar Ivan III (the Great).
  • The Ivan the Great Bell Tower became an example of borrowing the Italian tradition of free-standing bell towers - campaniles - in Russian architecture.