• The Ivan the Great Bell Tower today contains 22 bells. Of these, 18 small bells hang in the base and in the middle of the bell tower.
  • The Ivan the Great Bell Tower is a kind of architectural center of the Moscow Kremlin, uniting all its buildings into a single ensemble.
  • 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!
  • While retreating, the Napoleonic army blew up and burned many buildings, and the Ivan the Great Bell Tower suffered greatly, among others.
  • Ivan, the Great Bell Tower, is called the first skyscraper of Moscow – its height is 81 meters, and because of this, it could also be used as a watchtower.
  • 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 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.
  • Church of St. John the Baptist, Borovitskaya tower and Stablings prikaz (department) in the Kremlin - Fyodor Alekseyev.
  • The white stone complex of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower dominates an entire side of Cathedral Square and houses several of the largest bells in the world.
  • The architectural ensemble of the bell tower consists of three objects: the pillar of the Ivan the Great bell tower, the Assumption belfry and the Filaret extension.