• While the Uspensky Sabor was used for coronations and the Archangel Cathedral for Royal funerals and resting place, the Annunciation Cathedral was used...
  • Since the 15th century up until our times, the Archimandrates of the Cathedral of the Annunciation have been the confessors of the Sovereigns.
  • The museum is placed in the basement of the Annunciation Cathedral, where the Grand Princes' and Tsars' treasury had been kept many centuries ago.
  • The Cathedral of the Annunciation was badly damaged during the Revolution, when the Kremlin came under attack from artillery fire.
  • The oldest icon of the altar partition of the Annunciation Cathedral - All-merciful Savior … It can be seen to the right of the Royal Doors.
  • According to legend, in 1291 Vladimir Prince Andrei Alexandrovich built the wooden Cathedral of the Annunciation on the site of Kuchkov Field.
  • Today the Annunciation Cathedral is a popular tourist destination and serves as an important reminder of the history of Russia and its culture.
  • The Cathedral of Annunciation, masterpiece of old Russian architecture, stands on the crest of Borovitsky Hill, in South part of Cathedral Square.
  • If you’ve been to the Kremlin you will know that the Annunciation Cathedral is located at the South West corner of the Cathedral square.
  • The Annunciation Cathedral and Faceted palace’ was created in c.1805 by Fyodor Alekseyev in Neoclassicism style.