• The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The middle section of the upper garden contains a faux ruined grotto built underneath the Middle Arsenal Tower.
  • ...as part of the 1812 fire renovations of the city and constructed in 1821 at the edge of a man-made hill underneath the Middle Arsenal Tower in Alexander Garden.
  • The main attraction of the Upper Garden is the Ruina Grotto, and it is also called the Italian Grotto".
  • Also known as. English. Grotto in Alexander Garden. tourist attraction in Tverskoy District, Russia.
  • In this photo: my wife at the Italian Grotto in the Alexander Garden of the Moskow Kremlin.
  • During the reign of Alexander II a landing place was constructed in front of the Grotto. The interior of the Grotto consists of one large hall, divided by two arches.
  • View towards Mokhovaya Street. The garden was named Alexander in honor of Alexander I. This happened in 1856, after the death of the emperor.