- It is decorated with the Orlov diamond, which is the largest in the collection of historical precious stones of the Diamond Fund.
- The Diamond Fund collection includes seven world-famous gems. Three diamonds and four colored stones have rich and amazing history.
- Paradoxically, they won't let you into the building without a ticket, but tickets are sold inside the armory building (for the diamond fund only, not the armory)!!
- As for buying tickets to the Diamond Fund, you can buy them yourself at the box office, which is located directly in the Museum of the Diamond Fund.
- The Diamond Fund was established in 1922, but only in 1967, when the Soviet state was celebrating its 50th anniversary, were the treasures placed on public display.
- The Diamond Fund is exhibited in the Kremlin Armoury building. For Russians it is accessible only through guided tours of fixed duration.
- The Imperial collection was moved from Saint Petersburg to Moscow during World War I; the Soviet Diamond Fund was officially established in 1922 (official site).
- The fund is managed by curators and other professionals who preserve the items and protect them from damage or theft. Diamond Fund Services
- 2006 - "The Creator" (Творец), mined in Yakutia in 2004. Third largest raw diamond in the Fund, 298.48 carats (59.696 g) www.rian.ru. 2003 - golden nugget, 33 kg.