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The Red Square is the main square of Moscow. It kept memory of Russian history.

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For the first time the square was mentioned in the chronicles as a trading place in 1434. It private names were Trinity, Great Mart, Pozhar . In the 17 th cent. People gave it a new name – Krasnaya that meant « beautiful » . Under this name it is known all over the world.

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The Kazansky Cathedral was built in 1630-1633 with money donated by Prince D. Pozharsky in memory of the miracle-working Kazan Icon of the other of God. In 1936 Stalin ordered to blow it up. It was restored on the initiative of Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov in 1993.

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Initially The Lenin’s Tomb was wooden. The present building of the mausoleum was erected in 1930 by the design of A. Schusev . From 1953 to 1961 Lenin shared the tomb with Stalin.

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The Savior tower was built by Pietro -Antonio Solari and Marko Ruffo in 1491. It is one of the tallest towers in the Kremlin.

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In 1851-1852 the clock, designed by Butenop brothers, was installed. This chime mechanism occupied 3 floors. The weight of the clock mechanism is about 25 tons.

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The Intercession Catheral on the moat,better known under the name of St. Basil’s Cathedral. The name comes from chapel. It was built by architects Barma and Postnik in 1555-1561 on the orders of Ivan the Terrible in memory of the victory over the Khanate of Kazan.

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In front of St. Basil’s stands a monument to Citizen Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky . It was designed by I. Martos in 1818.

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Lobnoye Mesto is the round structure. It is faced with stone slabs. Arch. Kazakov designed the present version of this place in 1790.

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The Nikolskaya tower was named so because Nikolskaya Street starts from it. It has been many times rebuilt and twice restored after destruction.