KREMLIN, Outer Perimeter

The Kremlin is surrounded by imposing crenellated walls as thick as 5 meters that reach up to 17 meters in height and stretch for about 2 kilometers. There are also 20 towers around the perimeter, the five largest are topped with large golden stars that weigh up to a ton and a half. One of them is the 62-meter-high Water Tower .

One of the most beautiful towers on the perimeter is the Spasskaja Bašnja or Savior Tower, where the tsars once entered the Kremlin. It was designed by the Italian architect Pietro Antonio Solari at the end of the 15th century, but it was modified in the 17th century when a carillon of 10 bells was added, taking up three floors of the building and weighing 25 tons!

Before entering the Kremlin, visit Alexander Garden , which extends along the entire side of the walls where the entry gate is located.

This is where the Neglinnaya River, a small tributary of the Moskva, once flowed, serving as a moat. Around 1823 it was diverted underground to create the garden named after Alexander I, Emperor of Russia from 1801 to 1825....