Ivan the Great Bell Tower

The Ivan the Great Bell Tower (Russian: Колокольня Ивана Великого) is the tallest of the bell towers ringing the Moscow Kremlin complex, with a total height of 81 meters (266 feet). It was built for the Assumption, Archangel and Annunciation cathedrals, which do not have their own belfries, and is said to mark Moscow's precise geographic centre. From 1329, Moscow's first stone bell tower stood on this site, affiliated with the Church of St. Ivan ... more

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