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Kremlin embankment_evening

The Kremlin embankment is the most visited in Moscow. Here are the main sights of the capital: the Kremlin and the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is on the moat, popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral..This is the first embankment of stone in Moscow. From it a wonderful picture opens up on the Moskva River and the main embellishment of the embankment - the Moscow Kremlin. In the south-west of the Kremlin there is a water tower built in 1488 by architect Fryazin. The tower of Taynitsk was erected in 1485 according to the design of the same architect, through which a secret passage to the river was laid. Next are the Unnamed, Petrovskaya and Moskvoretskaya towers.

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Uploaded on October 8, 2017
Taken on September 9, 2017