Astrakhan Kremlin
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Astrakhan Kremlin is a fortress in Astrakhan
, Russia
. Located on river island, on the most high hill, washed by Volga, Kutum, Tsarev and narrow anabranch Cossack’s.
Construction began with the conquest of Astrakhan by Ivan the Terrible in the late 16th century.
Kremlin’s bell tower is one of the symbols of the city.
Astrakhan
Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Located on river island, on the most high hill, washed by Volga, Kutum, Tsarev and narrow anabranch Cossack’s.
Construction began with the conquest of Astrakhan by Ivan the Terrible in the late 16th century.
Kremlin’s bell tower is one of the symbols of the city.
Plan
- 1. Walls of Kremlin, 1582—1589
- 2. The cathedral bell tower with Prechistinsky Gate
- 3. Archbishop Tower (Архиерейская башня)
- 4. Zhitnyaya Tower (Житная Башня), 1582—1589
- 5. Crimean Tower (Крымская Башня)
- 6. ‘Red Gate’ Tower (Башня «Красные Ворота»)
- 7. Water Gate (Ворота Водяные)
- 8. St. Nicholas Church Gate (Никольская Надвратная Церковь), 1729—1738
- 9. Artillery Tower and Yard (now it is museum with the same name), 1582—1589
- 10. Cathedral of the Assumption, 1698—1710
- 12. Trinity Cathedral with the churches of the Presentation of the Lord and the Introduction in Virgin Mary Church, House of Holy Trinity Monastery
- 13. Cyril's Chapel (Кирилловская часовня), 1677
- 14. Archbishop's (Metropolitan's) House and the Church of Savior
- 16. House of Clergy
- 17. Officer’s houses (1805)
- 18. Soldier's Barracks (1805)
- 20. Administrative housing (now it is Museum "Culture and life of peoples of the Astrakhan region 18 - 20 centuries.")