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Kremlin
The Moscow kremlin originated in 2nd century BC as a fortified settlement with walls made of earth and wood. It was first called "kremlin" in the 14th century, when it became the seat of the Russian Grand Dukes (later Tsars). At that time, the first stone structures were built and the oak wall was replaced with a white limestone wall. The existing red brick walls and towers, which give the Moscow kremlin its distinct outward appearance, were built between 1485 and 1495.
in Moscow by the Kremlin Wall
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Kremlin
Stalin is dead, and is buried next to the Kremlin's Wall.
The Kremlin was and is USSR (now Russia) government offices. Many of the buildings were originally built a Russian Orthodox churches.
There are 27 cities in Russia that have a Kremlin. The word means literally "fortified town center". The Moscow Kremlin - the final stone version - was built under Czar Ivan III at the end of the 15th century, designed and built by Italians.
The most famous Red Square is located outside the north east wall of the Moscow Kremlin. Many other Russian cities have a "Red Square" and a "Kremlin".
The walled citadel of Moscow containing the government offices of Russia is the Kremlin. The Kremlin consists of five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. The complex serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
The site has been continuously inhabited from the 2nd century BC, Grand Prince Ivan lll (1462-1505) organised the reconstruction of the Kremlin taking skilled architects from Italy. The walls, as they appear now, were built between 1485 and 1495. Kremlin means 'fortress inside a city'