Address: Moscow Kremlin, between the Armory and Troitskaya towers
Build date: 1495 year
Tower height: 41.25 m.
Coordinates: 55 ° 45'02.2 "N 37 ° 36'48.8" E
Content:
Short story
The erection of the Commandant's Tower falls on the reign of Prince Ivan III. The new original design appeared in 1495 thanks to the skillful actions of Russian master buildersled by the Italian architect Alois Fryazin.
View of the tower from the Alexander Garden
At the end of the 15th century, he lived in Russia and developed projects for many Kremlin buildings.
At first, the Commandant's Tower had a different name - Deaf. She received this name due to the fact that in her main quadrangle there were no windows or loopholes. Subsequently, this component of the Moscow Kremlin was renamed again - it became known as the Kolymazhnaya Tower.
And this change was also justified, because in the vicinity of the tower was the Kremlin Kolymazhny yard, which served as a repository for the royal carriages and carriages. The royal stable was also located in the same courtyard. And only in the 19th century, the tower was called the Commandant, since the commandant of the capital city lived in the Amusement Palace, located next to the Moscow Kremlin.
Commandant Tower architecture
The total height of the Commandant's Tower is 41.25 m. Its design underwent minor architectural changes in the period from 1676 to 1686.... Like all the other Kremlin towers, it was supplemented with an upper quadrangle and a decorative hipped dome. Above the walls of the structure, awnings made of wood were attached, protecting it in bad weather.
If we compare the Commandant's Tower with other towers of the Moscow Kremlin, then we can see that in appearance it is close to the architecture of the Armory Tower.
The lower quadrangles of both designs are equipped with mashicules and a parapet. Their upper quadrangles are open, and the crowns of the towers are tents with observation towers and a small addition in the form of an octahedron tent.
The internal layout of the building is represented by 3 ascending tiers, which are covered with cylindrical vaults. As for the building material used for the construction of the Commandant's Tower in Moscow, it was a red ceramic brick. It was also used for the construction of other structures that make up the Kremlin ensemble.
You can find the Commandant Tower, among other structures of the Moscow Kremlin, on its north-western side - it is located along the Alexander Garden, which is another landmark of Russia. The tower itself, which received its final name thanks to the Moscow commandant, is located between the Oruzheinaya and Troitskaya towers.
