White Kremlin in Moscow

The network has a chic visualization of the Kremlin and Red Square, as of 1800. It was then that the painter Fedor Alekseev on behalf of Paul I completed numerous sketches of old Moscow.

We are accustomed to the fact that the red walls of the Kremlin, but since the beginning of 1680 to early 1880 the walls, according to historical descriptions and scenic images, painted in white.

Website publish all the pictures of the project, which will look at the new in the old.







The figure shows that the Kremlin is still virtually an island surrounded by hedges from four sides. The Alexandrovsky Garden not walk - it does not exist, and on-site historical museum is still worth building major pharmacies.











































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