Facts About The Kremlin:
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The name “Kremlin” means “fortress inside a city”, it was founded by Prince Yury Dolgoruky in the 1100s.
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The Kremlin encompasses an area of 90 acres of land.
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Palaces of the Kremlin include Great Kremlin Palace, Terem Palace, Poteshny Palace, and State Kremlin Palace.
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The Kremlin’s largest square is Ivanovskaya Square.
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The Kremlin is the largest fortress of its kind in Europe.
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The Soviet government moved from Petrograd to Moscow on 12 March 1918. Vladimir Lenin selected the Kremlin Senate as his residence.
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The Moscow Kremlin now serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation and as a museum.
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Together with the Red Square, the Kremlin was elected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990.
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There are 20 Kremlin towers and all have names apart from two. These are called ‘the first unnamed’ and ‘the second unnamed’. The tallest one is called Troitskaya.
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The five stars on top of the Kremlin weigh one ton each and are made of ruby to enhance their shine.
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