{"id":2119,"date":"2015-07-07T11:09:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T19:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2019-08-27T05:42:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T12:42:37","slug":"33-fun-facts-from-our-kremlin-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/33-fun-facts-from-our-kremlin-tours","title":{"rendered":"33 Fun Facts about Kremlin"},"content":{"rendered":"

A record number of tourists visited Moscow<\/em> in 2014 –\u00a016.5 million visitors. Guess what is #1 highlight in Moscow? Of course the Kremlin, which has\u00a0a lot in common with Moscow, by the way. Get all Fun Facts about Kremlin.<\/p>\n

What is Moscow Kremlin?<\/h2>\n

Here are the main highlights the Kremlin consists of<\/strong>, combined with a bunch of military and governmental buildings which you can’t see even on a Kremlin tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What is Kremlin in Moscow?<\/p><\/div>\n

History of Kremlin<\/h2>\n
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  1. The Moscow Kremlin is the oldest and the largest fortress in Russia, as well as one of the largest fortresses in Europe.<\/li>\n
  2. The first settlements in the territory of the Moscow Kremlin relate to the Bronze Age (II millennium BC. E.)<\/li>\n
  3. Moscow and the Kremlin have one father. The fortress was built on the orders of the founder of Moscow – Prince Yuri Dolgoruky.<\/li>\n
  4. The Moscow Kremlin was first a wooden, then stone and finally a brick structure, used to be a city in itself, surrounded by ramparts, towers and battlements in ancient times.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n