{"id":285,"date":"2015-03-07T17:36:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T01:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=285"},"modified":"2019-08-27T06:16:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T13:16:57","slug":"moscow-tours-red-square-kremlin-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/moscow-tours-red-square-kremlin-tour","title":{"rendered":"Interesting facts about Kremlin and Red Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Funny fact:\u00a0<\/span><strong>Red Square<\/strong> is annually visited by about 20 million tourists, while <strong>Moscow Kremlin<\/strong> attracts only about 2 million people. People <strong>visit Kremlin<\/strong> 10 times less! Why? Find In Facts about Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>Are people\u00a0scared to get into <a title=\"Kremlin Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/red-square-the-kremlin\/\">Kremlin<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Check our happy moments and fun\u00a0facts from our\u00a0<a title=\"Red Square and the Kremlin Tour \" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/moscow\/tours\/kremlin-tour-moscow\">Kremlin Tour,<\/a>\u00a0#1 tour among tourists in Moscow.<\/p>\n<h2>Fun\u00a0facts from our Red Square and Kremlin Tours<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_35510\"  width=\"1070\" height=\"602\"  data-origwidth=\"1070\" data-origheight=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JdHO3q9oRPk?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Kremlin<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Facts about Moscow\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/fun-facts-50-facts-about-moscow\/\">Moscow <\/a>Kremlin covers an area of \u200b\u200b277 sq.m. In the center is the main Cathedral Square, which has preserved a unique architectural ensemble of the Middle Ages: the Assumption, Archangel and Annunciation Cathedrals, Armory, Tsarina&#8217;s Golden Chamber, the Church of the Terem Palace and Church of the Deposition of the Robe, the Patriarch&#8217;s Palace and the Twelve Apostles, Ivan the Great Bell, Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon.<\/p>\n<p>The date of foundation of the museum is considered to be 10 March 1806. On this day, the Emperor Alexander I signed a decree,\u00a0converting the royal storehouses and workshops in the museum. In October 1991, the museum received the status of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve &#8220;The Moscow Kremlin&#8221; and was included in the list of the most valuable national heritage sites.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of visiting the architectural ensemble of Cathedral Square , including Kremlin museums, cathedrals and the Patriarch&#8217;s Palace, is \u00a0350 rubles. A visit to the Armory will cost 700 rubles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1253\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1253\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1253 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Moscow-Free-Tour.-Kremlin-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful Moscow views\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Moscow-Free-Tour.-Kremlin-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Moscow-Free-Tour.-Kremlin.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moscow Tours: Red Square and Kremlin Tour<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Tsar Bell<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #252525;\">The bell is currently the largest bell in the world,<\/span><span style=\"color: #252525;\">\u00a0weighing 201,924 kilograms (445,166\u00a0lb), with a height of 6.14 metres (20.1\u00a0ft) and diameter of 6.6 metres (22\u00a0ft), and thickness of up to 61 centimetres (24\u00a0in). The broken piece weighs 11,500 kilograms (25,400\u00a0lb)<\/span> <span style=\"color: #141823;\">Our tourists trying to pick up a souvenir &#8211; a piece of Tsar Bell in Kremlin. :))<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_286\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-286 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/fact1.jpg\" alt=\"Happy tourists in Moscow Kremlin\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tsar Bell. On our Kremlin Tour<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Saint Basil&#8217;s Cathedral<\/h2>\n<p>was built to celebrate Ivan the Great&#8217;s victories back in 1550-ies. Poor architect was blinded to never build anything like that anymore. He took his revenge though, and built a similar cathedral in the city of Vladimir, about 200 km from Moscow.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #141823;\">Our friendly local guide with tourists on Red Square &amp; Kremlin tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141823;\">Very cold, but very exciting!!!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_287\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-287\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-287 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/fact2.jpg\" alt=\"Moscow in February\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our private guide on Red Square and Kremlin tour<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Shaking hands with Putin<\/h2>\n<p>They say Putin&#8217;s granddad was a personal Lenin&#8217;s chef and even cooked couple of times for Stalin. As for Putin&#8217;s culinary life, he prefers French cuisine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Photo Tour Moscow\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/moscow-tours-photo-tour-in-moscow\/\">Photo tour<\/a>\u00a0with our tourists \u00a0shaking hands with pseudo Mr. Putin. on Red Square ;)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_290\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-290 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/fact5.jpg\" alt=\"Shaking hands with Putin at Kremlin\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our tourists with pseudo &#8220;Mr.Putin&#8221; on Red Square on our Kremlin Tour<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What is in your\u00a0bucket list when\u00a0in Moscow?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funny fact:\u00a0Red Square is annually visited by about 20 million tourists, while Moscow Kremlin attracts only about 2 million people. 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