Kolomna Kremlin

Kolomna Kremlin (Russian: Коломенский Кремль) is a very large^[

Vasily III

. Before its reconstruction in 1531, the Kolomna Kremlin was made of wood. On its territory there are many Russian churches and monasteries: The Uspensky cathedral, the Voskresenky church, the Spassky monastery (14th century), and a number of others.

Architectural features

There is a version that construction of the Kolomna Kremlin was headed by Italian architect
Moscow Kremlin and took it as an example for the construction of the Kolomna Kremlin. This is indicated, for example, by the construction period of the Kolomna Kremlin.^[1]
The Kremlin was built six years, which indicates that builders of the fortress had a great experience because comparable in scale construction in the capital lasted more than ten years.
The Kolomna Kremlin, as well as fortresses of other Russian towns of that period (
Moscow
and Kolomna Kremlins.
Walls of Kolomna Kremlin, despite a certain archaism of fortress architecture of that time, were created not only to resist assaults by manpower but to defend with cannon. The towers and walls of the fortress were full of embrasures. The embrasures themselves are designed for the placement of firearms, have a characteristic shape of embrasures - a socket, and at times, they are overlapped by vaults. The embrasures of the towers give a good view of the adjoining parts of the walls and the castle moat.

Buildings of the Kolomna Kremlin

Sviblova Tower and a view of the Kolomna Kremnlin. Picture by M. Kazakov (1778).

Pyatnitskie Gates

Kolomna Kremlin on a definitive stamp of Russia.

The Kolomna kremlin once had 17 towers, four of which had gates, with the main gates being located at the northern and southern end of the complex. Only 7 towers and two parts of the wall have survived.
Here is a list of the towers (towers marked as gates means that a gate was running underneath it):

Pyatnitskie Gates

Kolomenskaya Tower

Granovitaya Tower

Yamskaya Tower

Simionovskaya Tower

Spasskaya Tower

Pogorelaya Tower

Voznesenskaya Tower

Ivanovskie Gates

Borisobglebskaya Tower

Kosie Gates

Voskresenskaya Tower

Sandirevskaya Tower

Bobretsevskaya Tower

Vodynie Gates

Sviblova Tower

Zastenochnaya Tower

Besides towers, there were two gates in walls: The Mihaelovskie Gates and the Melynychnie Gates

The Cathedral of the Ascension in the Kolomna Kremlin

Statistics

Number of towers: 17

Number of towers in the keep: 7

Number of gates: 3

Years of construction: 1525–1531

Area: 24 hectares

Length of wall: 1940 meters

Height of towers: 30–35 meters

Height of wall: 18–21 meters

Thickness of wall: 3-4.5 meters

References

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