Palace of Facets

Coordinates: 55°45′1″N 37°37′0″E / 55.75028°N 37.61667°E / 55.75028; 37.61667
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Palace of the Facets
Грановитая Палата
Pietro Solario

The Palace of the Facets (

President of the Russian Federation
and thus admission is limited to prearranged tours only.

Building

Named after its distinctive stonework eastern façade with horizontal rows of sharp-edged stones, the Palace of Facets is all that is left of a larger royal palace made of white limestone. Although from the façade, it appears to be a three-story rectangular building from the outside, it is actually a one-story building with a semi-basement. On the west side, the building is directly connected to the central building of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The first floor of the Palace of the Facets consists of the main hall and adjoining sacred vestibule. Both are decorated with rich

tsars and is still used for holding formal state receptions. The paintings were restored in the 1880s by icon painters from Palekh by order of Tsar Alexander III
.

On the palace's southern facade is the

Streltsy Uprising in 1682, several of Tsar Peter the Great's rebellious relatives were hurled down the staircase onto the pikes of the Streltsy guard. Demolished by Joseph Stalin
in the 1930s and replaced with a canteen for Kremlin workers, the staircase was rebuilt in 1994 at great expense.

History

Palace of facets pillar

In 1487, Grand Duke

Treaty of Pereyaslav uniting the Russian Empire with Ukraine
.

Over the centuries, the Palace of Facets suffered repeatedly from major fires damage and was rebuilt several times in its history. However, it has continued to be used for state receptions even in modern times, including the 1994

Elizabeth II. In June 2012, after an extensive restoration, the Palace of Facets was reopened to public,[1]
though in practice only organized prearranged tours are available.

See also

References

  • Klein, Mina. The Kremlin: Citadel of History. MacMillan Publishing Company (1973).
  • Tropkin, Alexander. The Moscow Kremlin: history of Russia's unique monument. Publishing House "Russkaya Zhizn" (1980). ASIN: B0010XM7BQ
  1. Lenta.Ru

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