Recently, the seat of government of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin was attacked by a drone. It is still unclear whether it was actually a foreign attack or whether the Russians themselves faked an attack. But the incident is reason enough to take a closer look at Putin’s beautiful building. Here are six fun facts about the Kremlin.
Moscow’s well-developed metro network is said to contain several secret lines. There are rumors that there should be a separate stop directly under the Kremlin. From there, the Kremlin’s own railway runs in three directions to the outskirts of Moscow.
This secret railway line will be called Metro 2, or so the writer Vladimir Gonik called it in his book “Underworld”. According to this, there should even be maps and a photo, according to which the US should have explored these underground railway lines. However, so far there is no evidence of its actual existence.
In addition to the beautiful buildings, one thing that stands out in the photos of the Kremlin is the long wall. But how long is it actually? Exactly 2,235 meters. In some places it is as much as 6.5 meters thick and 19 meters high.
It is interrupted repeatedly by watchtowers and consists of red bricks. At least that’s what it looks like: the brick patterns are only painted on it. Much of the Kremlin wall is covered in white plaster. The actual stones are not visible. Therefore, the pattern is regularly updated.
The Kremlin is a huge area, on which there are not only government buildings. In addition to the Presidential Palace, administrative buildings and numerous monuments, there are also five sacred buildings: the Cathedral of the Assumption, the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, the Cathedral of the Annunciation, the Church of the Deposition of the Mantle and the Bell Tower “Ivan the Great”.
These buildings have been destroyed, rebuilt and modernized several times throughout the Kremlin’s history. And not only inspired by Russian architects. So the Grand Duke Ivan III. rebuild the walls and towers of the fortress of the Assumption Cathedral by Italian masters.
The Kremlin was built from 1485. The construction took no less than 15 years. This means that the Russian seat of government is significantly older than, for example, the French Élysée Palace, whose construction only started in 1718. The German Bundestag cannot keep up here, because construction only started in June 1884.
The rules in Putin’s kitchen are strict and only employees with a special pass are allowed in. If a mistake is made, the person concerned will be fired immediately, reports a former chef.
Every time they enter the kitchen, those involved are scanned for radioactive substances and must take a hot shower. No one should report to the outside world that they are working in “Putin’s kitchen”, otherwise he will become a potential target for foreign intelligence services and interesting for people who want to harm Putin. The prepared food is sealed immediately upon completion.
Architecturally, the Konstantin Helenen Tower differs from the other towers on the Kremlin grounds. It is square at the base and therefore appears quite thick. This tower was also very special in use over the centuries.
It was built in 1400 and from about 1700 part of the interior was converted into a kind of torture chamber. This is where interrogations with convicted criminals would have taken place.
(t-online, cj)
Source: Blick
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