Russia · 19th century
The Grand Kremlin Palace (Russian: Большой Кремлёвский дворец, romanized: Bolshoy Kremlyovskiy dvorets) is a building in the Moscow Kremlin. For much of the 19th century, it served as the official residence of the Russian emperor in Moscow, which was not then the capital of the Russian Empire. Designed by a team of architects under the management of Konstantin Thon, architect of the Kremlin Armoury and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the palace was intended to emphasise the greatness of Russian autocracy.
The Grand Kremlin Palace serves as the official working residence of the president of Russia and also houses a museum.
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Grand Kremlin Palace ranks #158 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 146 mapped in Russia. Founded 1838, it is older than 9% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 28,733 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Moscow, 1 km away. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
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