Palace of Facets

The Palace of the Facets (Russian: Грановитая палата, romanized: Granovitaya palata) is a building in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia, which contains what used to be the main banquet reception hall of the Russian tsars. It is the oldest preserved secular building in Moscow. Located on Kremlin Cathedral Square, between the Cathedral of the Annunciation and the Dormition Cathedral. Currently, it is an official ceremonial hall in the residence of the President of the Russian Federation and thus admission is limited to prearranged tours only.

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Palace of Facets ranks #418 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 141 mapped in Russia. Founded 1487, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 434 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 14,859 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 13 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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