Churches of the Moscow Kremlin

We visited the Kremlin (Red Square) on Monday and toured the inside of the churches.  We will cover other museums on  days when it's too cold to be outdoors with much walking around.

Ivan the Great Bell Tower 

The Assumption Cathedral erected in 1475-1479 was the major church of the state in which all Russian Tsars were crowned.

We also toured the Annunciation Cathedral built in 1484 and was the home church of the Moscow Great Princes and later Russian Tsars.  We went to the Archangel's Cathedral constructed in 1505 and was used as a burial vault for Moscow Great Princes and Russian Tsars.  The Patriarch's Palace and the Twelve Apostle's Church was built in 1653 for Patriarch Nikon. The Church of laying our Lady's Holy Robe was erected in 1484 and was the home of Russian Metropolitans and later Patriarchs.  

Of course, St. Basil's Cathedral is a MUST and the most ornate and colorful of all, commissioned by Ivan the Terrible to celebrate his conquest of the Tatar city of Kazan in 1552.