PAPER MODEL KIT MOSCOW KREMLIN ARMORY AND BOROVITSKAYA TOWER 1/250 OREL 68

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PAPER MODEL KIT MOSCOW KREMLIN: ARMORY AND BOROVITSKAYA TOWER 

OREL 68

Manufacturer: Orel (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/250
Material: Paper
Condition: New 
Number of sheets: 10 sheets of A4

Borovitskaya Tower is located on the south-western slope of the hill Borovitsky. Its name comes from the ancient forest, which covered once this part of the hill. The tower was built by the Italian architect Pietro Antonio Solari in 1490 and served as the entrance to the half sovereign economic yard, separated from the front part of its stone wall, erected in 1499. By decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in 1658 Borovitskaya tower was renamed ForeRunner on the adjacent church of St John the Baptist by Bohr. However, the old name of the towers still survived and came to our days. Originally the tower was a powerful bushel covered wooden canopy. In the 1680s it was built on three quadrangular diminishing upward, open stone and octagon tent, giving the tower tiered pyramidal shape. Then it was added diverter strelnitsa located on the side of the tower. It was made by travel gate with iron bars and a drawbridge over the Neglinnaya River. In the XVIII century in the repair of the tower in its pseudo-Gothic decor details have been entered. In 1812, the explosion of the neighboring tower fell Vodovzvodnaya top tent Borovitskaya. In 1816-1819 years the tower was repaired under the direction of OI Beauvais. In 1848, the tower was moved Borovitskaya throne Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist by Bohr and removed pseudo decor. Vysotabashni to the star - 50.7 m, with a star -. 54.05 m Armoury Tower was built in 1493-1495 on the northwest side of the Kremlin wall, stretching today along the Alexander Garden. Located between Borovitskaya and Commandant's towers. At the beginning of XVII century it had a pass gate to stable yard in the Kremlin. From its ancient name. In 1676-1686 years the tower was layered tent top and today is well preserved its medieval form. Its architectural design is close to the neighboring Commandant Tower - a massive, square in plan bushel, completed combat platform with a parapet above it an open quadrangle, topped by a tent with an observation tower. Inside the main volume of the tower - two tiers of vaulted rooms in the lower entrance leads from the Kremlin. Its modern name of the tower was in the XIX century, built on the territory of the Kremlin Armory building. The height of the tower - 38.9 m.