Biography of the Kremlin Palace

Home »Kremlin» Big Kremlin Palace. The story of the Great Kremlin Palace. The history of the Grand Kremlin Palace was built in years according to the project of architect K. Tone was attended by V. Bakarev, N. Chichagov, F. Richter, P. Gerasimov, N. Monolithic block of the palace, set on the edge of the Kremlin hill over the Moscow River valley, despite the architect’s desire to preserve the ancient Russian traditions reflected in the decor of the building, is sharply knocked out of the general system of old buildings of the Kremlin.

The Great Kremlin Palace became a full -fledged imperial - with ceremonial chambers, throne halls on the top floor. The main facade with a length of meters with three rows of windows, although the building has two floors; The second floor is two -light. Former ceremonial residence of the emperors; In Soviet times, the venue for party congresses, various meetings and other ceremonies.

The Grand Kremlin Palace and the weapons chamber on the old postcard of the Big Kremlin Palace includes various premises, in particular the ceremonial lobby, Georgievsky, Ekaterininsky, Vladimir, Andreevsky, and the Alexander halls of the last two halls, were converted into the hall of the meetings, they are currently restored, ceremonial, living room and a walnut wardrobe. The Catherine Hall in the Great Kremlin Palace wishing to glorify the military valor of Russian citizens, the tone designes the front halls in accordance with the images of the main orders.

A front staircase made of Revelsky Stone leads to the halls, limited by artificial marble walls and natural marble columns. The complex of the palace also includes ancient premises: the granuted chamber, the Holy Hall, the Golden Tsaritsyn’s Chamber, the Terem Palace, the palace churches. From the front lobby of the palace you can go up to the front halls, the decoration of which is dedicated to Russian orders.

The ceremonial halls of the Grand Kremlin Palace are the main staircase of the Great Kremlin Palace, leading to the halls the largest hall - the Order of St. George, its length 61m, width 20.5m, height 17.5m. On the walls and niches, the names of the distinguished military units and St. George Cavaliers are written. On the facade of the palace are the restored Aleksandrovsky and Andreevsky halls, in the decoration of which the colors of the orders are used: St.

Alexander Nevsky - Red, and the Holy Apostle Andrew the First -Called - Blue. In the Andreevsky hall, a throne place was restored. The Catherine Hall is less significant, it opens the so -called front half in the western part of the palace. From the octagonal high hall of the Order of St. Vladimir, you can go to the granious ward and the Terem Palace. The St. George Hall of this snow -white hall is the largest and most famous of all.

It is lined with marble boards, on which the names of the St. George Cavaliers, on the arch and in the pieces - are signs of the order, bas -reliefs of George the Victorious - on the ends. At the top of the twisted white columns are allegorical figures symbolizing kingdoms and lands that became part of the Russian Empire from the 15th to the 19th century. Andreevsky - Tronny - the Hall of the Tronny Hall - Andreevsky, in honor of the Order of Andrew the First -Called - the main military award of the state.

The hall with golden arden arches is decorated with 10 gilded pylons, and the doors - chains and crosses for order reasons. In the hall there is a throne with three places, above it - the ermine canopy and an image of an eye of an all -seeing rays in gold. 6 steps in the Golden Parche are leading to the throne, a double -headed eagle, above the entrance - a monogram of the names of Peter the Great - the founder of the St.

Andrew's Order, Paul of the First and Nicholas the Great. In the year, the Andreevsky Hall was destroyed and transformed into a meeting room and party congresses. In the years, the hall was restored in complete historical accuracy. The Catherine Hall of the Catherine Hall was throne for the empress. Its architect was created in the image of the Order of St. Catherine is the only female order in the state at that time.

Its images are decorated with parquet, walls and doors - on the last two symbols of the order are strewn with large artificial diamonds. The interior of the hall is more elegant, sophisticated relative to others. Pilasters laid out by malachite patterns are especially notable. The arches and walls are decorated with pearl-gray muar, gilded jewelry created by hand. Today, the heads of foreign states are accepted in this hall, arranged dinners called dinners, and present credentials.

The Vladimir Hall is the smallest of five ceremonial halls and very unusual. With the help of niches, the shape of an octa -border man is given to it, the internal form is still complicated by the alternation of pilasters, columns, arches. The dome of the floor is laid out of empty tiles - so they reduced the load on the walls and improved acoustics. In a complex stucco molding, the order signs of St.

The parquet of the hall is lined with a tree of various valuable breeds. A huge gilded bronze chandelier illuminates the room. The Alexander Hall is dedicated to the Order of Alexander Nevsky. Together with Andreevsky, he was destroyed to create a meeting hall, but was restored in the same years as Andreevsky. This is one of the most elegant ceremonial interiors.Its walls are in pink marble, sailing arches and the ceiling dome are completely covered with images of stars and emblems of the order framed by intricate gilded ornaments.

In the hall there are chairs with velvet upholstery in the color of the order tape and woven order stars on the backs. On the walls - paintings with plots from the life of Alexander Nevsky.