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Tsar Ivan resolved to rebuild the Kremlin, most of which was still of wood From 1485 to 1516 the Italian architects Antonio Solario and Marco Ruffo enclosed the Kremlin with brick walls and erected within them the Granovitaya Palace (1487–91) This was a twostory blocklike palace with a rusticated exterior, Read MoreThe Tsar Bell was finally cast in November 1735 However, it still remained in the moulding pit In May 1737, a terrible fire known as Troitsky broke out and spread to the Kremlin buildings During the fire extinguishing, cold water fell on the bell itself Temperature difference caused its crack, and a huge piece of 115 ton broke offKremlin Wall A view of the Moskva River that runs through Moscow and the red brick wall of the Kremlin We were standing on a bridge to take this photo Cloudy overcast day but still an amazing site to see **Pardon the graininess, had to rely on my iPhone for this picture since the battery in my "real" camera died Expedition 61 Crewmember J...
