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The Kremlin

The Kremlin

📖 In short

“Kremlin” is a Russian word meaning “fortress”. The most famous kremlin is the one in Moscow, Russia's capital, a big fortress with high red walls and many towers, with palaces and golden-domed churches inside, and Russia's president works there today.

🤩 Did you know?

  • The first kremlin was built on the site of Moscow in 1156.
  • The wall of the Moscow Kremlin runs about 2.5 kilometers.
  • Parts of the Kremlin became a museum in 1955.
  • The Tsar Bell weighs more than 200 tonnes.

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🌟 Walls and towers

A long red-brick wall surrounds the Kremlin, with twenty towers. Some towers have big red stars that light up at night.

🔍 Golden domes

Inside the Kremlin are beautiful old churches with onion-shaped domes covered in gold that shine in the sun.

💡 Huge things

The Kremlin has a giant bell called the “Tsar Bell” that was never rung because it broke, and a huge cannon called the “Tsar Cannon” that was never fired in a war!

🎯 Red Square

Next to the Kremlin is famous Red Square, with St Basil's Cathedral and its colorful domes striped like sweets.

📸 More pictures

The Kremlin
The Kremlin
The Kremlin

🧩 Test yourself

1 What does the word “kremlin” mean?

2 Which city has the most famous kremlin?

3 The wall of the Moscow Kremlin runs about ?? kilometers.

4 Which picture shows “The Kremlin”?

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📷 Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons