Spasskaya Tower
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The Spasskaya Tower, also translated as the Saviour Tower, is the main tower on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin which overlooks Red Square.
The Spasskaya Tower
Spasskaya tower at night, December 2015
Spasskaya Tower in 1880
Spasskaya Tower
Kremlin Clock
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The Kremlin Clock or Kremlin Chimes, also known colloquially in the West as Moscow Clock Tower, is a historic clock on the Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin. The clock dial is above the main gates to
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…Galloway. According to a number of historical accounts, the clock on the Spasskaya Tower appeared between 1491 and 1585. It is usually referred to as the Kremlin chimes (Кремлёвские куранты) and officially designates Moscow Time. The clock face has a diameter of 6 metres (20 ft). The gate of Spasskaya Tower was used…
The clock of the Moscow Kremlin
Diagram of the clock's earliest known form