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View of the Kremlin in 1890 during the Russian Empire
The Kremlin in 1910; many of the buildings were later demolished by the Soviet government.
Grand Kremlin Palace, commissioned 1838 by Tsar Nicholas I, constructed 1839–1849, today the official residence of the President of Russia
The Kremlin in the Russian Empire, 1898
Kremlin in bird's-eye view in 1987
State Kremlin Palace (alias Kremlin Palace of Congresses), built 1959–1961
Dormition Cathedral, 2014
Troitskaya Tower (80 m or 260 ft), 2012
Map of the Moscow Kremlin
Helipad at the Kremlin, 2014
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Russian: кремль) is the Russian word for "fortress", "citadel" or "castle". It is used to refer to fortified central complexes in historic Russian cities. In Moscow it refers to the central square. The word is also used to mean the government of Russia.
The Necropolis for communists is in one of the walls of the Moscow Kremlin. The mausoleum for Vladimir Lenin is outside.