Moscow. Kremlin. Konstantino-Eleninskaya tower.

This tower was built by the architect Pietro Antonio Solari in 1490 on the site of the Timofeevsky gate of the white-stone Kremlin, through which Dmitry Donskoy went to the Kulikovo battle in 1380. The tower got its name from the nearby Church of Constantine and Helena. At first, it had a travel card, had a diverter arrow and a drawbridge. In the 17th century, the passage was closed, and a torture chamber was arranged in the diversion arrow. In 1680, a hipped roof was built on the tower, and at the end of the 18th century, the arrow and the bridge were broken, and then the gate was also laid. Now the arch of the gate is clearly visible, above it there is a recess for the gate icon and traces from the vertical slots for the bridge lifting mechanism. The height of the tower is 36.8 m.