Moscow. Kremlin. Beklemishevskaya tower

This tower is located in the southeast corner of the Kremlin triangle. It was erected in 1487 by the Italian architect Marco Ruffo. Its name is associated with the name of the boyar I. Bersen-Beklemishev, whose yard adjoined her from the Kremlin. His fate was tragic. In 1525, for speaking out against the policy of Grand Duke Vasily III, he was executed, his yard passed into the treasury and was turned, like the tower itself, into a prison. In the defense of the Kremlin, the Beklemishevskaya tower performed a very important function. She was the first to take the blow of the enemy hordes, since she was at the junction of the Moskva River with a ditch. In the basement of the tower, a rumor-hiding place was arranged to prevent undermining. In the 17th century, the tower had a multifaceted high tent that decorated and softened its severity. At the beginning of the 18th century, in anticipation of a possible offensive by the Swedes, by order of Peter I, earthen ramparts were poured at the foot of the tower and its loopholes were cut to install more powerful weapons. When the tower was restored in 1949, the loopholes were restored to their original form. The tower has another name - Moskvoretskaya. It appeared, most likely, from the Moskvoretsky bridge, which is located nearby. The height of the tower is 46.2 m.