First Nameless Tower

The First Nameless Tower (Powder) is the tower of the Moscow Kremlin wall.

Located in the part of the Kremlin wall that runs along the Moskva River, next to the Taynitskaya Tower.

Height - 34.15 meters.

This architecturally simple tower has been rebuilt many times.

It was first erected in the 1480s. In 1547, the tower collapsed during a fire in Moscow from an explosion of a powder warehouse arranged in it; in the 17th century it was rebuilt, and on the main quadrangle a second tent-roofed tier was added. The tower was dismantled in 1770 in preparation for the construction of the Bazhenov Grand Kremlin Palace; after the termination of its construction, it was rebuilt in a new place, closer to the Tainitskaya tower, in 1783.

In 1812, the tower was blown up by the retreating French; in 1816-1835 it was restored by the architect OI Bove.

The tower ends with a simple four-sided pyramidal tent.

The interior of the tower is formed by two tiers of vaulted rooms: a lower tier with a cross vault and an upper tier with a closed vault. The upper quadrangle is open into the cavity of the tent.

It is believed that the Powder Tower is depicted in the painting by V.V. Vereshchagin "Napoleon from the Kremlin looks at the fire of Moscow."