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the Kremlin Palace of the Facets in the Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin, originally built 1156, has undergone frequent enlargements and reconstructions. Its present enclosure dates from the 16th century. Moscow: Kremlin Kremlin: Cathedral of the Annunciation
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Palace of the Facets in the Kremlin
The Moscow Kremlin, originally built 1156, has undergone frequent enlargements and reconstructions. Its present enclosure dates from the 16th century.
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Kremlin: Cathedral of the Annunciation
The historical significance of the Kremlin
What made Russian Tsar Ivan IV so terrible?
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