Weekend in Moscow
4 days / 3 nights

Do you know how much the Moscow Kremlin costs? We do. The symbol of Russia, the main tourist attraction in Moscow, the residence of Vladimir Putin, the state in the state, was estimated at 50 billion dollars for the entire Kremlin ensemble. The calculation was made by Consulting group "Uphill". Would you buy it?

Here there are more amazing facts about Moscow Kremlin:

• In 1516 the Kremlin turned ... into an island. This happened after the construction of the Alevizov ditch, which ran along the border of the Red Square and connected the Moskva River and the Neglinka River. The Kremlin was surrounded by water for three centuries till 1814.
• In the 17 and 18 centuries, there were several hanging gardens in the Kremlin, modelled on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. There were veges and even trees growing as well as flowers and berry bushes.
• The Moscow Kremlin is the largest fortress on the European and Asian continents. Its total area is about 27 hectares. The length of the Kremlin walls is 2 km 235 m. Marienburg fortress, Poland is in second place (21 hectares) and Bam Fortress, Iran is in third with tiny 180.000 sq m.
• The architectural complex of the Moscow Kremlin houses 20 towers, 5 squares and 18 buildings including 8 places of worship (cathedrals and churches), 6 palaces, the Bell Tower, Arsenal, the Armory and the Military School.
• Tere was a myth that not a single bomb fell on the Kremlin during the Great Patriotic War. But it is not true. During the raids of the fascist aviation 150 incendiary bombs and 15 land mines was dropped on the Kremlin.
• The clock on the Spasskaya Tower is the oldest in Europe and the only one completely mechanical chimes in the world. The total weight of the mechanism, excluding bells, is 25 tons.