The ancient cathedrals of the Kremlin (1961)

Views of the Moscow Kremlin and the Moscow River in the morning.

Buildings and cathedrals of the Moscow Kremlin, domes of cathedrals.

View of the bell tower of Ivan the Great.

Types of cathedrals of the Moscow Kremlin.

The Cathedral of the assumption.

Domes and fragments of the cathedral building.

One of the walls of the cathedral.

The five-domed building that crowns the cathedral.

Orthodox churches and cathedrals of Novgorod.

The building of the Vladimir Cathedral in Novgorod.

The Assumption Cathedral on the territory of the Kremlin.

Frescoes on the exterior walls of the cathedral.

Entrance to the cathedral.

People enter the cathedral.

Candles in the cathedral.

Paintings reflecting various events from the history of the Russian state, associated with the Assumption Cathedral, the laying of the Monomakh Cap.

A painting depicting Ivan III trampling the Khan's basma.

Interior views of the cathedral, icons and frescoes depicting saints on the walls.

View of the iconostasis and the dome of the cathedral (from bottom to top).

Frescoes on the columns and arches of the cathedral.

Early frescoes, preserved from ancient times, fragments of frescoes.

Icons located in the cathedral, fragments of icons.

A fragment of the icon, cleaned of soot and layers.

The reverse side of the icon of the Mother of God, covered with a layer of paint.

Fragments of the image that appeared after the trial cleaning of the paint layer.

Icon of St.

George of the 12th century, discovered under a layer of paint.

Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir in a salary of precious stones, created in the 12th century.

Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir after the removal of the salary.

View of the part of the Royal Gate.

The Royal Throne in the Assumption Cathedral.

The Patriarchal throne in the cathedral.

Panorama of the tomb of the Moscow Patriarchs and Metropolitans in the Assumption Cathedral.

Icon on the wall of the cathedral (panorama), candles burning.

Chandeliers in the Assumption Cathedral.

View of the altar part of the cathedral.

View of the Assumption Cathedral on the territory of the Kremlin.

Views of the building of the Church of the Ordination of the Sacrament, located near the Assumption Cathedral.

Fragments of the church.

Stone decorations of the Church of the Ordination of the Sacrament.

Golden censer in the form of a Church of the Ordination of the Sacrament, created by Russian masters of the 16th century.

Views of the Annunciation Cathedral on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin.

Drawing of the first building of the cathedral with three chapters.

Modern view of the cathedral with nine chapters.

View of the cathedral porch, covered with vaults.

View of the carved porch, added later.

Fragments of architectural decorations of the cathedral.

Interior views of the cathedral, icons and frescoes on the walls, carved decorations.

The painting on the arches of the cathedral, made in the early 16th century by the artist Theodosius.

Stone carved portals inside the cathedral, fragments of carvings.

The floor of the Annunciation Cathedral, covered with colored tiles of agate jasper.

View of the iconostasis of the cathedral (from bottom to top).

Icons that make up the iconostasis.

Icons of John Chrysostom, the Apostle Paul, painted by Theophanes the Greek.

Icons painted by Prokhor from Gorodets, fragments of the icon "The Last Supper", "Position in the tomb", "Descent into Hell".

The icons created by Andrew Rublev.

Panorama of the iconostasis of the Annunciation Cathedral.

Views of the Archangel Cathedral on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin.

Fragments of architectural ornaments of the cathedral, decorative ornaments of classical architecture.

The capitals of the cathedral, decorated with non-repeating stone carvings.

Sculptural shells that adorn the semicircles of the vaults.

The five-domed building crowning the Archangel Cathedral.

Types of walls and domes of the cathedral.

View of the main entrance with small doors.

Icons and frescoes on the walls of the cathedral, views of the ancient royal tomb.

Wall painting in the tomb, created in the 17th century by masters under the direction of Simon Ushakov.

Tombstones of Ivan Kalita, Dmitry Donskoy, Ivan III.

The burial places of Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan.

View of the tomb of Tsarevich Dmitry Uglich.

A painting depicting the death of Tsarevich Dmitry, fragments of the painting and the tomb.

The elements of decoration of the tomb.

The censer over the tomb.

View of the bell tower of Ivan the Great.

Types of the Kremlin cathedrals.

Panorama of the complex of cathedrals of the Moscow Kremlin.

Types of buildings and towers of the Moscow Kremlin.

Rainbow over the Kremlin.