Grand Kremlin Palace
— — the long yellow façade behind the wall.
Not only on a wall.
“The state palace inside the Kremlin walls, looking south across the Moskva River. Konstantin Thon raised it for Tsar Nicholas I between 1837 and 1849, marrying five older palaces into one long ochre façade. The roofline shows nine bays but holds only two storeys; the windows are doubled. The Hall of Saint George keeps the names of every Russian Order of Saint George recipient on its marble walls.
Grand Kremlin Palace, on ceramic.
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The place, in three passes.
The Grand Kremlin Palace stands on Borovitsky Hill within the Moscow Kremlin, overlooking the Moskva River from a height of about 145 metres above sea level. Designed by the architect Konstantin Thon and built between 1837 and 1849 for Tsar Nicholas I, the palace combines five earlier royal buildings, including the Terem Palace and the Palace of the Facets, into a single long ochre block roughly 125 metres in length. It is part of the Kremlin and Red Square UNESCO World Heritage site, inscribed in 1990, and serves today as the ceremonial residence of the Russian president.
The exterior is faced in pale ochre stucco over brick, with a high pediment and a long ornamental cornice in the Russo-Byzantine style Thon helped define. The river front shows three rows of windows but contains only two storeys, the upper hall being double-height with paired windows. Inside, five state halls are named for the great Imperial orders — Saint George, Saint Andrew, Saint Alexander, Saint Vladimir, and Saint Catherine — each finished in a different colour scheme. The Hall of Saint George carries the names of every recipient of the order on white marble walls.
The palace is a working presidential residence and is generally not open to the public; access is by official visit or special arrangement only. Most visitors view the long river façade from across the Moskva, from the Sofiyskaya Embankment or the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge, or from inside the Kremlin grounds when day-ticket areas are open. The neighbouring Cathedral of the Annunciation, Cathedral of the Archangel, and the Armoury Chamber are the publicly visitable parts of the Kremlin ensemble.