Konstantino-Yeleninskaya Bashnya — Attraction in Tverskoy District

The Sts. Constantine and Helen Tower (former Timofeyevskaya) was erected in 1490 by Pietro Antonio Solari in the place of the white-stone Kremlin Timofeyevskiye Gate (1366-1368).

It was named after the Sts. Constantine and Helen's Church that stood nearby in the Kremlin. Initially, it was a pass-tower, which protected ancient roads that connected the Kremlin with the Great Posad (Kitay-Gorod) — the approaches from the nearest Moskva River pier — Velikaya (Great) and Varskaya streets.

The tower had a mighty side-strelnitsa connected with its body by a drawbridge across the deep moat.

In 1670-1680, the tower was overbuilt with a four-faceted stone marquee. In 1707, on the order of Peter the Great, the loopholes were widened, so that cannons could have been installed inside. In the early XIXth century, the drawbridge and the side-strelnitsa were dismantled, the gate was filled.

Its height is...

Расположенная на восточной крепостной стене между Беклемишевской и Набатной башнями, имеет высоту - 36,8 метра. В прошлом башня имела проездные ворота, о которых напоминают характерные углубления на фасаде: заложенная арка, частично перекрытая более поздними наслоениями, углубление для навратной иконы и вертикальные щели, оставшиеся после рычагов подъёмного механизма. Своё современное имя Константино - Еленинская башня получила в 17 веке, когда на территории Кремля была построена церковь Святых Константина и Елена (снесена...

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