Armoury Chamber

The Kremlin Armoury is one of Moscow's oldest museums, located in the Moscow Kremlin and currently part of the Moscow Kremlin Museums. In 1508 the Kremlin Armoury was established as the royal arsenal. The Armoury was in charge of making, procuring, and storing weapons, jewels, and miscellaneous household items for the tsars until the court was moved to St Petersburg. There used to work the best Muscovite gunsmiths, jewelers, and painters. They opened iconography and pictorial studios between 1640 and 1683, where they could teach painting and handicrafts. The Armoury was supplemented in 1700 with valuables from the Russian tsars' Golden and Silver rooms.

A pair of Peter the Great's boots, various royal carriages and sleds, and a sumptuous throne encrusted with nearly 800 diamonds are among the other features. Visit the upper galleries, which include a large collection of silver artworks created between the 12th and 17th centuries, as well as ten world-famous Easter eggs created by acclaimed jeweler Faberge. An audio tour is offered at the on-site ticket office to help you through Russian art history.

Location: Dvortsovaya St., 1R, Moscow 103073 Russia

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