The Senate Tower is one of the oldest towers in the Moscow Kremlin. It is located on the eastern wall between the Spasskaya and Nikolskaya towers and overlooks Red Square, Moscow.
It was built in 1491 by the Italian architect Pietro Antonio Solari by the order of Ivan III. The tower was called “deaf” or Nameless for a long time; it received its modern name in 1788 after constructing the Senate building opposite it. As part of the ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin, it is included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.
Nearest metro stations: Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya, Revolution Square, Kitay-gorod.
Red square ensemble (full list):
Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Monument to Minin and Pozharsky
House of the Provincial Government
See also Architecture of Moscow, Palaces and most historic buildings of Moscow.
