The Beklemishevskaya Tower is located near the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge, which stands above the Moskva River, which is why it is also known as the Moskvoretskaya Tower. Why did this building get such a name? In fact, it became Beklemishevskaya at the end of the 15th century, after it was erected. The name of the tower was given by the nobleman Beklemishev, who lived next to the Kremlin wall, which overlooked the building.
Who built the Beklemishevskaya tower?
At that time, foreign architects turned to the construction of various buildings. The Beklemishevskaya tower of the Moscow Kremlin was built according to the project of Mark Fryazin, as the Russians called it. In fact, the name of the architect is Marco Ruffo. For some reason, it is generally accepted that the surname Fryazin means belonging to the genus. However, in that period, "frigas" was a common name for someone of Western European descent. It is because of this that this (albeit modified) word has become a surname for people, for example, from Italy, France or Spain, who lived in Russia in the XV-XVI centuries.
The architectural view of the building
The location of the main cylinder is on the base of white stone, which has a semicircular roller in the junction of the elements. The Beklemishevskaya tower of the Kremlin is equipped with four tiers so that circular firing is possible. The building provides for the presence of a well and an auditory cache in order to prevent undermining. At the end of the XVII century, the building was supplemented by an octagon, which had a narrow tent and two rows of rumors. It should also be noted that the tent in the tower has no internal overlap.
