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The Ivan the Great Bell Tower (on the Northeast corner of the Cathedral Square) is said to mark the exact center of Moscow. In addition to the main belfry, the Ivan the Great Bell Tower consists of the smaller domed Bono Tower, and the steepled tower of the Patriarch Philaret, both added to the original 16th Century structure. The belfry, heightened to its present 263 feet by Tsar Boris Godunov, provides a view extending some 20 miles. The structure originally served as the alarm and watchtower for the Kremlin. Its 21 bells would sound the alarm if the enemy was approaching.
Moscow. August 2001